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Saudi executions go global

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Awkward alliances in the fight against terror have complicated a proper response.
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Iran quietly extends its strategic influence in Syria

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Tehran plays a critical role that unnerves its allies in the regime as much as its enemies.
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Blunders and stubborness hobble Syria talks

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Syria: The long road to finding peace after years of war.
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Vaccination ceasefire urged in Syria

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A polio outbreak to the east of the country has reinforced the call for relief workers' safety.
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Assad’s end could be nigh

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As the power shifts on the ground, the CIA is predicting it could be in eight to 10 weeks.
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One step forward, two steps back for Tunisia

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The government is reversing progress on human rights in Tunisia following last year's Arab Spring revolution, Amnesty International has warned.
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Mohamed Morsi: A spectacular balancing act

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Egypt's president has the ability to dominate domestic politics. Now he has to find a way to appease the US after the embassy attack.
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Hunt on for Libya bombers

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The United States has vowed to avenge the consulate attack that killed its ambassador and would work alongside the Libyan government.
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Ambassador’s death: Justice will be done, vows Obama

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Barack Obama has underscored the bond between the US and Libya, but vowed to hunt down those behind the possibly premeditated killing of the US envoy.
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Syria: Evidence of torture and abuse ready for future use

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Most of the torture victims interviewed were young men between 18 and 35, but they also included children, women and the elderly.
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Brotherhood win is the better outcome of two extremes

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Victory for Mohamed Morsi in Egypt's presidential race is a landmark in a dramatic post-revolutionary transition, writes Ian Black.
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Egypt’s president moves cautiously

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Mohamed Morsi won't make drastic foreign policy changes - his biggest challenge lies at home, writes Ian Black.
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Russia accused of supplying Syria with attack helicopters

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The crisis in Syria has deepened after the US publicly accused Russia of giving attack helicopters to President Bashar Al-Assad's regime.
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Egypt ushers in ‘second republic’

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Voters have gone to the polls to elect a president after the uprising that ended Hosni Mubarak's rule. But doubts remain about Egypt's future.
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Small-town force vs Syrian army

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Just 30 kilometres from Damascus a village holds onto a fragile liberty, writes <b>Ian Black</b>.
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