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Egyptian protesters clap and wave flags in Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011. Egypt's military is taking down the makeshift tents of protesters who camped out on Tahrir Square in an effort to allow traffic and normal life to return to central Cairo. There were a few verbal altercations between soldiers and protesters Sunday morning as the tents were removed, but the process was generally peaceful. Huge economic challenge awaits Egypt's next leader Sat 19 May 2012
When Egyptians joined a popular revolt last year, many were demanding economic change. They were suffering from high unemployment and prices, low wages, widespread... (photo: AP / Hussein Malla) BBC News
Economy   Egypt   Photos   Revolution   Wikipedia: Egyptian presidential election, 2012
UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon waves during a visit to the construction site of a housing project in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on February 2, 2012. Protesters threw shoes, sand and small stones at the convoy of UN chief Ban Ki-moon as he entered the Gaza Strip for a visit.Phoot by Ahmed Deeb/WN UN says al Qaeda behind Syria suicide bombs death toll from civil war reaches 10,000 Fri 18 May 2012
UN leader Ban Ki-moon has said he believes al-Qaeda committed a major bomb attack in Damascus that left dozens dead, and that up to 10,000 people have now been killed in... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb) The Daily Telegraph
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Senior members of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood Mohamed Morsi, right, and Essam el-Erian hold a press conference on the latest situation in Egypt in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2011. Egypt Brotherhood flexes muscle in election stunt Thu 17 May 2012
AFP - Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood organised on Thursday a kilometres-long rally to support its candidate in next week's presidential election, displaying the potent... (photo: AP / Mohammed Abou Zaid) France24
Egypt   Election   Muslim   Photos   Wikipedia: Egyptian presidential election, 2012
Soldiers stand guard outside the presidential palace after a military coup in Bamako, Mali, Friday, March 23, 2012. Amnesty cites rights abuses in northern Mali Wed 16 May 2012
Amnesty International has accused armed Tuaregs and groups fighting to impose Sharia law in northern Mali of carrying out grave rights abuses such as rape, murder and... (photo: AP / Harouna Traore) Al Jazeera
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Pakistan president to attend NATO summit Pakistan president to attend NATO summit Wed 16 May 2012
Pakistan has confirmed its president will attend a summit of NATO leaders this weekend in Chicago as negotiations with US to reopen supply lines into... (photo: AP / Lefteris Pitarakis) Al Jazeera
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Libya former rebels' Tripoli military commander Abdel Hakim Belhaj, second left, speaks with Libya fighters prior to the arrival of Libyan Transitional National Council chairman Mustafa Abdel Jalil at Metiga airport in Tripoli, Libya, Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011. 'Rendition' Libyan commander Abdel Hakim Belhadj to form his own party Tue 15 May 2012
Abdel Hakim Belhadj, a prominent Islamist commander suing MI6 over his alleged rendition by the CIA in 2004, is poised to emerge as a powerful political force in Libya... (photo: AP / Francois Mori) The Daily Telegraph
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Palestinians hold up their flag as they rally along the Rafah border terminal between Egypt and the southern Gaza Strip, on May 15, 2011, during a gathering to mark the 63th anniversary of the "Nakba" (catastrophe). Nakba means "catastrophe" in reference to the birth of the state of Israel 63 years ago in British-mandate Palestine, which led to the displacement of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians who either fled or were driven out of their homes during the 1948 war over Israel's creation. (Photo By Ahmed Deeb/ WN) Palestinians march in annual mourning ritual Tue 15 May 2012
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Thousands of Palestinians are marching in the West Bank to mark the anniversary of their uprooting during the war over Israel's creation.... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb) The Guardian
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A Sunni gunman, fires by his machine gun as he crosses a small alley during clashes, in the northern port city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Monday May 14, 2012 Syria Violence In Lebanon: Unrest Spills Into Tripoli, Lebanon Mon 14 May 2012
A Sunni gunman fires during clashes, in the northern port city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Monday May 14, 2012. Street battles pitting Lebanese Sunnis who generally support the... (photo: AP / Hussein Malla) Huffington Post
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Egypt brokers Palestinian hunger strike deal - source Egypt brokers Palestinian hunger strike deal - source Mon 14 May 2012
GAZA (Reuters) - Egypt has brokered a deal aimed at ending a hunger strike of some 1,600 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails, a Palestinian source close to the... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb) The Star
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Deal 'reached' on Palestinian hunger strikers Deal 'reached' on Palestinian hunger strikers Mon 14 May 2012
