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Abu Dhabi |
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Nadal beats Federer in exhibition final |
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Sudan |
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President will accept referendum results |
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Egypt |
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Call for unity after Egypt blast |
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Egypt |
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Egypt church blast draws condemnation |
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| Jan.2 |
Iran |
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Iran 'shot down' 'Western spy planes'
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Egypt |
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Copts return to bombed church
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Egypt |
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Egyptian Copts and police clash |
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| Jan.3 |
Yemen |
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80 African migrants feared drowned One boat with 45 migrants capsized in the Red Sea. Between 35 and 40 migrants were on the 2nd boat that capsized off the coast of Lahj provi...
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| Jan.4 |
Gaza |
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Israeli air strikes hit Gaza |
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Cairo |
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Amid security, Egypt's Christians protest
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| Jan.5 |
Iraq |
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Muqtada al-Sadr returns to Iraq from Iran |
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Washington |
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Ambassador to Libya may be replaced |
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Egypt |
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Copts gather for Christmas Eve |
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| Jan.6 |
Southern Iraq |
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Rowdy welcome for cleric Moqtada Sadr |
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Gaza |
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Israeli forces hit Gaza with air strikes |
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| Jan.7 |
Sudan |
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Bashir: Sudan not ready for split Sudan President Omar al-Bashir has warned that Southern Sudan will face instability if it votes to secede from the north
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Qatar |
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FIFA boss expects winter World Cup
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Algeria |
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Soccer matches canceled after riots
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Israel |
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Israel soldier killed near Gaza |
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| Jan.8 |
Qatar |
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Federer makes history in Qatar |
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Tunisia |
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Fresh deadly unrest hits Tunisia |
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| Jan.10 |
Sudan |
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Thousands vote in S. Sudan amid violence |
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| Jan.12 |
Beirut |
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Lebanon's unity government collapses Members of the Hezbollah and its allies brought down unity government Wednesday after resigning from Prime Minister Saad Hariri's Cabinet
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| Jan.13 |
Qatar |
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S. Arabia sent crashing from Asian Cup |
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Tunisia |
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Tunisian leader to retire in 2014 |
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| Jan.14 |
Tunisia |
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Tunisian president flees; PM takes reins
Map of Tunis Tunisia Army tanks and armored personnel carriers patrolled Tunis, a day after Ghannouchi announced that he is the interim president
| Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali has fled with his family to Saudi Arabia, after being forced from office after 23 years in power
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Beirut |
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Hariri to help form new Lebanon cabinet |
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| Jan.15 |
Tunisia |
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Prison riots amid Tunisia unrest
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Tunisia |
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Speaker takes over Tunisian presidency
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Mosul |
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US soldiers killed in Mosul drill |
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Argentina |
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Al-Attiyah holds on to win first Dakar Rally |
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Tunisia |
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Tunisian swears in interim president Tunisia has sworn in Foued Mebazaa as looting and deadly jail riots rocked the country, a day after President Ben Ali was swept from power
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| Jan.16 |
Tunisia |
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Battles in Tunis as key aide held Gunfire broke out in the capital as officials scrambled to form a new government. Ex-head of presidential security is arrested
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Beirut |
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Hezbollah leader refuses to back PM
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| Jan.17 |
Tunisia |
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Tunisia announces new government Tunisia has formed a national unity government, prime minister Mohammed Ghannouchi has announced, days after a popular revolt
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Yemen |
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Yemeni court sentences US-born militant |
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Beirut |
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Officials postpone meetings on new PM |
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Lebanon |
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Hariri tribunal issues indictment |
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Tunisia |
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N. Africa hit by wave of self-immolation| In Tunisia Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire in protest. Egypt, Algeria, and Mauritania demonstrators are turning to self-immolation | |
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Tunisia |
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U.N. calls to restore stability |
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| Jan.18 |
Sunni Triangle |
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65 die in attack at recruitment center |
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Tunisia |
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Unity cabinet to hold first meeting
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| Jan.19 |
Jordan |
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Protesters inspired by Tunisian ripple |
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Tunisia |
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Ben Ali family members 'arrested' |
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| Jan.20 |
Tunisia |
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Government lifts ban on political groups Tunisia's new government will recognize political groups banned under the regime of ousted Ben Ali and grant amnesty to all political prison...
