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Renowned British physicist joins academic boycott of Israel
JERUSALEM - Renowned British physicist Stephen Hawking has decided to pull out of a June conference hosted by Israel's President Shimon Peres, event organisers said on ...
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With conservative Islamists in power blasphemy cases surge in Egypt
Accusations of blasphemy, a criminal offense under Egypt's new Islamist-backed constitution, have been leveled more frequently against writers, activist, and Christians in recent ...
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Blasts targeting Sunnis kill 76 in IraqBombs ripped through Sunni areas in Baghdad and surrounding areas Friday killing at least 76 people in the deadliest day in Iraq in more than eight months.
Iraq in more than eight months. The major spike in sectarian bloodshed heightened fears the country could again be veering toward civil war. The attacks followed two days of bombings targeting Shiites, including bus stops and outdoor markets, with a total of 130 people killed since Wednesday. Scenes of bodies sprawled across a street outside a mosque and mourners killed during a funeral ...
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Syria left without Internet and cellular communication
A number of regions of Syria on Wednesday night was cut off from the Internet and international communications, Egyptian MENA agency reported. According to sources, inbound and outbound traffic from Syria fell sharply. Representatives of Renesys company, which monitors global network traffic, confirmed the fact. According to the portal, all sites registered in the local domain zone ...
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Eight killed 10 policemen kidnapped in Iraqs Sunni heartland
RAMADI, Iraq (Reuters) - Suspected Sunni Muslim militants killed four state-backed Sunni fighters in Iraq on Saturday, security sources said, apparently viewing them as collaborators with the Shi'ite-led government of a nation plagued by sectarian hatred.Sunni-Shi'ite tensions in Iraq have been amplified by the conflict between mostly Sunni rebels and President Bashar al-Assad's ...
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Light From the Middle East exhibition highlights Arab talent
The Yemeni photographer Boushra Almutawakel's Mother, Daughter, Doll series explores the use of the veil by placing Fulla, the Middle Eastern version of Barbie, in various real-life scenarios. Courtesy Boushra ...
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High hopes for Palestinian 3-D animated film The Scarecrow
Filmmakers in Gaza have finished making what is believed to be the first Palestinian animated feature in 3-D, in a bid to show a fresh perspective on life through a child's ...
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Enraged by kidnapping Egypt police keep Gaza border closed
Policeman says crossing will remain closed until the seven remaining kidnapped hostages who were taken by Islamic militants are freed and the Interior Minister comes to listen to security ...
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Girl dies in holiday hotel pool tragedy
The grandmother of Chloe Johnson, from Forest Hill in south London, told Sky News that the family was "devastated" by her death.Chloe died in a waterpark at the Coral Sea Waterworld Hotel in the Red Sea resort ...
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Netanyahu Putin to Discuss Syria Weapons Sale
JERUSALEM, Israel -- Following reports of the delivery of missiles and advanced anti-missile batteries to Syria, Israel announced that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu plans to meet with Russian Premier Vladimir Putin soon to discuss the issue. The Prime Minister's Office would not confirm when the visit would take place or any details about it, but one official who spoke on condition of ...
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Five-year-old British girl who died in a pool at Coral Sea Waterworld Hotel in Egypts Sharm el-Sheikh resort named as Chloe Johnson
Chloe Johnson, from Forest Hill, south London, died in a waterpark at the Coral Sea Waterworld hotel in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, with her grandmother telling Sky News that the family are "devastated".A spokeswoman for travel company First Choice said: "First Choice can sadly confirm that a child has died while staying at the Coral Sea Waterworld hotel in Egypt. The incident ...
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Report Israel pays $127K for bedroom on PMs jet
A public flap has erupted after the Israeli government spent more than $127,000 to build a bedroom for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) and his wife Sarah on a flight to attend the funeral of British former prime minister Margaret Thatcher in ...
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Tunisia President urges Salafists to condemn terror
TUNIS - President Moncef Marzouki called on leaders of Tunisia's radical Salafist movement on Thursday to reject armed violence, saying during a meeting of "national dialogue" that the nation faced a terrorist ...
