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Underdevelopment result of unfair economic system, according to President Ahmadinejad
Militant 'Islamic State of Iraq' group pledges support for Egyptian al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri
Islamist Shebab militants ban smoking and alcohol in Somali district, even inside private households
NATO bombing campaign intensifies in Western Libya, fails to save refugees at sea
PA is unable to pay salaries due to Israel's blocking of 70 per cent of its revenues
Reports suggest that Ismail Haniyah will be nominated by Hamas as its candidate for the role of speaker in the Palestinian Parliament, which should be passed by their legislative majority
Egyptian move would consolidate new diplomatic relations between Gaza Hamas and Cairo while EU offers its support for the recent reconciliation deal between Palestinian factions
Two protesters killed by security on Monday in focal protest province in Yemen
Gunfire rang out in a suburb of Damascus Monday as Syrian troops carried out arrests of opponents of President Bashar al-Assad in the coastal town of Banias and other protest hubs, activists said  
Technical and logistical problems may lead to the delay of legislative elections in Tunisia, says prime minister

President Bashar al-Assad has sent tanks deep into Syria's third city Homs, escalating a military campaign to crush a seven-week-old uprising against his autocratic rule

The NATO chief said Sunday he was confident that time was running out for Libyan leader Muamer Gaddafi, despite the prolonged stalemate between his forces and rebels who seek his ouster

The vote in South Kordofan proved to be largely peaceful, but fears of violence are lingering as results are to be announced

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The conservatives ruling Iran have increased the pressure on Ahmadinejad to "obey" the Islamic republic's supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, having deemed the president's latest pledges of allegiance as inadequate

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