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Abu Railin: Saudi Arabia discount chain caught selling Israeli goods

Business, Finance & Economics

The Saudi company was caught selling Israeli-made pencils, a violation of the Arab boycott on Israeli goods.

Ultra-Orthodox and secular society clash in Israel

Conflict

Egyptians head to polls in final round of parliamentary elections

Conflict

Mubarak called “tyrant” in the courtroom

Conflict

Deadly clashes hit Libyan capital, Tripoli

Conflict
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Polls close in third round of Egypt elections

Conflict

Polls closed in the last nine governorates voting in Egypt’s first democratic parliamentary elections, with few incidents reported.

Palestinian leader threatens “new measures” against Israel

Conflict

Israeli and Palestinian leaders meet for the first time in over a year, even as Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas threatened “new measures” against Israel.

Syria’s armed rebels say they will “surprise the whole world”

Conflict

The commander of the Free Syria Army, an armed rebel group, says his forces will step-up attacks against the government.

Ultraconservative Al-Nour party denies radicalism amid success

Politics

Outperforming expectations in Egyptian elections, the Salafists defend push for Islamic law.

Will the Muslim Brotherhood grant Egypt’s army immunity?

Conflict

A spokesman for Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood said the movement is not opposed to granting immunity to Egypt’s army officers for killing protestors in recent weeks.

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