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Barack Obama has said the US now formally recognize Syria's main opposition coalition as the legitimate representative of its people

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President Barack Obama has announced that the US now formally recognize Syria's main opposition coalition as "the legitimate representative" of its Syrian people. Barack Obama...

Mohamed Morsi has ordered the military to maintain security and protect Egypt institutions in the run-up to a controversial referendum on a new constitution

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President Mohamed Morsi has ordered the military to maintain security and protect Egypt institutions in the run-up to a controversial referendum on a new...

Mohammed Abu Jamal Ahmed, one of the suspects in the Benghazi attack that killed US Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans, has been arrested in Cairo

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Mohammed Abu Jamal Ahmed, one of the suspects in the Benghazi attack that killed U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans, has been...

President Mohamed Morsi has annulled a decree he issued last month that hugely expanded his powers and sparked angry protests in Egypt

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President Mohamed Morsi has annulled a decree he issued last month that hugely expanded his powers and sparked angry protests in Egypt, officials say. However,...

Tens of thousands of people have gathered to attend a rally in the Gaza Strip to mark the 25th anniversary of the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas

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Tens of thousands of people have gathered to attend a rally in the Gaza Strip to mark the 25th anniversary of the Palestinian Islamist...

Khaled Meshaal, the exiled political leader of Hamas, has called his first visit to the Gaza Strip his third birth

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Khaled Meshaal, the exiled political leader of Hamas, has called his first visit to the Gaza Strip his "third birth". He said his previous two...

The Egyptian army has deployed tanks and armored troop carriers outside the presidential palace in Cairo after clashes between supporters and rivals of President Mohammed Morsi

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The Egyptian army has deployed tanks and armored troop carriers outside the presidential palace in Cairo after clashes between supporters and rivals of President...

Ignatius IV Hazim, the Greek Orthodox patriarch of Syria, has died in neighboring Lebanon at the age of 92

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Ignatius IV (Hazim), the Greek Orthodox patriarch of Syria, has died in neighboring Lebanon at the age of 92. Syria's state news agency, Sana, reported...

Rival protesters in Egypt have clashed outside the presidential palace in Cairo, as unrest grows over a controversial draft constitution

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Rival protesters in Egypt have clashed outside the presidential palace in Cairo, as unrest grows over a controversial draft constitution. Petrol bombs were thrown and...

NATO has approved the deployment of Patriot anti-missile batteries along Turkey's border with Syria

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NATO has approved the deployment of Patriot anti-missile batteries along Turkey's border with Syria. The long-expected move emerged from a meeting of NATO foreign ministers...

Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO Secretary General, has underlined President Barack Obama's warning to the Syrian government not to use chemical weapons against its own people

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Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO Secretary General, has underlined President Barack Obama's warning to the Syrian government not to use chemical weapons against its own...

Iranian state television has showed images of what it says is a US ScanEagle unmanned drone captured in its airspace

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Iranian state television has showed images of what it says is a US ScanEagle unmanned drone captured in its airspace. The Revolutionary Guards said they...

Barack Obama has warned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad he will face consequences if he uses chemical weapons against his people

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Barack Obama has warned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad he will face "consequences" if he uses chemical weapons against his people. "The world is watching. The...

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Egypt's Judges’ Club has refused to oversee a referendum on the country's new draft constitution, to be held in two weeks. The Judges' Club's decision...

Egyptair has announced it will resume flights to the Syrian cities of Damascus and Aleppo on Monday, after a three-day suspension by many airlines over security on the airport roads

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Egyptair has announced it will resume flights to the Syrian cities of Damascus and Aleppo on Monday, after a three-day suspension by many airlines...

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has returned to a hero's welcome in the West Bank after his successful move to upgrade the Palestinians' UN status

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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has returned to a hero's welcome in the West Bank after his successful move to upgrade the Palestinians' UN status. "Now...

Egypt’s President Mohammed Morsi has said country's new draft constitution will be put to a referendum on December 15th

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Egypt’s President Mohammed Morsi has said country's new draft constitution will be put to a referendum on December 15th. Mohammed Morsi made the announcement before...

Israel has authorized the construction of 3,000 more housing units in occupied East Jerusalem and the West Bank

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Israel has authorized the construction of 3,000 more housing units in occupied East Jerusalem and the West Bank. It is also speeding up the processing...

Egypt's Islamist-run assembly has backed a draft constitution, including a measure keeping sharia as the main source of legislation

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Egypt's Islamist-run assembly has backed a draft constitution, including a measure keeping sharia, or Islamic law, as the main source of legislation. The draft will...

The United Nations General Assembly has voted to grant the Palestinians non-member observer state status

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The United Nations General Assembly has voted to grant the Palestinians non-member observer state status - a move opposed by Israel and the US. Palestinian...

At least 34 people have been killed and many injured by two car bomb explosions in Jaramana, a south-eastern district of Damascus

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At least 34 people have been killed and many injured by two car bomb explosions in Jaramana, a south-eastern district of Damascus, Syrian state...

Tens of thousands of people are holding a protest in Cairo against President Mohamed Morsi, who last week granted himself sweeping new powers in Egypt

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Tens of thousands of people are holding a protest in Cairo against President Mohamed Morsi, who last week granted himself sweeping new powers in...

The remains of former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat have been exhumed as part of an investigation into how he died

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The remains of former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat have been exhumed as part of an investigation into how he died. Swiss, French and Russian experts...

The Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt's main Islamist party, has called off a demonstration in Cairo, amid crisis over President Mohammed Mursi's new decree

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The Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt's main Islamist party, has called off a demonstration in Cairo, amid crisis over President Mohammed Mursi's new decree. The Muslim Brotherhood...

Representatives of Israel and Hamas have begun indirect talks on ceasefire deal that ended the recent violence in Gaza

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Representatives of Israel and Hamas have begun indirect talks on ceasefire deal that ended the recent violence in Gaza. The negotiations are being led by...