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class="cnn_relpostn"> <div class="cnn_mtt1img"> <div><a href="/web/20130719125030/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/07/19/world/meast/egypt-coup/index.html?hpt=imi_t2" target="_self"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130719125030im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130718195341-egypt-protest-flag-left-tease.jpg" width="214" height="122" alt="" border="0"/> </a></div> </div> <div class="cnn_mtt1imgh"> <div class="cnn_mtt1imghtitle"> <h2> <span> <a href="/web/20130719125030/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/07/19/world/meast/egypt-coup/index.html?hpt=imi_t2" target="_self">History energizes rival rallies</a> </span> </h2> </div> </div> </div> <div class="cnn_pad7top"></div> <div class="cnn_relpostn"> <div class="cnn_mtt1img"> <div><a href="/web/20130719125030/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/07/18/opinion/bergen-al-qaeda-yemen/index.html?hpt=imi_t3" target="_self"> <img 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href="/web/20130719125030/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/07/18/opinion/sick-netanyahu-on-iran/index.html?hpt=imi_t4" target="_self">Op-ed: Netanyahu crying wolf</a> </span> </h2> </div> </div> </div> <div class="cnn_pad7top"></div> <div class="cnn_relpostn"> <div class="cnn_mtt1img"> <div><a href="/web/20130719125030/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/07/17/world/meast/qatar-sahara-forest-project/index.html?hpt=imi_t5" target="_self"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130719125030im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130711002751-qatar-sahara-forest-project-left-tease.jpg" width="214" height="122" alt="" border="0"/> </a></div> </div> <div class="cnn_mtt1imgh"> <div class="cnn_mtt1imghtitle"> <h2> <span> <a href="/web/20130719125030/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/07/17/world/meast/qatar-sahara-forest-project/index.html?hpt=imi_t5" target="_self">Growing crops in the desert</a> </span> </h2> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="cnn_maintoplive" class="cnn_dyblock"> <div class="cnn_sectt1cntnt"> <div class="cnn_relpostn"> <div id="cnnCVP1" class="cnn_mtt1img"> </div> <script> $j(document).ready(function () { 'use strict'; var vidStreamUrl; vidStreamUrl = '/world/2013/07/17/mohsin-lok-taliban-fighters-in-syria.cnn_17042047_640x360_900k.mp4'; callCnnVideo({ key: 'T1', markupid: 'cnnCVP1', video: 'world/2013/07/17/mohsin-lok-taliban-fighters-in-syria.cnn', thumb: 'https://web.archive.org/web/20130719125030/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130613184530-syria-0613-c1-main.jpg', adsection: 'edition.cnn.com_world_section_homepage', section: 'middleeast', placement: 'T1', headline: 'Syrian opposition doubts Taliban role', url: '/2013/07/18/world/meast/syria-pakistan-taliban-claim/index.html?hpt=imi_c1', source: 'CNN', sourceUrl: '', videoStreamUrl:vidStreamUrl }); }); </script> </div> <div class="cnn_mtt1content"> <div id="cnn_mtt1lftarea"> <p style="margin:7px 0 10px"> Syria's main opposition group cast doubt on a Pakistan Taliban commander's claim that his fighters are establishing a presence in Syria to battle President Bashar al-Assad's regime. <a href="/web/20130719125030/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/07/18/world/meast/syria-pakistan-taliban-claim/index.html?hpt=imi_c1" target="_self">FULL STORY</a> | <span class="cnnWOOL"></span> <a href="/web/20130719125030/http://edition.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/world/2013/07/16/exp-roula-khalaf-amanpour.cnn.html?hpt=imi_c1" target="_self">REGIONAL IMPACT OF CRISIS</a> <span class="cnnWOOL"></span>  <a href="/web/20130719125030/http://edition.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/world/2013/07/16/exp-roula-khalaf-amanpour.cnn.html?hpt=imi_c1"><img class="cnnVideoIcon" width="16" height="10" border="0" alt="Video" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130719125030im_/http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.e/img/3.0/global/icons/video_icon.gif"/></a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="cnn_mtt1content"><div id="cnn_mtt1rgtarea"> <h3>TOP MIDDLE EAST STORIES</h3> <ul class="cnn_bulletbin"> <li> <span class="cnnWOOL"></span> <a href="/web/20130719125030/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/07/19/world/meast/iraq-violence/index.html?hpt=imi_c2" target="_self">Blast during sermon in Iraq mosque kills at least 16</a> <span class="cnnWOOL"></span> </li> <li> <span class="cnnWOOL"></span> <a