An agreement deal that would end the hunger strike of some 2,000 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails has been reached in Cairo, a senior Palestinian official told... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb) Al Jazeera
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Mahmoud Abbas, President of the Palestinian Authority, addresses the general debate of the sixty-sixth session of the General Assembly, after submitting to the Secretary-General a formal application for UN membership, 23 September, 2011. Mahmoud Abbas warns of 'national disaster' if hunger striking prisoners were to die Sun 13 May 2012
Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian leader, has warned of a "national disaster" if any of the 1,550 Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli jails were to die. 'The... (photo: UN / Marco Castro) The Daily Telegraph
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Syria crisis still dire despite outside help Sun 13 May 2012
It has been a month since the arrival of UN monitors in Syria, and nearly three months since the mission of the Red Cross and Syrian Red Crescent began in the country.... (photo: AP / Fadi Zaidan) Al Jazeera
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Palestinian women shouts slogans as holds poster their son during a protest in front the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) offices in Gaza City, calling for the release of Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails, February 6, 2012. Photo by Ahmed Deeb/ WN Egypt tries to broker end to Palestinian hunger strike Sun 13 May 2012
Some 1,600 prisoners held in Israeli jails are refusing food and demanding both better conditions and an end to detention without trial. The Egyptian-brokered talks mark... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb) The Independent
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President Barack Obama waves as he arrives at Los Angeles International Airport, Thursday, May 10, 2012, in Los Angeles. What is Obama risking by backing gay unions? Fri 11 May 2012
Previously, Barack Obama, the US president, had supported civil unions for same sex couples, but he had not endorsed marriage. Since 2010 he has maintained that his views... (photo: AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais) Al Jazeera
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Amr Moussa Secretary-General of the League, during honoring the end of his term General of the League of Arab States at Headquarters League, in the city of Cairo in Egypt Egyptian presidential candidates in first television debate Fri 11 May 2012
Million of Egyptians tuned into two private satellite channels to watch Amr Moussa and Abdel-Moneim Abul-Futoh debate Egypt's presidential candidates Amr Moussa (R) and... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb) The Guardian
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A statue of Egypt's Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz is back dropped with an electoral poster of presidential candidate Amr Moussa and Arabic writing which reads, "Egypt's reconstruction needs the effort of all Egyptians," in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, May 8, 2012. Egypt presidential candidates clash in TV debate Fri 11 May 2012
CAIRO — Egyptians gathered in living rooms and cafes Thursday night to mark another first in their troubled political odyssey toward a new democracy: a televised... (photo: AP / Nasser Nasser) Chicago Tribune
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In this Tuesday, April 24, 2012 photo, Sudanese workers inspect burnt out oil pipes at the oil-rich border town of Heglig, Sudan. Oil Wars on the Horizon Thu 10 May 2012
Conflict and intrigue over valuable energy supplies have been features of the international landscape for a long time. Major wars over oil have been fought every decade... (photo: AP / Abd Raouf) CounterPunch
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David Peters, right, and Luke Whited, a gay couple who were joined in a civil union in their home state of Illinois, show their rings inside the Bourbon Pub, a gay bar, after being interviewed about President Obama's statement of support of gay marriage, in New Orleans, Wednesday, May 9, 2012. Gay marriage a distant dream around the world Thu 10 May 2012
BANGKOK (AP) — China's government considered homosexuality a mental disorder until 2001. Mobs in Senegal have disinterred bodies of men they believe were gays and dragged... (photo: AP / Gerald Herbert) my SA
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Amr Moussa Secretary-General of the League, during honoring the end of his term General of the League of Arab States at Headquarters League, in the city of Cairo in Egypt Egypt to air first ever televised presidential debate Thu 10 May 2012
May 10, 2012 -- Updated 0836 GMT (1636 HKT) After 'Arab Spring', what now for Egypt? (CNN) -- Two candidates will square off Thursday in Egypt's first-ever televised... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb) CNN
Arab   Egypt   Elections   Photos   Wikipedia: Egyptian presidential election, 2012
Hundreds of Egyptian women march during a protest against the crackdown by authorities on protestors in Cairo, Egypt Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2011 Women accuse Egyptian military of sexual assault Wed 9 May 2012
Cairo: Women detainees and rights groups have accused Egyptian troops and prison authorities of sexual assault in the latest crackdown on demonstrations. More than a... (photo: AP / Amr Nabil) Zeenews
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