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Mubarak to be moved to military hospital in Cairo

A child holds a mask of Egypt's former President Hosni Mubarak during a rally in Trafalgar Square in central London
Hosni Mubarak, the deposed president of Egypt, will soon be transferred to a military hospital in Cairo from a facility in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, after a doctor determined he was well enough to be moved.

Bahrain condemned for abusing wounded and medical staff in hospitals

Human rights groups have demanded that the government of Bahrain put a stop to committing human rights violations against protestors and halt the practice of detaining patients and doctors suspected of either having participating in protests or being sympathetic with them.
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Putin says no plans to crack down on Internet

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said he had no plans to crack down on the Internet ahead of 2012 elections, seeking to play down concerns over recent hacker attacks on a blogging website.

UAE To Block Some BlackBerry Services

The United Arab Emirates reportedly plans to stop individuals and small businesses from using certain BlackBerry messaging services, but the government says that no customers will be affected.
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Rights groups condemn Egypt blogger jail sentence

The sentencing of a blogger to jail for criticizing Egypt's army has drawn a chorus of objections from rights groups, who say the country's ruling military council is drawing red lines around free speech.
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Egypt army sets new limits on free speech: HRW

A three-year prison sentence handed to a blogger who criticized Egypt's army suggests the country's military rulers are drawing red lines around permissible speech, Human Rights Watch said.

'Tutankhamun, his Tomb and his Treasures' exhibition

Tutankhamun fascinates people. His gold mask is one of the best-known images on the planet, deeply embedded in the collective consciousness of billions of people. His mysterious death, his legendary treasures and the ubiquitously mentioned curse of the pharaohs fires our imagination. This is what makes Tutankhamun a superstar, a magnet that will always attract hundreds of thousands of people everywhere in the world.
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Oil retreats after surge on demand concerns

Oil prices slumped on Monday, pulling back from 32-month peaks on concerns about high prices eroding demand and threatening economic recovery as investors eyed attempts to halt Libya's conflict.
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Oil below $126 on mixed signals over Libya talks

Oil prices fell on Monday in choppy trading, pulling back after surging to 32-month peaks last week when the dollar swooned and as investors warily eyed an African Union plan to halt Libya's conflict.

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