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Egypt Ruling Lets Mubarak Official Run for President

Tempers flared and protesters took to the streets after Egypt's constitutional court issued twin rulings effectively dissolving the Islamist-led parliament and allowing former officials to run for office just days ahead of a presidential run-off...

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‘Stench of dead bodies’ in the air, UN team says on reaching Syrian town of al-Haffeh

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This UN vehicle was damaged by an angry crowd in El-Haffeh, Syria, on 12 June 2012 as it tried...

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Iran blames foreign forces for instability in Afghanistan

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Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi Thursday blamed the trans-regional forces deployed in Afghanistan for the...

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Clock Ticking for Russian Political Solution in Syria

Russia is Syria's biggest ally. Over the last year, the Kremlin has painted the Syrian revolt as a proxy war between East and West. Now with Syria slipping more and more into a civil war, can Moscow use its influence over Damascus to forge a political...

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