href="/web/20130719125030/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/07/19/world/meast/mideast-kerry-visit/index.html?hpt=imi_c2" target="_self">Report: Israeli concession could jump-start peace talks </a> <span class="cnnWOOL"></span> </li> <li> <span class="cnnWOOL"></span> <a href="/web/20130719125030/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/07/18/world/meast/egypt-coup/index.html?hpt=imi_c2" target="_self">Egypt military warns against violence</a> <span class="cnnWOOL"></span> </li> <li> <span class="cnnWOOL"></span> <a href="/web/20130719125030/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/07/18/world/meast/mideast-kerry-visit/index.html?hpt=imi_c2" target="_self">Source: Abbas gets U.S. plan for new Mideast talks</a> <span class="cnnWOOL"></span> </li> <li> <span class="cnnWOOL"></span> <a href="/web/20130719125030/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/07/18/world/meast/syria-civil-war/index.html?hpt=imi_c2" target="_self">U.S. Secretary of State visits Syrian refugee camp</a> <span class="cnnWOOL"></span> </li> <li> <span class="cnnWOOL"></span> <a href="/web/20130719125030/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/07/16/world/meast/israel-syria-border-war-games/index.html?hpt=imi_c2" target="_self">Israel trains for border clash with Syria</a> <span class="cnnWOOL"></span> </li> <li> <span class="cnnWOOL"></span> <a href="/web/20130719125030/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/07/17/world/meast/yemen-al-qaeda-leader-killed/index.html?hpt=imi_c2" target="_self">Al Qaeda confirms U.S. drone killed No. 2 man in Yemen</a> <span class="cnnWOOL"></span> </li> <li> <span class="cnnWOOL"></span> <a href="/web/20130719125030/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/07/16/world/meast/yemen-dutch-kidnapped/index.html?hpt=imi_c2" target="_self">Dutch couple kidnapped in Yemen plead for help in video</a> <span class="cnnWOOL"></span> </li> <li> <span class="cnnWOOL"></span> <a href="/web/20130719125030/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/07/16/world/meast/yemen-militants-slaying/index.html?hpt=imi_c2" target="_self">Official: Militants in Yemen kill man they said was gay</a> <span class="cnnWOOL"></span> </li> </ul> <div class="cnn_clear"></div> </div></div> </div> <div class="cnn_mtpmore cnn_sectt1mtp"><a href="/web/20130719125030/http://edition.cnn.com/WORLD/meast/archive/" class="cnn_mtpmorebtn"><img border="0" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130719125030im_/http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/3.0/1px.gif"></a></div> <div class="cnn_clearmt1t2"></div> </div> </div> <div id="cnn_maintopprofile" style="width: 344px;"> <div class="cnn_shdcontent"> <div class="cnn_sectt4cntnt">   <div class="cnn_adspc336cntr"> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" width="336"> <tr> <td height="280" align="center"><span id="medium_rectangle" class="_fwph"> <form 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class="cnn_divline"></div> <div class="cnn_smtpiablgt"><a href="/web/20130719125030/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/07/06/opinion/egypt-opinion-hellyer/index.html?hpt=imi_r1" target="_self">How Egypt's military holds the key to country's future</a></div> <div class="cnn_smtpiablgi"> <div class="cnn_smtpiablgi1"> <div> <a href="/web/20130719125030/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/07/06/opinion/egypt-opinion-hellyer/index.html?hpt=imi_r1" target="_self"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130719125030im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130705160125-13-egypt-0705-topics.jpg" width="60" height="60" alt="How Egypt's military holds the key to country's future" border="0"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="cnn_smtpiablgi2"><a href="/web/20130719125030/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/07/06/opinion/egypt-opinion-hellyer/index.html?hpt=imi_r1"><span>As Egypt heads toward an uncertain future, the military continues to be supported by the overwhelming majority of Egyptian citizens.</span></a></div> </div> <div class="cnn_clear"></div> <div class="cnn_divdotted"></div> <ul class="cnn_bulletbin"> <li> <span class="cnnWOOL"></span> <a href="/web/20130719125030/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/07/06/world/egypt-coup-debate/index.html?hpt=imi_r1" target="_self">When a coup is not called a coup</a> <span class="cnnWOOL"></span> </li> <li> <span class="cnnWOOL"></span> <a href="/web/20130719125030/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/06/25/opinion/qatar-amnesty/index.html?hpt=imi_r1" target="_self">Qatar's handover -- can reforms begin?