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World
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Region
1/2/2022 11:57:00 AM
From the Covid pandemic to the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan and extreme weather, we look back on the key events of 2021.
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World
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Region
12/27/2021 5:12:35 PM
The UAE issued its first civil marriage license for a non-Muslim couple, state media reported Monday, as the Gulf country seeks to continue with a its liberalisation campaign.
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World
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International
12/26/2021 2:38:15 PM
Pope Francis is seeking to encourage married couples, acknowledging that the pandemic has aggravated some family problems but urging couples to seek help and always remember three key words in a marriage: 'Please, thanks and sorry'.
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World
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Africa
12/21/2021 9:47:01 PM
The UN human rights office on Tuesday called for an independent investigation into allegations of sexual violence including rape and gang rape during mass anti-coup protests in Sudan earlier this week, a spokeswoman said.
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World
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International
12/20/2021 5:35:05 PM
Myanmar junta troops launched a helicopter raid on anti-coup fighters in a restive region, locals and a spokesman said Monday, as the military struggles to break resistance to its rule.
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World
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Region
12/11/2021 11:00:01 AM
Sudan's military must rebuild trust with the opposition, especially the young generation who feel betrayed by its seizure of power in an Oct. 25 coup that sparked the greatest crisis in the country's political transition, the U.N. special envoy for Sudan said Friday.
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Sports
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World
12/10/2021 2:11:31 PM
Norwich was facing ``a couple of COVID-related issues'' ahead of its Premier League game against Manchester United, manager Dean Smith said Friday.
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World
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Africa
12/6/2021 6:26:20 PM
Twenty-one people, including two Frenchmen, went on trial in Madagascar on Monday accused of a plot to stage a coup and assassinate President Andry Rajoelina.
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World
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International
12/6/2021 5:56:29 PM
Myanmar's junta chief has reduced the jail sentence of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to two years from four, state media said on Monday.
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World
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International
12/5/2021 12:01:46 PM
Myanmar soldiers wounded at least three people after ramming a car into a peaceful anti-coup rally in Yangon, eyewitnesses said Sunday.
The country has been in turmoil since February when the military seized power, triggering nationwide demonstrations which the junta sought to quell with violent crackdowns and mass arrests.
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Arts & Culture
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Art Alert
11/27/2021 8:35:09 PM
Rising Egyptian talent Mai Kamal will perform her debut concert at the Arab Music Institute on 4 December, singing a collection of known Arabic and Western standards as well as a couple of her originals.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
11/20/2021 1:39:13 PM
Britain's Crown Prince Charles and his wife Camilla Parker – the Duchess of Cornwall – left Egypt on Friday, concluding their two-day visit to the country.
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Egypt
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Politics
11/18/2021 9:04:00 PM
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and First Lady Entissar El-Sisi received on Thursday the British Crown Prince Charles and his wife Camilla Parker — the Duchess of Cornwall — at the Ittihadiya Presidential Palace.
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Multimedia
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In Pictures
11/18/2021 5:38:56 PM
The royal couple were welcomed on Thursday at Cairo International Airport by the country's tourism minister before they were received by President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and First Lady Entissar at the presdential palace then meeting with the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar.
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World
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Region
11/14/2021 3:59:43 PM
More than 1,000 Tunisians gathered on Sunday near the country's parliament to protest a presidential power grab they have deemed a "coup"
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Life & Style
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City Lights
11/13/2021 7:10:52 PM
The graduates of the Franciscaines Sisters School (FSS) have launched the “Tiba Association for Community Development” with the aim of promoting the quality of the Egyptian citizens’ life and to improve their living - in a celebration held, couple of days ago.
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World
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Region
11/8/2021 5:30:39 PM
Sudan's top general has promised that he won't hold a government position after planned elections in 2023, two weeks after the military takeover, and toppled the transitional government in a widely condemned move.
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World
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International
10/30/2021 12:22:00 PM
Dozens of relatives and dignitaries gathered in South Korea's capital on Saturday to pay their final respects to former President Roh Tae-woo, a key participant in a 1979 military coup who later won a landmark democratic election before his political career ended with imprisonment for corruption and treason.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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World
10/29/2021 6:05:00 PM
Cairo is closely monitoring developments in Sudan, its southern neighbour whose stability is integral to Egypt’s national security
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World
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Region
10/28/2021 9:00:19 PM
At least one protester was killed in clashes in northern Khartoum Thursday, medics said, as demonstrations continue against a military coup earlier this week.
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