Tunisian MP stirs row after female circumcision remarks

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Refugees quarter of Lebanon population, country needs help: president

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Saudi Arabia releases al-Qaeda-linked women detainees

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Ukrainian journalist escapes kidnappers in Syria

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Bahrain king appoints crown prince as deputy PM

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Afghan insider attack results in casualties on both side sides

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Pakistan starts work on Iranian gas pipeline opposed by U.S.

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Bahraini court acquits leading rights activist

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