</a> <span class="cnnWOOL"></span> </li> <li> <span class="cnnWOOL"></span> <a href="/web/20130719125030/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/06/12/business/analysis-defterios-iran-election/index.html?hpt=imi_r1" target="_self">Could Iran be 'Germany' of Mideast?</a> <span class="cnnWOOL"></span> </li> <li> <span class="cnnWOOL"></span> <a href="/web/20130719125030/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/06/14/opinion/keynoush-iran-syria-peace/index.html?hpt=imi_r1" target="_self">Syrian peace? Talk to Iran</a> <span class="cnnWOOL"></span> </li> <li> <span class="cnnWOOL"></span> <a href="/web/20130719125030/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/05/29/world/meast/syria-embargo-explainer/index.html?hpt=imi_r1" target="_self">EU ends Syria arms embargo -- is it too late?</a> <span class="cnnWOOL"></span> </li> </ul> </div> <div id="cnn_sectmtpiarea"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="cnn_shdcafooter" style="clear: both;"></div> </div> <div class="cnn_pad2top cnn_shdspc"></div> <div class="cnn_contentarea cnn_filterareabox"> <div class="cnn_sdbx"><div class="cnn_sdbx1"><div class="cnn_sdbx2"><div class="cnn_sdbx3"><div class="cnn_sdbx4"><div class="cnn_sdbx5"><div class="cnn_sdbxcntnt"> <div style="width:980px;"> <div class="cnn_fabheader"> <div class="cnn_fabh1">Editor's choice</div> <div id="cnnGalleryTabs" class="cnn_fabh2"></div> <div class="cnn_clear"></div> </div> <div id="cnn_fabcontent" class="cnn_fabcontentarea"> <div id="cnn_fabcprev" class="cnn_fabcprv_off"></div> <div class="cnn_fabcaholder"><div class="cnn_fabcawindow"><div class="cnn_fabcaslide"><div id="cnn_GalleryViewPort"> <div id="cnn_GallerySliderContainer" style="width:2718px"> <div class="cnn_fabcaslab"> <div class="cnn_fabcatz"> <div class="cnn_relpostn"> <div class="cnn_fabcatimg"> <a href="/web/20130719125030/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/07/15/world/meast/iyw-lucy-liu-syria/index.html?hpt=imi_mid" target="_self"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130719125030im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130712123709-iyw-lucy-liu-with-syrian-children-video-tease.jpg" width="120" height="68" alt="Childhood lost in Syria" border="0"/> </a> </div> <div class="cnn_fabcattxt"> <a href="/web/20130719125030/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/07/15/world/meast/iyw-lucy-liu-syria/index.html?hpt=imi_mid" target="_self"><span>Childhood lost in Syria</span></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="cnn_fabcatz"> <div class="cnn_relpostn"> <div class="cnn_fabcatimg"> <a href="/web/20130719125030/http://edition.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/world/2013/07/11/egypt-voices-cairo-crisis-morsy.cnn.html?hpt=imi_mid" target="_self"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130719125030im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130711132014-morsy-picture-barbed-wire-video-tease.png" width="120" height="68" alt="Voices of Egyptian crisis" border="0"/> </a> </div> <div class="cnn_vidplyb38x38"> <a href="/web/20130719125030/http://edition.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/world/2013/07/11/egypt-voices-cairo-crisis-morsy.cnn.html?hpt=imi_mid" target="_self"><img border="0" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130719125030im_/http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/3.0/1px.gif"> </a> </div> <div class="cnn_fabcattxt"> <a href="/web/20130719125030/http://edition.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/world/2013/07/11/egypt-voices-cairo-crisis-morsy.cnn.html?hpt=imi_mid" target="_self"><span>Voices of Egyptian crisis</span></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="cnn_fabcatz"> <div class="cnn_relpostn"> <div class="cnn_fabcatimg"> <a href="/web/20130719125030/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/07/17/travel/beqaa-valley/index.html?hpt=imi_mid" target="_self"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130719125030im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130716174849-three-earthquakes-have-hit-heliopolis----here-seen-dusted-with-winter-snow----but-its-still-impressive--video-tease.jpg" width="120" height="68" alt="Baalbek: Treasure beneath rubbish" border="0"/> </a> </div> <div class="cnn_fabcattxt"> <a href="/web/20130719125030/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/07/17/travel/beqaa-valley/index.html?hpt=imi_mid" target="_self"><span>Baalbek: Treasure beneath rubbish</span></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="cnn_fabcatz"> <div