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Missing NYT journalists found in Libya
NEW YORK: Four New York Times journalists who were reported missing while covering the Libya conflict have been found,the paper said Friday. The Times reported that the four were captured by Gaddafi forces and will be released Friday. The Times said his son,Seif Gaddafi,gave the information to Christiane Amanpour in an ABC News interview.
Iraqi Shiites decry Sunni crackdown in Bahrain
BAGHDAD: Protesters rallied Friday in Shiite cities across Iraq against sectarian attacks by security forces against Shiite-led protesters in Sunni-ruled Bahrain. The demonstrations were among the largest in Iraq since the wave of dissent spread from Tunisia across the Middle East. Iraqi leaders fear Bahrains unrest may ignite Shiite-Sunni strife around the region.
Egypt gets first taste of free vote
CAIRO: Forty million Egyptians get their first taste of a free vote in decades when a package of constitutional amendments sponsored by Egypts ruling military goes to a nationwide vote on Saturday. The referendum is the first major test of the countrys transition to democracy after a popular uprising overthrew President Hosni Mubaraks authoritarian rule.
