World | | Hurricane Irene rakes up US East Coast
Hurricane Irene charged up the US eastern seaboard on Saturday as a weakening but dangerous storm that shut down New York City and threatened to inflict massive blackouts and flooding.
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Region | | Egypt, Israel agree on troop increase in Sinai
Egypt and Israel have agreed to increase the number of Egyptian troops along the border in the Sinai peninsula, a senior security official said, following a spike in violence that sparked a diplomatic row between the two countries.
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Editorial | | Tolerance and amity
His Majesty King Abdullah’s meeting with heads of the Orthodox churches in the Middle East is a reminder to the international community and the Arab countries that Muslims and Christians in the region, and indeed elsewhere in the world, of the need for peaceful religious accommodation and for constructive and collaborative relations.
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