class="cnn_relpostn"> <div class="cnn_fabcatimg"> <a href="/web/20130719125030/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/07/15/world/meast/middle-east-crowdfunding-kick-start/index.html?hpt=imi_mid" target="_self"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130719125030im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130714231815-lebanon-mashrou-leila-band-video-tease.jpg" width="120" height="68" alt="Crowdsourcing ideas in Mideast" border="0"/> </a> </div> <div class="cnn_fabcattxt"> <a href="/web/20130719125030/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/07/15/world/meast/middle-east-crowdfunding-kick-start/index.html?hpt=imi_mid" target="_self"><span>Crowdsourcing ideas in Mideast</span></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="cnn_fabcatz">  <div class="cnn_relpostn"> <div id="gallery_0_ad_0" class="cnn_fabcatimg"> </div> </div> <div id="gallery_0_ad_0_adgif" class="cnn_fabcatad"></div> </div> <div class="cnn_fabcatz"> <div class="cnn_relpostn"> <div class="cnn_fabcatimg"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130719125030/http://thecnnfreedomproject.blogs.cnn.com/2013/07/15/fighting-forced-labor-helps-women-beat-poverty/?hpt=imi_mid" target="_self"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130719125030im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130715102316-guy-ryder-ilo-video-tease.jpg" width="120" height="68" alt="Education can beat traffickers" border="0"/> </a> </div> <div class="cnn_fabcattxt"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130719125030/http://thecnnfreedomproject.blogs.cnn.com/2013/07/15/fighting-forced-labor-helps-women-beat-poverty/?hpt=imi_mid" target="_self"><span>Education can beat traffickers</span></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="cnn_fabcatz"> <div class="cnn_relpostn"> <div class="cnn_fabcatimg"> <a href="/web/20130719125030/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/07/11/world/meast/egypt-morsy-son-interview/index.html?hpt=imi_mid" target="_self"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130719125030im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130711184716-osama-morsy-video-tease.jpg" width="120" height="68" alt="Morsy's son speaks out" border="0"/> </a> </div> <div class="cnn_fabcattxt"> <a href="/web/20130719125030/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/07/11/world/meast/egypt-morsy-son-interview/index.html?hpt=imi_mid" target="_self"><span>Morsy's son speaks out</span></a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="cnn_fabcaslab"> <div class="cnn_fabcatz"> <div class="cnn_relpostn"> <div class="cnn_fabcatimg"> <a href="/web/20130719125030/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/07/11/opinion/miller-mideast-us-anger/index.html?hpt=imi_mid" target="_self"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130719125030im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130710170215-miller-egyptians-protest-video-tease.jpg" width="120" height="68" alt="Why Arabs don't like the U.S." border="0"/> </a> </div> <div class="cnn_fabcattxt"> <a href="/web/20130719125030/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/07/11/opinion/miller-mideast-us-anger/index.html?hpt=imi_mid" target="_self"><span>Why Arabs don't like the U.S.</span></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="cnn_fabcatz"> <div class="cnn_relpostn"> <div class="cnn_fabcatimg"> <a href="/web/20130719125030/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/07/10/world/meast/egypt-whats-next/index.html?hpt=imi_mid" target="_self"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130719125030im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130710161950-morsy-supporters-video-tease.jpg" width="120" height="68" alt="'Nail in coffin' for Arab Spring?" border="0"/> </a> </div> <div class="cnn_fabcattxt"> <a href="/web/20130719125030/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/07/10/world/meast/egypt-whats-next/index.html?hpt=imi_mid" target="_self"><span>'Nail in coffin' for Arab Spring?</span></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="cnn_fabcatz"> <div class="cnn_relpostn"> <div class="cnn_fabcatimg"> <a href="/web/20130719125030/http://edition.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/world/2011/08/01/eitm.gilgoff.ramadan.cnn.html?hpt=imi_mid" target="_self"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130719125030im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130213073441-eitm-gilgoff-ramadan-cms2-video-tease.jpg" width="120" height="68" alt="Ramadan: No food, drink or sex?" border="0"/> </a> </div> <div class="cnn_vidplyb38x38"> <a href="/web/20130719125030/http://edition.