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Middle East
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Palestinians to set new date for elections
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Palestinian officials announced Friday that a new date for parliamentary and presidential elections will be set next month now that President Mahmoud Abbas has agreed to postpone the January vote, though the Gaza Strip’s Hamas rulers maintain they will boycott the voting.
Updated: 01:36 PM
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Iraq cleric’s aide urges end to political crisis
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A top aide to Iraq’s Shiite spiritual leader on Friday urged the country’s fractious political blocs to resolve a crisis over a key election law that threatens to delay national polls planned for January.
Updated: 11:35 AM
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Egyptian soccer fans riot against Algeria
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Egyptian soccer fans burned Algerian flags and rioted outside the Algerian Embassy in Cairo, smashing cars and shop windows, in an escalating row between the two countries over a bitter World Cup rivalry.
Updated: 10:06 AM
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