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Fans had surged through the streets to attend a rally at their stadium, and a police club and the Egyptian football federation building were set alight in the chaos

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Rival football fans in Egypt have protested over sentences handed down over riots at a match in Port Said in February 2012. The court upheld...

An Egyptian administrative court has suspended general elections that were scheduled to begin in April

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An Egyptian administrative court has suspended general elections that were scheduled to begin in April. The court said the electoral law needed to be reviewed...

About 20 UN observers have been detained by about 30 armed fighters in the Golan Heights on the Syria-Israel border

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The UN has confirmed that about 20 observers have been detained by about 30 armed fighters in the Golan Heights on the Syria-Israel border. A...

The number of Syrian refugees who have fled the conflict has reached a million

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The United Nations has announced that the number of Syrian refugees who have fled the conflict has reached a million. The UN High Commissioner for...

Hosni Mubarak will face retrial on April 13

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Egypt’s former President Hosni Mubarak will face retrial on April 13, the country’s appeal court has decided. Hosni Mubarak faces charges of conspiring to kill...

Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad has accused the UK government of bullying and naivety in its approach to the conflict in his country

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Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad has accused the UK government of bullying and naivety in its approach to the conflict in his country. In an interview...

French, British, Hong Kong and Japanese nationals are among 19 tourists reportedly killed in a hot air balloon crash near the Egyptian city of Luxor

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French, British, Hong Kong and Japanese nationals are among 19 tourists reportedly killed in a hot air balloon crash near the Egyptian city of...

Iran has announced it found major new uranium deposits and is planning to expand its nuclear power programme

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Iran has announced it found major new uranium deposits and is planning to expand its nuclear power programme. Iran said 16 sites had been identified...

Egypt’s President Mohamed Morsi has called parliamentary elections, starting on April 27 and end in June

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Egypt’s President Mohamed Morsi has called parliamentary elections, starting on April 27 and end in June. A presidential decree said voting would take place in...

A car bomb exploded in the Syrian capital Damascus killing at least 31 people and sending smoke billowing across the capital's skyline

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A car bomb exploded in the Syrian capital Damascus killing at least 31 people and sending smoke billowing across the capital's skyline. State media blamed...

Syrian footballer Youssef Sleiman has been killed in a mortar strike near a stadium in Damascus

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Syrian footballer Youssef Sleiman has been killed in a mortar strike near a stadium in Damascus, state news agency Sana says. Sana news agency says...

Israel has confirmed it imprisoned Prisoner X, an Australian-Israeli man under a false identity, for security reasons, and that he died in custody

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Israel has confirmed it imprisoned Prisoner X, an Australian-Israeli man under a false identity, for security reasons, and that he died in custody. The justice...

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has dismissed a US offer of one-to-one talks on Tehran's nuclear programme

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Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has dismissed a US offer of one-to-one talks on Tehran's nuclear programme. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in a speech...

Security guards have seized a man who tried to hit Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad with a shoe as he visited a mosque in the Egyptian capital Cairo

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Security guards have seized a man who tried to hit Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad with a shoe as he visited a mosque in the...

At least 30 people have been killed after gunmen and a suicide bomber attacked a police headquarters in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk

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At least 30 people have been killed after gunmen and a suicide bomber attacked a police headquarters in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk,...

Anti-Mohamed Morsi protesters have clashed with police outside the presidential palace in Cairo, after a week of violence in which more than 60 people were killed

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Anti-Mohamed Morsi protesters have clashed with police outside the presidential palace in Cairo, after a week of violence in which more than 60 people...

Syria has formally complained to the United Nations over a reported Israeli attack within its borders

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Syria has formally complained to the United Nations over a reported Israeli attack within its borders. Syria's army said Israeli jets had targeted a military...

Iran has announced its plans to upgrade uranium enrichment centrifuges at Natanz plant to the UN nuclear agency

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Iran has announced its plans to upgrade uranium enrichment centrifuges at Natanz plant to the UN nuclear agency, reports citing diplomats say. The move would...

Former Israeli PM Ariel Sharon, who has been in a coma for seven years, has shown significant signs of brain activity

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Former Israeli PM Ariel Sharon, who has been in a coma for seven years, has shown significant signs of brain activity, doctors say. A team...

Egypt’s President Mohamed Morsi has declared a state of emergency in the city of Port Said after deadly rioting in response to a court judgment

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Egypt’s President Mohamed Morsi has declared a state of emergency in the city of Port Said after deadly rioting in response to a court...

At least 30 people have died in today’s Port Said clashes sparked by the sentencing to death of 21 local people over football riots in Egypt

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At least 30 people have died in today’s Port Said clashes sparked by the sentencing to death of 21 local people over football riots...

An Egyptian court has sentenced to death 21 defendants over clashes between rival football fans at Port Said stadium in which 74 people were killed last February

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An Egyptian court has sentenced to death 21 defendants over clashes between rival football fans at Port Said stadium in which 74 people were...

Egyptian police have clashed with protesters gathering in Tahrir Square in capital Cairo ahead of the second anniversary of the uprising that swept Hosni Mubarak from power

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Egyptian police have clashed with protesters gathering in Tahrir Square in capital Cairo ahead of the second anniversary of the uprising that swept Hosni...

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has pledged to form as broad a government as possible after his alliance won a narrow election victory

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Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has pledged to form "as broad a government as possible" after his alliance won a narrow election victory. His right-wing Likud-Beitenu...

Israel has begun voting in a general election, with polls suggesting PM Benjamin Netanyahu will return to office but with a reduced majority

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Israel has begun voting in a general election, with polls suggesting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will return to office but with a reduced majority. Benjamin...