Syria to be accountable for any use of chemical arms: Obama

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EU tells Egypt to do better on reforms, or face aid cuts

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Germany offers to take in 5,000 more Syrian refugees

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Syria’s Assad makes surprise public appearance at education center

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Slapped Egyptian activist to file case against Brotherhood member

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Saudi prince flown home to serve rest of sentence for murder

body { background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; } body, p, ol, ul, td { font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 20px; } pre { background-color: #eeeeee; padding: 10px; font-size: 12px; } a { color: #000; } a:visited { color: #666; } a:hover { color: #fff; background-color:#000; } A British court gave Prince Saud bin Abdulaziz bin Nasir al-Saud a life sentence for murdering his manservant in 2010. (Photo courtesy The Times) A Saudi prince jailed in Britain for murdering his servant was flown back to his home country on Monday to...

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Observers prepare to monitor border: Sudan minister

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Khamenei urges Iran to stand up to sanctions

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Israel treats four Syrians wounded in civil war: Israeli army

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Pakistan’s Malala in school for first time since shooting

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Syrian shells land in Lebanon despite warning from Suleiman

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Egyptian women take a virtual stand against harassment

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Kabul, U.S. ‘reach deal’ on forces pullout

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NATO mulls plans to intervene, end Syria civil war: official

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Erdogan says comments on Zionism ‘misunderstood’

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Al Arabiya first TV station to enter city that sparked Syria’s uprising

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