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  Wife gets one kg of gold to approve husband’s marriage

  A Saudi man who desired to marry again tried to bluff his wife with an expensive gift to agree to his marriage. The

• Syria taking revenge using Kurds: Turkey

  The Turkish interior minister says Damascus is allowing Kurdish rebels to set up positions in Syria as the two

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  Egyptians vote to pick president

  Momentous sequel to popular revolt that toppled Mubarak

• Kuwaiti cop arrested for raping Filipina

  Corporal says rape was moment of foolishness

• Saudi sues Los Angeles to hasten mansion plans

  A Saudi prince seeking to build a sprawling mansion in the famous 90210 zip code in the mountains above Beverly Hills,

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  Saudi rejects Indonesia demand for maid salary rise

  Saudi-Indonesia talks collapse

• Rebels kidnap Lebanese in Syria: families

  Syrian rebels kidnapped at least 13 Lebanese men on Tuesday in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo as they were

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  Police chase hundreds of 'ghost-hunters'

  Masked men attack deserted building with torches after rumours it is haunted

• Egypt vote monitors say allowed to start work

  Egyptian authorities have finally allowed observers of this week's presidential election to start work, monitoring

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  Syria detention centres are 'human slaughterhouses'

  Palestianian writer jailed and tortured for three weeks

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  Damascus blast kills five

  Bomb apparently targetted restaurant

• Yemen marks national day following deadly blast

  Yemeni leaders led a somber ceremony Tuesday to mark the country's national day, scaling back the celebrations a day

• Saudi police arrest 14 people for dancing

  Saudi Arabia’s feared Islamic police arrested 14 boys and girls involved in a noisy dancing party at an apartment in

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  Syria violence spreads into Lebanon

  Violence is a reflection of Lebanon's political dysfunction

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  Help my mom so I can meet my Lord, says skeleton man

  Salman transferred to bigger hospital for tests and treatment

• Subdued Libyan funeral for Lockerbie bomber Megrahi

  Libyans hope his death will draw line on controversy

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  Yemen suicide bomber toll hits 90

  Attack follows death of US trainer on Sunday

• Age gap in marriage leads to treachery: scholar

  Young women should not be forced to have old husbands as this could push them to have a relationship outside marriage,

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  Saudi plane hits bird after landing

  A Saudia aircraft en route from Riyadh to Cairo hit a large bird just after it landed, prompting authorities to cancel

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  Bull wreaks havoc in Saudi town

  Agitated bull injured at least 10 people before it was captured