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Syria Minister Joins Rebels To Oppose Assad

Deputy oil minister Abdo Hussameddin, the highest-ranking official to defect during the uprising, said in a YouTube video that he was joining the revolution of this dignified people.
Salafi members of parliament are seen during the first Egyptian parliament session in Cairo.

Nose-Job Results in Egypt MP's Resignation

Egyptian MP, Anwar al-Bilkimy, of the ultra-conservative and religious al-Nour party violated party lines by not only undergoing plastic surgery for his nose but lying about it. Al-Bilkimy has submitted his resignation, which awaits parliamentary approval
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An Attack on Iran is Israel's Right: Netanyahu

Sitting in the Oval Office before his much publicized, but private, meeting with President Barack Obama, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel has the right to “defend itself, by itself.”
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Syria Seen Facing Bosnia-style War; Rebels to Seek Heavy Weapons

Few close observers of the Syrian conflict believe the uprising that began nearly a year ago is anything like over, and nor do they believe that President Bashar al-Assad can use the siege of Homs as a springboard to regain full control of the country. Yet some experts believe the authorities' brutality will lead to a drawn-out Bosnia-style war.
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Middle East Tidbits: $10 Billion Sex Drugs, Anorexic Model Bill, Rise in Marriageable Age

Nearly 12 percent of Saudi Arabia's 20 million men are believed to be suffering from impotence and 80 percent of these cases are associated with psychological problems. Speaker of an Israeli legislative body is seeking to pass a bill which outlaws the use of images of extremely underweight models in Israeli media, reports said. Top Israeli model and actress Bar Refaeli has sued Suny Electronics Ltd., the authorized Israeli importer of Samsung mobile phones, for about $1.2 million in breach of...
Full Text of Obama AIPAC Speech 2012

Full Text of Obama AIPAC 2012 Speech

Read Obama's address to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee conference, where he talks about his commitment to Israel and the dangers of Iran's nuclear program.
Egypt

Egypt's Confused Policy May Hinder Recovery

Comments made by Saudi Arabia, that its promises of financial aid to Egypt have been held back by the latter, are at odds with earlier remarks from the Egyptian Prime Minister, which lambasted foreign donors for failing to honor their pledges, according to a report.
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American NGO Workers Leave Egypt

The 16 American pro-democracy workers in Egypt, including the son of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, flew home on Thursday.
Egyptian Student Protest

Egypt's Presidential Election Set to Begin in May

Egypt's first presidential election since the Egyptian revolution which toppled the dictatorial Hosni Mubarak regime in February last year is scheduled to begin in May, the head of the electoral commission has said.
Egyptian Student Protest

Americans Held in Egypt May Be Freed: What Happens Next?

The lifting of a travel ban on seven Americans in Egypt eases some of the nascent tension between Cairo and the Washington D.C. This has been the worst diplomatic crisis between the two nations in three decades, aggravated by a recent context of unease in diplomatic relations between Egypt and the West.
Egyptian Student Protest

Egypt Ends U.S. NGO Travel Ban

The activists are all accused of obtaining foreign funds without the proper approval of Egyptian authorities and carrying out political activities unrelated to their work.
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Arab Spring Headed to Iran, Warns Senior Muslim Brotherhood Member

A senior Muslim Brotherhood member and the head of the foreign affairs committee in the Egyptian parliament said on Monday that the popular political uprising that swept across the Middle East last year, overthrowing many dictatorial regimes including that of Egypt, is headed to Iran.

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