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Tunisian Islamist protester killed in clash with police
ReutersTUNIS (Reuters) - One protester died and several were injured when Tunisian Islamists defied a ban on their demonstration and clashed with police on Sunday. The 27-year-old man was killed in the violence in the capital Tunis which continued into the...Tags: Witnesses, Prosecution, Religion and Belief, News Agency, Feminism
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RPT-Danger and separation from families changing job of U.S. diplomats
Reuters(Repeats with no change in content) * Ambassador to Yemen faces death threats * More than 1,000 U.S. diplomats at "unaccompanied" posts * Like troops, diplomats can face post-traumatic stress By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON, May 19 (Reuters) - When...Tags: Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Islamabad (Pakistan), Hillary Clinton
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Saudi vegetable seller dies after lighting self on fire in rare case in conservative kingdom
Associated PressRIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — A Saudi newspaper says a vegetable seller who set himself on fire in Riyadh after police confiscated his goods for standing in an unauthorized area has died. The website for newspaper Sada reported that the man,...Tags: Saudi Arabia, Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)
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Rights groups condemn Azerbaijan over Internet defamation bill
Reuters* OSCE, Amnesty International criticise Aliyev government * Amnesty suggests move timed to presidential vote * Imprisonment of journalist also condemned By Margarita Antidze TBILISI, May 15 (Reuters) - Human rights groups criticised Azerbaijan on...Tags: Blackmail and Extortion, Amnesty International, Computer Crime, Elections, Punishment
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MIDEAST WEEKAHEAD-Saudi regulations target stock market speculators
Reuters* Biggest Arab market dominated by retail traders * Makes prices volatile, distorts money flows * CMA mounts biggest drive in years to cut speculation * Appears to have backing of top officials * Some small-cap shares tumble By Nadia Saleem DUBAI,...Tags: Stock Market, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Saudi Arabia, Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)
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How life (and death) change Egyptian soccer and its American coach
Bob Bradley wasn't looking for an adventure as much as he was looking for a job after being fired as coach of the U.S. soccer team two years ago. But in Egypt he found both. When Bradley arrived in the fall of 2011 to take over Egypt's national soccer...Tags: Chivas USA, The New York Times, Major League Soccer, Sports, The Wall Street Journal
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EBRD considers lifelines for small business in emerging Europe
Reuters* EBRD governors consider direct lending to small business * Libya seeking advice from EBRD By Carolyn Cohn ISTANBUL, May 11 (Reuters) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is considering ways to help small businesses in...Tags: European Central Bank, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Business, Small Businesses
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Libya c.bank sees 18 pct economic growth in 2013 despite unrest
ReutersTRIPOLI, May 9 (Reuters) - Libya's central bank governor said on Thursday he expects the economy to grow 18 percent this year despite a deepening crisis threatening the government's ability to press ahead with its agenda. Armed groups surrounded...Tags: Beirut (Lebanon), International Monetary Fund, Politics, Government, Libya
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Influential Muslim cleric visits Hamas-ruled Gaza
ReutersBy Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA, May 8 (Reuters) - Leading Muslim cleric Sheikh Youssef al-Qaradawi paid a high-profile visit to Gaza on Thursday, giving a boost to the Islamist group Hamas that runs the enclave, but also laying bare Palestinian rivalries....Tags: West Bank, Religion and Belief, Qatar, Islam, Mahmoud Abbas
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USAID develops a bad reputation among some foreign leaders
WASHINGTON — When Bolivian President Evo Morales expelled the U.S. Agency for International Development from his impoverished country last week, he complained that Washington "still has a mentality of domination and submission" in the region. It...
Tags: Barack Obama, Elections, Russia, Political Systems, Relief and Aid Organizations
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Syria cut off from global Internet as civil war rages
Reuters(Adds details from Google, reaction, byline) By Joseph Menn and Alina Selyukh SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON, May 7 (Reuters) - Internet connections between Syria and the outside world were cut off on Tuesday, according to data from Google and other global...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Google Inc., Politics, Human Rights, United Nations
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Israel says strikes in Syria target arms for Hezbollah
JERUSALEM — With three airstrikes against Syria since January, Israel has inserted itself forcefully into the "Arab Spring's" most intractable conflict, heightening fears that Syria's civil war could spiral into a regional conflagration. The...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Defense Equipment, White House, Islam, Patrick Leahy
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