Middle East
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Egypt on edge after clashes and Islamist pushback
World | Jul 06, 2013, 12:16 PM ISTCairo, Jul 6: Egyptians were on edge Saturday morning after supporters and opponents of ousted President Mohammed Morsi fought overnight street battles that left at least 30 dead across the increasingly divided country.Cairo's emblematic Tahrir
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Egypt group: 22 million signatures against Morsi
World | Jun 29, 2013, 06:47 PM ISTCairo, Jun 29: The youth group leading the campaign against Egypt's president says it has collected the signatures of 22 million Egyptians who want to remove the Islamist leader.Mahmoud Badr, a leader of the Tamarod,
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Egypt: Army reinforces bases for protests
World | Jun 26, 2013, 07:01 PM ISTCairo, Jun 26: Egypt's military on Wednesday brought in reinforcements of troops and armor to bases near Egyptian cities ahead of June 30 protests planned by the opposition to force the Islamist president out, security
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Conflict over recognition, not territory: Netanyahu
World | May 01, 2013, 06:24 PM ISTJerusalem, May 1: Israel's Prime Minister appears to be giving a cool reception to a new peace proposal from the Arab world.Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that the conflict with the Palestinians is not about
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Desperate Saudi Efforts To Stem Tide Of Change
World | May 28, 2011, 02:19 PM ISTRiyadh, May 28: Saudi Arabia is flexing its financial and diplomatic might across the Middle East in a wide-ranging bid to contain the tide of change, shield other monarchies from popular discontent and avert the
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US, Israel Will Soon Exit Middle East, Says Ahmedinejad
World | Feb 11, 2011, 10:16 PM ISTTehran, Feb 11: Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Friday that a new Middle East is being created which would be free of the United States and Israel, as he backed the Arab uprisings but
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Bipasha Basu's Lamhaa Banned In Middle East
Bollywood | Jul 15, 2010, 10:15 AM ISTMumbai: The United Arab Emirates has not cleared Rahul Dholakia's Lamhaa, starring Sanjay Dutt and Bipasha Basu. The film was due for release in the Middle East on Thursday, reports the Mumbai newspaper DNA. Earlier,