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Mosque surveillance cameras spark debate in Egypt 3 Comments
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Awqaf Minister Mahmoud Hamdy Zakzouk said the ministry allowed the installation of surveillance cameras in Al Sayyeda Zainab mosque....

Israeli-Saudi hand lock? Ayalon shakes hands with Turki Al-Faisal 4 Comments
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Saudi Prince Turki Al-Faisal’s hand shake with the Israeli minister during their meeting in Munich apparently had...

Low-paid workers in Dubai face eviction from overcrowded homes 5 Comments
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Dubai’s municipality has threatened to cut utilities, evict tenants and even destroy illegally built homes if landlords fail to...

Iran: Internet and SMS access disrupted ahead of opposition protests 6 Comments
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Access to the Internet and text messaging in Iran will continue to be disrupted for another week due to a damaged undersea...

Libya drops charges against Swiss businessman 3 Comments
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A Libyan court has cleared a Swiss businessman of charges he violated Libyan business laws.

Rachid Hamdani has been...

Iraq: Female candidate shot days before campaigning starts 4 Comments
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Suha Abdul Jarallah, a female candidate in Iraq’s March 7th elections, was killed after leaving a relative’s home in Ras...

Employees at Bahrain’s state-owned oil company demand benefits and better pay 3 Comments
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Hundreds of Bahrain oil workers demonstrated outside the state-owned refinery in Ma’ameer for several hours Saturday to demand...

Dubai-bound Emirates flight delayed in Mumbai after security alert 3 Comments
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Mumbai authorities detained a passenger and his wife on Sunday after Emirates flight 505 was delayed due to possible security...

German dentist refuses to treat Muslim teenager because his name is 'Jihad' 4 Comments
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A German orthodontist refused to treat a Muslim teenager because his name is 'Jihad'. The orthodontist said that the name refers to...