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Egypt to ratify anti-corruption law in days: minister

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Egypt's ruling generals will ratify within days a law barring anyone found guilty of corruption from political life, a senior minister said on Monday, a move to curb the influence of ousted President Hosni Mubarak's former allies.

Egyptians protest, anger mounts over blogger arrest

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Thousands of Egyptians protested on Monday in Tahrir Square, the epicentre of an uprising that toppled President Hosni Mubarak this year, after a prominent activist was detained by military prosecutors.
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Hamas policeman surveys the damage after Israeli air strikes in the central of Gaza Strip

Gaza Violence Simmers After Truce Announced

Violence between Israel and Gaza militants flared anew Sunday after Egypt said it had brokered a truce to end attacks that have killed 10 Palestinian gunmen and an Israeli civilian in the past five days.
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Apache plans $1.5 billion Egypt investments in 2012

American oil and gas company Apache Corp plans to increase investments in its Egypt operations by $1.5 billion starting in 2012, Egypt's General Authority for Free-zones and Investments said on Saturday.
Sheikh Rachid Ghannouchi, head of the Ennahda party

Islamic Party Declared Victor in Tunisia Vote

The Islamist Ennahda party was officially declared the winner of Tunisia's election Thursday, setting it up to form the first Islamist-led government in the wake of the Arab Spring uprisings.
Turkey earthquake

As Earthquake Casualties Mount, Focus on Turkey-Israel Relations

The official death toll from the Van, Turkey earthquake last Sunday has risen to 500 people, but while rescue teams find more bodies and people whose homes were destroyed sleeping outside on snowy nights, the world has turned its attention to the relationship between Turkey and Israel.
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Will Scott Olsen be Occupy Oakland's Mohamed Bouazizi?

Scott Olsen, a former U.S. Marine who completed two tours in Iraq, is in critical condition on Thursday, after being hit in the face by a police projectile during an Occupy Oakland protest Tuesday night. Will his injuries galvanize the Occupy movement?
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Tunisian Islamists to propose their man for PM's job

Tunisia's moderate Islamist party said on Wednesday it would put forward one of its officials for the prime minister's job, after it scored a resounding victory in the first election after the Arab Spring uprisings.
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Rallies and protests in Syria before Arab mission

Tens of thousands of supporters of President Bashar al-Assad rallied in Damascus on Wednesday while his opponents staged strikes across Syria ahead of an Arab league mission aimed at bringing the two sides together for talks.
Nineteen killed as Egyptian Christians, police clash

Group Charges Cover-Up After Egyptian Military Violently Put Down Coptic Protest

The report, compiled by Human Rights Watch, concluded that the military's violent intervention in the Oct. 8 demonstration compromised its ability to conduct an impartial investigation. The Supreme Council of Armed Forces has ruled Egypt effectively since former president Hosni Mubarak's fall, and whether it allows a separate probe will reflect its willingness to relinquish power.
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Islamists head for win in Tunisia's Arab Spring vote

Tunisia's moderate Islamist party on Tuesday claimed a thumping victory in the country's first election, sending a message to the region that once-banned Islamists are challenging for power after the Arab Spring.
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Egypt regulator wants stability to change trade rule

Prices on Egypt's stock market must stabilise before same-day settlement resumes, the financial regulator said, shrugging off warnings from some traders that the delayed settlement imposed during February's popular uprising was deterring investors.

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