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Latest images of Great Pyramid's chambers of secrets by a robot (PHOTOS)

Robot designed by engineer Rob Richardson from the University of Leeds, UK, and colleagues has crawled up the tunnel carrying a bendy micro snake camera has sent back the first images of markings on the wall of a tiny chamber in the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt that have not been seen for 4500 years, the New Scientist reported on Thursday.

Egypt opens Rafah border with Gaza from May 28

Egypt will open its Rafah border with Gaza starting from Saturday “on a daily basis” to ease the entry restrictions for Palestinians, the state MENA news agency reported on Wednesday.
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Why Israel refuses 1967 borders?

United States President Barack Obama, as part of the Middle East peace speech on Thursday, called for two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict, which would be based on the 1967 accords.

Obama, Netanyahu prepare to meet

In advance of his White House meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Friday, President Barack Obama laid bare his peace plan proposal between Israel and Palestine.

President Obama touts American values

Using a region in upheaval as the impetus behind his “Arab spring” speech, President Barack Obama saw to it that the world knew just what it is that America values.

Obama's 'Arab Spring' Incentives: Billions for Egypt, Tunisia

President Barack Obama promised to support democracy in nascent revolutions in the Middle East on Friday, saying he would push for billions of dollars in financial incentives for Egypt and Tunisia on Thursday in the wake of uprisings across the region in recent months.
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Muslim Brotherhood to create a new party

The Muslim Brotherhood (MB) of Egypt on Wednesday submitted the legal papers to the party affairs committee for approval of a new political party Freedom and Justice.
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Why the end of the world is May 21?

One fringe group has gained national notoriety with their predictions that the end of the world will be this May 21, but just how did they arrive at that conclusion?

Saif Al-Adel could be more dangerous than Osama

A former Egyptian Special Forces officer and an extensively trained and experienced military strategist, Saif Al-Adel, the alleged newly appointed interim chief of Al-Qaeda could prove to be more dangerous than Osama Bin Laden. More than a mere surprise, his appointment as Al-Qaeda's 'caretaker' has great strategic implications.

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