Middle East and Arab World Headline News
TOP STORY
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Kofi Annan will visit "soon" in Syria, said his spokesman Friday, in what would be the first action of the international envoy to Syria since presenting his plan to the government of Bashar al-Assad in early March.
BUSINESS
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Deputies on Wednesday agreed to deduct 15 per cent of their salaries for the Treasury to address the difficult economic situation, for six months starting the end of May.
BLOGS ROUNDUP
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A Christian Arab woman won't wear a hijab and gets canned from her job; Arab countries still lacking freedom in the press; Converting from one Smartphone cult to another; and Syria showing signs of Internet freedom with Google
ENTERTAINMENT
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Egyptian actress Laila Elwi had to take care of her husband before she could attend to her country's political affairs in what are Egypt's first free and fair elections.
EDITOR'S CHOICE
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Political activist Angry Arabiya smuggles out a letter from prison for friends to post on Twitter.
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