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| FT.com - World, Middle East
FT.com - World, Middle East
Of 38,000 ballots cast by Egyptian expatriates in a dozen diplomatic outposts, Dr Aboul Fotouh received nearly 30 per cent of the votes
Amman has pointedly refused to back either President Bashar al-Assad's regime or the rebels seeking its overthrow
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
Yukiya Amano to meet Tehran's nuclear negotiator as hopes rise for concessions after four years without agency access to sites
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
A tanker attempts to evade detection by switching flags and ownership, as it assists the Assad regime in bypassing international sanctions
Diplomats hope to secure an agreement that Tehran will halt uranium enrichment, with urgency rising from the threat of an Israeli attack on Iran
Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ moved after receiving US court order but submitted objection on grounds that court does not have jurisdiction
Questions over the strength of political will for closer ties cloud attempts for the Gulf Co-operation Council to reach political accord
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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