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Humanitarian crisis threatens Yemen transition
GENEVA - Yemen's near-forgotten humanitarian crisis could sink its Arab Spring political transition, with a new constitution and elections expected by next year, a senior United Nations aid official warned ...
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Activists Rebel groups kidnap in Syrias Aleppo
This citizen journalism image provided by Edlib News Network, ENN, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows black smoke rising from what rebels say is a helicopter that was shot down at Abu Dhour military airbase which is besieged by the rebels, in the northern province city of Idlib, Syria, Friday May 17, 2013. Rights activists have found torture devices ...
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Malta and US discuss Mediterranean region
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Lebanon The Syrian refugee factor
So many Syrians are fleeing the war in their country that it has put a severe strain on neighbouring Lebanon’s infrastructure – the power grid, hospitals, transportation and other services. Rents in Lebanon have soared along with food prices. But several economists point out there are benefits from the influx of refugees, saying their spending is helping – particularly in ...
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Sharp rise in attacks on Sunni mosques Shiite places of worship in Iraq is feeding fears that country could spiral into new round of sectarian violence.
BAGHDAD - A sharp rise in attacks on Sunni mosques and Shiite places of worship, called husseiniyahs in Iraq is feeding fears that the country could spiral into a new round of sectarian violence similar to the bloodletting that brought Iraq to its knees in 2006 and ...
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Syrian rebels claim Assad chemical weapons use
The Syrian opposition claimed on Saturday that the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad used chemical weapons in Damascus and in the northern Syrian city of Saraqeb, Israel Radio reported quoting Saudi owned Al-Arabiya news network. Al-Arabiya reported that the dozens of people wounded in the attacks were suffering from breathing difficulties, the radio said. The ...
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Outraged by kidnapping Egyptian police block Gaza crossing
Palestinian travellers , witnesses said. The protest began on Friday when police strung barbed wire across the Rafah border post and chained up the gates, local residents said, a day after the abductions. Gunmen demanding the release of jailed Islamist militants had seized seven policemen and soldiers on a road between the Sinai towns of el-Arish and Rafah. Three of those abducted had worked at ...
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When Arab States and Citizens Differ on Palestine
Two and a half years after the Arab uprisings erupted, we are starting to witness the first small signs of the regional implications of the birth of Arab citizens and a public political sphere defined by populist legitimacy, ...
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Abu Dhabi F1 Grand Prix More tickets more concerts more attractions
ABU DHABI - A raft of exciting new ticket categories, diverse race-meets-destination packages, an expanded Yasalam After-Race Concert programme and an electro-rock legend headline concert finale has been rolled out to ensure this year's Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, which runs from Thursday October 31st to Sunday November 3rd at the state-of-the-art Yas Marina Circuit, will ...
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Gunmen raid home in Iraq kill 5 people
BAGHDAD -; Iraqi authorities say gunmen have broken into the house of an anti-terrorism police officer in the southern suburbs of Baghdad, killing five people including him and his sleeping ...
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Egypt hotel pool tragedy girl named
The grandmother of Chloe Johnson, from Forest Hill in south London, told Sky News that the family was "devastated" by her death.Chloe died in a waterpark at the Coral Sea Waterworld Hotel in the Red Sea resort ...
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Gunmen mass at Iraq security command HQ
Iraq's national flag flies as followers of radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr attend Friday prayers in the Sadr City neighborhood in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, May 17, ...
Cairo Discussed
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Cairo leading new wave in literature
The publishing industry in Cairo is undergoing a profound change that may have implications for the day-to-day life of Egyptians for years to come, it is a kind of revolution in literature that may one day put Cairo on the map, nestled among those other publishing powerhouses, New York, London, and Chicago primarily, but also regional publishing centers like Johannesburg, Mumbai, and Sydney.
Cairo is already a literature producing city, but it is more commonly associated with Arabic texts, and these pieces of literature are further associated with sweeping assessments of society, societal change, politics and religion on a macrocosmic level. Traditionally, there has also never been much of a local market for literature in Cairo or wider Egypt, leading to an old saying that books are written in Cairo, but published in Beirut and then read in Baghdad. Read more
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