Division grips Egyptian state institutions: interior minister

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Worldwide support for Egyptian satirist’s fight for free speech

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Israeli source denies reports of Egypt Copts feeling to Jewish state

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Oman rescues crew of partly submerged Turkish ship

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Egyptian students protest mass food poisoning case

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New chief starts job of restoring BBC’s reputation

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Hamas law promotes gender segregation in Gaza strip schools

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Sri Lanka frees monks after anti-Muslim attack

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Central Nigeria ethnic violence kills 19, displaces 4,500

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Worldwide support for Egyptian satirist’s fight for free speech

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First political prisoners freed in Sudan under amnesty

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Gunmen attack Pakistan power station, kill 7: officials

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U.N. set to adopt arms treaty despite blocks by Syria and Iran

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Baghdad’s Camp Nama: brutal prison torture during Iraq war revealed

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Syrian regime fortifying its Damascus headquarters

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Jolie’s Jewelry: Angelina funds Afghanistan girls school with design line

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