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In rare move, Arab states ban some from Mecca pilgrimage
Due to concerns about swine flu, health ministers at a Cairo summit on Wednesday announced that the young, elderly, and chronically ill should not make the hajj.
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In Mideast, Obama faces tough crowd: Here's what they want to hear
The president stopped in Saudi Arabia, where 79 percent of residents view him favorably, on Wednesday. But in Cairo tomorrow, he'll address a skeptical audience of 1.4 billion Muslims.
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Egyptian dissident speaks out after 'fire-bomb' incident
In his first Western interview since being burned Friday, Ayman Nour says the bizarre attack was politically motivated. But it doesn't fit the usual pattern.
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Why Arab leaders embrace Sudan's indicted president
At the Arab League summit Monday, the UN secretary general condemned Sudan's expulsion of humanitarian aid groups in response to the ICC arrest warrant for Bashir.
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'Islamic MTV' takes on brash world of Arab pop videos
Cairo's 4Shbab TV offers a music video alternative – with content that its founder says isn't 'haram,' forbidden in Islam.
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Sudan’s Bashir tries to stall Darfur genocide ruling
The International Criminal Court said Monday that it will decide on March 4 whether to issue an arrest warrant for President Omar al-Bashir for charges of crimes against humanity and genocide.
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After Cairo blast, details emerge but motive stirs debate
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