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Islam's first female notary ready to start
CAIRO -- Almost two months after Amal Soliman became the gem child of Arab world feminists when she was appointed as the Islamic worlds first female maazun (notary), the men in Egypts Ministry of Justice still have not given their seal of approval.
Istanbul summit ignored Iraq, say Baghdad MPs
The security conference on Iraq in Istanbul this week failed to focus on issues plaguing the war-ravaged country as it was clouded by Turkeys incursion threat and regional issues, MPs said Sunday.
'Holocaust' TV serial captivates Iran
A love story set against the backdrop of the Holocaust is a familiar film theme, but its appearance in an Iranian television series has captivated audiences in the Islamic republic.
Five Palestinians killed in Gaza strikes
Five Palestinians, including a woman, were killed and several wounded by Israeli fire in the Gaza Strip Thursday, as an ongoing military operation edged towards its third month.
Iraq battles for peace three years after US 'victory'
Three years after US President George W. Bush declared an end to major combat, a raging insurgency and bitter sectarianism have engulfed Iraq as leaders struggle to form the first full-term post-Saddam Hussein government.
Iraqi children find hope in theater amid violence
A dozen pre-teen Iraqi girls in ballerina outfits twirl onto the stage as the audience applauds fiercely for the fragile performers, who are learning, all too well, the age-old axiom that the show must go on.
Baghdad on edge as UN steps in to solve deadlock
The UNs envoy to Iraq stepped in on Wednesday to try to break the countrys political deadlock, with tensions running high in Baghdad after two days of running battles between rebels and US-Iraqi forces.
Red Sea ferry tragedy hits Egypt's economic migrants
Most of the passengers on the ferry that sank in the Red Sea were poor Egyptian villagers who had found jobs in the Gulf and were bringing months if not years worth of savings back to their families.
Anger boils over Egypt ferry tragedy
A mob of Egyptians ransacked on Monday the offices of the owners of a ferry that sank in the Red Sea as anger over the fate of relatives missing after one of the worst maritime disasters in living memory boiled over into violence.
Police puzzled over Egypt mutilation-murder mystery
Ten mutilated bodies were found on December 29 in a southern Egyptian village, some of them missing their vital organs and laying in pools of blood.