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Moderate leads field among expatriates
Of 38,000 ballots cast by Egyptian expatriates in a dozen diplomatic outposts, Dr Aboul Fotouh received nearly 30 per cent of the votes

Jordan worries Syrian crisis could undermine stability
Amman has pointedly refused to back either President Bashar al-Assad's regime or the rebels seeking its overthrow

Ban blames al-Qaeda for Syria car bombs
While Ban Ki-Moon says that al-Qaeda are responsible for two car bombs in Syria, other analysts say it is uncertain who planned the attacks

Tehran agrees to meet IAEA chief
Yukiya Amano to meet Tehran's nuclear negotiator as hopes rise for concessions after four years without agency access to sites

Moderate Islamist aims to heal Egypt's rifts
Aboul Fotouh's critics, and even some supporters, say that by seeking to appeal to all the major constituencies he has failed to satisfy any of them

Iran helps Syria defy oil embargo
A tanker attempts to evade detection by switching flags and ownership, as it assists the Assad regime in bypassing international sanctions

West wants signal on deal at Iran talks
Diplomats hope to secure an agreement that Tehran will halt uranium enrichment, with urgency rising from the threat of an Israeli attack on Iran

Japanese bank freezes Iranian assets
Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ moved after receiving US court order but submitted objection on grounds that court does not have jurisdiction

Gulf union yet to attain modest goals
Questions over the strength of political will for closer ties cloud attempts for the Gulf Co-operation Council to reach political accord

Egypt 'no-hoper' turns election contender
Latest opinion polls suggest Ahmed Shafiq is a strong candidate in the country's first free presidential poll, to be held this month

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