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21 civilians killed in Syria violence: activists

NICOSIA- Twenty-one civilians were killed in violence in Syria on Saturday, with the security forces shooting dead 17 people and four killed by a rocket that targeted a pro-regime demonstration, a rights group said. Eleven civilians were killed in...

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Libyan schools to teach anti-Kadhafi revolt

TRIPOLI, Jay Deshmukh- Libya’s 1.2 million schoolchildren returned to classrooms nationwide on Saturday, to learn a revamped curriculum that includes the revolution that ousted Moamer Kadhafi and purges his personal teachings. The country’s old textbooks have been revised to...

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Yemen Shiite rebels vow to push on for regime change

SANAA- Shiite rebels vowed on Saturday to keep up their campaign for regime change in Yemen, saying that a deal struck by the parliamentary opposition that eases veteran President Ali Abdullah Saleh out of power does not go far...

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Hamas, Fatah to swap prisoners: coordinator

GAZA CITY- The two main Palestinian factions, Hamas and Fatah, have agreed on a prisoner swap, an official involved in ongoing reconciliation talks told AFP on Saturday. The agreement calls for both sides to present before January 15 a...

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US ‘concerned’ over renewed Bahrain violence

WASHINGTON- The United States on Saturday expressed concern over fresh violence in Bahrain between police and demonstrators, and urged a probe into the most recent clashes. US embassy officials in Manama meanwhile met human rights activist Nabeel Rajab, a...

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Kurdish survivors do not believe Turkish attack was blunder

GULYAZI, Safak Timur – Survivors and witnesses of a Turkish air strike that killed 35 Kurdish villagers as they smuggled goods on Friday questioned the army’s account that they had mistaken them for Kurdish rebels. “A 10-year-old, a 13-year-old...

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Panetta calls Egypt military chief over NGO raids

WASHINGTON- US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta conveyed his “deep concern” Friday to Egypt’s military ruler Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi over police raids on pro-democracy groups, the Pentagon said. In a phone call to Tantawi that underscored Washington’s dismay over...

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Syria forces fire ‘nail bombs’ as masses protest

DAMASCUS- Syrian forces were accused of firing nail bombs to disperse protesters on Friday as tens of thousands flooded the streets across the country in a bid to make their voices heard by Arab monitors. The protesters called for...

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Controversial ‘All-American Muslim’ has its 9/11 moment

WASHINGTON, Robert MacPherson- A controversial reality TV show about Arab Americans tackles 9/11 in its penultimate episode this weekend, with its stars seething anger at Osama bin Laden and Al-Qaeda for upending their lives. Since it premiered on the...

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Bonham Carter and golf prodigy McIlroy lead British honours

LONDON- Oscar-nominated actress Helena Bonham Carter and golf prodigy Rory McIlroy led the list of recipients of Britain’s New Year’s honours on Saturday. Bonham Carter received a CBE, or Commander of the Order of the British Empire, award after...

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