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Archiving news.meedan.net 26 Feb 2013 | 11:11 pm
Today we are archiving news.meedan.net, our multilingual news site about the MENA region. The site which launched to the public on April 3, 2009 was built in partnership with the great team at IBM led...
Egyptians take to the streets again over Morsi power grab 25 Nov 2012 | 02:51 pm
Tens of thousands have taken to the streets in several Egyptian cities one day after Egyptian President Mohammad Morsi issued a decree giving himself the “powers of a pharaoh” putting him “above judic...
Iran holds conference for reconciliation in Syria 18 Nov 2012 | 08:44 pm
Iran held a conference today, Sunday, for around 200 Syrian opposition members and the National Reconciliation Minister Ali Haidar. However, there was no mention whether any of Syria’s major rebel or ...
Egypt: Series of train clashes arouses people anger 18 Nov 2012 | 07:58 pm
Egypt lives the recent days a series of train accidents and clashes that resulted in many casualties, the most severe one was that of Manfalout in the south of Egypt which resulted in the death of 48 ...
Jordan: 89 charged over inciting violent protests 15 Nov 2012 | 06:49 pm
Jordan has arrested 158 men in their 20s and 30s over the riots that erupted Tuesday over the hike in gas prices. While 30 have been released for lack of evidence, 80 have been charged with inciting v...
Who began the shelling? Palestine or Israel? 15 Nov 2012 | 05:33 pm
Gaza and Southern Israel have been exchanging rockets and shells for about a week now, since November 10, claiming the lives of three Israelis, and 13 Palestinians, including Hamas chief Ahmad Jabari,...
Israel strikes on Gaza strip and Egypt recalls ambassador back. 14 Nov 2012 | 07:37 pm
The Israeli forces have raided Gaza strip in a huge movement that results in many causalities and the death of the commander of the military wing of Hamas, Ahmed El- Gaabary. Thus, the Egyptian presid...
Barack Obama re- elected president in 2012 US polls 8 Nov 2012 | 02:54 pm
President Barack Obama won reelection Tuesday night, as he could finally defeat his tough challenger, the Republican nominee Mitt Romney. Obama won by securing victory in a number of swing states, inc...
Egypt: Bishop Tawadros chosen as the new Coptic Pope 4 Nov 2012 | 05:42 pm
In a ceremony at St Mark’s Cathedral in Cairo this week, Bishop Tawadros was selected as the new head of the Coptic Church from a short list of three candidates. The selection followed an ancient trad...
Lebanon: White March against political and confessional violence 27 Oct 2012 | 07:28 pm
A group of Lebanese citizens of no political affiliations held a “White March” on Thursday, October 25, in memory of the women, men, and children that have been and are being killed as a result of con...
