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Sunday, May 27, 2012

Syria pins town massacre on al-Qaida

DAMASCUS, Syria, May 27 (UPI) -- The rebel Free Syrian Army says a massacre in Houla was evidence a United Nations cease-fire drafted in March was useless and retaliation is the only option. Rebel spokesman Col. Qasim Saad Eddine said rebels would respond to the bloodshed in kind. "This is a clear... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, May 26, 2012

Egypt runoff called 'worst-case scenario'

CAIRO, May 26 (UPI) -- A Muslim Brotherhood candidate and a former member of Hosni Mubarak's regime will compete to become Egypt's next president, first-round election results show. Observers predict tension and possibly violence in the weeks leading to the runoff between Mohammed Morsi of the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, May 25, 2012

Muslim Brotherhood's Morsi leads Egypt presidential vote

CAIRO, May 25 (UPI) -- Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohamed Morsi held the lead Friday in early results in Egypt's presidential election, officials of his party said. Morsi had about 30 percent of the vote, the officials said. A number of other candidates were also doing well and no one was expected... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, May 24, 2012

Day 2 of Egypt's first free pres. election

CAIRO, May 24 (UPI) -- Egyptians voted in the second day of a historic and orderly presidential poll Thursday that many said they hoped would usher in Egypt's "Second Republic." Voters waited in long lines outside polling stations, as they did Wednesday, in Egypt's first democratic presidential... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Egypt: 1st pres. vote since Mubarak ouster

CAIRO, May 23 (UPI) -- Egyptians across the country began casting ballots Wednesday in the first presidential race since last year's uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak's regime. The two-day election, expected to draw about 75 percent of Egypt's 53 million eligible voters Wednesday and Thursday,... Sign in to see full entry.

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