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Morocco elects first woman mayor for Marrakech 5 Comments
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Fatima Zahra Mansouri became the first women to be elected mayor of Marrakesh, one of the biggest cities in Morocco.

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New York mayor: Schools won't close for Muslim holidays 5 Comments
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The City Council passed a resolution calling to add two Muslim holidays, Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha, to the school year; but Mayor...

Saudi Arabia "leads Arab regimes" in internet censorship 11 Comments
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Saudi Arabia's complex filter system blocks more content than in any other Middle Eastern country, according to a new report. With...

306 Shi'is arrested in Egypt on charges of undermining national security 5 Comments
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Reports coming out of Egypt suggest that 306 Shi'is, amongst them influential cleric Hassan Shehata have been arrested in Cairo on...

US forces begin new offensive in Helmand 3 Comments
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US forces have today begun a large scale offensive against the Taliban in the troubled Helmand province of Afghanistan, involving...

Facebook support for Gamal Mubarak in debate on Egypt's future 9 Comments
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A lively debate about whether Gamal Mubarak should be supported as a presidential candidate in Egypt's next election is being held...

Israeli forces intercept Gaza aid ship 4 Comments
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Isareli military forces have boarded a ship carrying humaitarian aid and pro-Palestinian activists to Gaza, including Nobel Prize...

Microsoft launches Maren software for converting romanized Arabic 10 Comments
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Microsoft has launched a new application, offering free seamless conversion from romanized Arabic to Arabic script.
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Cairo rocked by Crete quake 7 Comments
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Tremors hit Cairo today after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.7 struck 80 miles from Iraklion in Crete, Greece....