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US-Egypt tension eases but aid still in question - 03/02/2012

WASHINGTON- The United States on Thursday signaled an easing in tensions with Egypt after Cairo allowed US democracy activists to leave the country, but said the question over whether to proceed with...

Syrian forces launch ground assault on rebel city - 03/01/2012

DAMASCUS- Syrian ground troops launched an assault on a rebel-held district of Homs Wednesday after shelling it for 26 straight days, activists said, as pressure grew for humanitarian access to...

Egypt lifts travel ban on NGO trial defendants: sources - 03/01/2012

CAIRO, Samer al-Atrush- Egypt has lifted a travel ban on democracy activists, including Americans, on trial for receiving illicit foreign funding in a case that has tested relations with Washington,...

Party' spirit moves aspiring Libyan leaders - 02/29/2012

TRIPOLI, Dominique Soguel- There may be no law governing the formation of political parties in the new Libya, but political and military personalities are wasting no time in launching their groups or...

Calling Assad war criminal could complicate things: Clinton - 02/29/2012

WASHINGTON- US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Tuesday an argument could be made for declaring President Bashar al-Assad a war criminal, but said such action could complicate a solution in...

Protest by Tunisian uprising's wounded, kin of 'martyrs' - 02/28/2012

TUNIS- Several dozen injured people and relatives of those killed during the Tunisian revolution on Monday held a protest outside the defence ministry to demand compensation and justice.Denouncing...

WikiLeaks publishes 'millions' of US intel firm emails - 02/27/2012

LONDON, Katy Lee- WikiLeaks on Monday began publishing a huge tranche of emails from US intelligence firm Stratfor in a move the anti-secrecy website said revealed the "private lies of private...

More bloodshed as Syrians vote on new constitution - 02/27/2012

DAMASCUS- Syrians voted Sunday on a new constitution in the face of opposition calls for a boycott and further bloodshed as Washington warned of civil war and urged troops to disobey orders to...

UN must probe 'Judaisation' of E. Jerusalem: Qatar - 02/27/2012

DOHA- Qatar urged the United Nations on Sunday to investigate Jewish settlement expansion in annexed Arab east Jerusalem, warning that Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories was...

Milestone transition offers Yemen new hope: Britain - 02/27/2012

LONDON- Britain welcomed Sunday's swearing in of Yemen President Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi, calling on the new leader to "forge new trust and cooperation between the state and the people of Yemen".Hadi...
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