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London |
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Blair returning to Iraq inquiry
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| Jan.22 |
Algeria |
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Algerians defy ban to protest government
Algerian security forces clashed with protesters who defied a ban and took to the streets of the capital demanding political reform
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Virginia |
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Alleged teen torture victim returns to U.S.
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Tunisia |
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Interim PM promises free elections |
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Tunisia |
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Tunisian PM vows to leave power |
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Somalia |
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South Korea navy rescues pirated crew |
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Tunisia |
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Pressure on Tunisian PM increases
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| Jan.23 |
Egypt |
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Gaza group 'bombed Egypt church'
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Tunisia |
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Two allies of Tunisia's Ben Ali 'detained' |
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Iraq |
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British security contractor on trial in Iraq |
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West Bank |
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Palestinian peace 'offers' leaked Leaked documents released by al-Jazeera suggest Palestinian negotiators agreed to Israel keeping large parts of occupied East Jerusalem
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Hezbollah |
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Hezbollah pledges Lebanese unity |
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| Jan.24 |
Lebanon |
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Protests at Hezbollah power move |
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| Jan.25 |
Egypt |
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3 dead after thousands protest 
| An unprecedented display of anti-government rage inspired in part by the tumult in the nearby North African nation of Tunisia | |
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Qatar |
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Japan to face Australia in Asian Cup final |
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Cairo |
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Egypt police end Cairo protests |
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| Jan.26 |
Egypt |
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Hundreds held over protests
About 700 people have been arrested throughout Egypt in a crackdown against anti-government protests
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Egypt |
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Egypt braces for further protests |
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| Jan.27 |
Egypt |
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Egypt must change, says ElBaradei
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Cairo |
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ElBaradei returns as protests build
Nobel peace laureate and Egyptian opposition politician Mohamed ElBaradei has arrived in Cairo as anti-government protests continue to spread
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Yemen |
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Protesters want Yemen's president out
Map of Sanaa Yemen Thousands of people demonstrated against longtime president, demanding the kind of change that forced Tunisia's president from office
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Baghdad |
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Baghdad attacks kill at least 51
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Egypt |
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Egypt on alert for mass protests
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Tunisia |
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Tunisia in big cabinet reshuffle |
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| Jan.28 |
Egypt |
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Government dissolved amid unrest
Embattled President Hosni Mubarak asked the country's government to resign after thousands of angry Egyptians defied a government curfew
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Washington |
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Obama to Mubarak: Deliver on promises
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| Jan.29 |
Egypt |
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Embattled Mubarak appoints deputy 
| Hosni Mubarak has named intelligence chief Omar Suleiman as his first ever vice-president as he struggles to regain control of the country | |
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Saudi Arabia |
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Flooding kills 10; 3 missing
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Cairo |
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Defiant Cairo protesters lose fear 
Defiance and hope replaced Friday's scenes of widespread chaos and violence but at least five people were reported dead in clashes
| A firefight was going on around the Interior ministry as protesters attempted to charge the building.
The building was a symbol of President Hosni Mubarak's regime.
Police cordoned off the area and fired shots down side streets.
At least 5 people died from gunshots.
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Qatar |
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Japan clinch fourth Asian Cup
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European Union |
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Hosni Mubarak under world pressure
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London |
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Anti-Mubarak protests around the world Egyptians and activists took to the streets in various cities to show their support for the protests currently underway in Egypt
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| Jan.30 |
Egypt |
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Protesters defy curfew
The government's call for protesters to follow curfew and the low-flying fighter jets overhead did nothing to deter thousands from the protest
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Sudan |
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Police, students clash in Sudan's capital
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Tunisia |
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Tunisian Islamist leader returns
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Cairo |
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ElBaradei joins Cairo protesters
Leading opposition figure Mohamed ElBaradei has joined thousands of protesters defying a curfew to demand President Mubarak stand down
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Egypt |
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Food staples starting to run out
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Egypt |
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U.S. charter flights to begin out of Egypt
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| Jan.31 |
Egypt |
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VP promises swift reform
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Syria |
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Unrest in N. Africa may spread to Syria
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Egypt |
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Egypt army rules out using force
Egypt's army has vowed it will not use force against the tens of thousands of people protesting for the removal of the regime of President Mubarak
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Cairo |
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Egypt braces for massive protest
A massive demonstration is due to be held in Cairo as protesters step up their efforts to force President Hosni Mubarak from power
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Iran |
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Iran, opposition embrace Egyp. Protesters