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Anne V. Coates will be presented with a career achievement award by Los Angeles Film Critics Association

But many feel he is a wiser choice to deal with new era of shifting alliances

Official says Hanan's identity stolen by real plane bombing plot suspect

Tawakkul and Yemen are a testament to vast array of Islamist voices rising in region

Security forces for decades were thuggish protectors of Mubarak’s repressive state

Protesters seek to bring back the 'golden age' of the Arab world

Former Egyptian president's family name erased from public places and pictures burned

Ties strained as Cairo’s suspicions grow toward global civil society programmes

Fathers in the Mundari tribe of Sudan may love their short daughters but affection does not bring longhorns and riches

Guilty verdict could mean the death penalty but many worry the hearing will be postponed for medical reasons

Egypt’s sense of nationhood has for decades been distilled through a reverence for the military

Government fails to outflank enemies