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/world/2011/08/01/eitm.gilgoff.ramadan.cnn.html?hpt=imi_mid" target="_self"><img border="0" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130719125030im_/http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/3.0/1px.gif"> </a> </div> <div class="cnn_fabcattxt"> <a href="/web/20130719125030/http://edition.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/world/2011/08/01/eitm.gilgoff.ramadan.cnn.html?hpt=imi_mid" target="_self"><span>Ramadan: No food, drink or sex?</span></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="cnn_fabcatz"> <div class="cnn_relpostn"> <div class="cnn_fabcatimg"> <a href="/web/20130719125030/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/07/10/living/cnn-buzzfeed-what-egypt-is-fighting-for/index.html?hpt=imi_mid" target="_self"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130719125030im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130709105940-egyptian-military-video-tease.jpg" width="120" height="68" alt="Egypt's 8 biggest problems" border="0"/> </a> </div> <div class="cnn_fabcattxt"> <a href="/web/20130719125030/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/07/10/living/cnn-buzzfeed-what-egypt-is-fighting-for/index.html?hpt=imi_mid" target="_self"><span>Egypt's 8 biggest problems</span></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="cnn_fabcatz">  <div class="cnn_relpostn"> <div id="gallery_0_ad_1" class="cnn_fabcatimg"> </div> </div> <div id="gallery_0_ad_1_adgif" class="cnn_fabcatad"></div> </div> <div class="cnn_fabcatz"> <div class="cnn_relpostn"> <div class="cnn_fabcatimg"> <a href="/web/20130719125030/http://edition.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/world/2013/07/05/marketplace-middle-east-drone-israel.cnn.html?hpt=imi_mid" target="_self"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130719125030im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130705131127-pkg-labott-drone-manufacturing-israel-00000000-video-tease.jpg" width="120" height="68" alt="Making drones in Israel" border="0"/> </a> </div> <div class="cnn_vidplyb38x38"> <a href="/web/20130719125030/http://edition.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/world/2013/07/05/marketplace-middle-east-drone-israel.cnn.html?hpt=imi_mid" target="_self"><img border="0" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130719125030im_/http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/3.0/1px.gif"> </a> </div> <div class="cnn_fabcattxt"> <a href="/web/20130719125030/http://edition.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/world/2013/07/05/marketplace-middle-east-drone-israel.cnn.html?hpt=imi_mid" target="_self"><span>Making drones in Israel</span></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="cnn_fabcatz"> <div class="cnn_relpostn"> <div class="cnn_fabcatimg"> <a href="/web/20130719125030/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/07/07/us/syria-dempsey/index.html?hpt=imi_mid" target="_self"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130719125030im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130707133957-exp-sotu-crowley-dempsey-snowden-00002001-video-tease.jpg" width="120" height="68" alt="Syria is a '10-year issue'" border="0"/> </a> </div> <div class="cnn_fabcattxt"> <a href="/web/20130719125030/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/07/07/us/syria-dempsey/index.html?hpt=imi_mid" target="_self"><span>Syria is a '10-year issue'</span></a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="cnn_fabcaslab"> <div class="cnn_fabcatz"> <div class="cnn_relpostn"> <div class="cnn_fabcatimg"> <a href="/web/20130719125030/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/07/06/world/asia/from-brothel-to-college/index.html?hpt=imi_mid" target="_self"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130719125030im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130618120955-pkg-kapur-india-brother-to-bard-00023811-video-tease.jpg" width="120" height="68" alt="From brothel to university" border="0"/> </a> </div> <div class="cnn_fabcattxt"> <a href="/web/20130719125030/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/07/06/world/asia/from-brothel-to-college/index.html?hpt=imi_mid" target="_self"><span>From brothel to university</span></a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div></div></div> <div id="cnn_fabcnext" class="cnn_fabcnxt"></div> <div class="cnn_clear"></div> </div> </div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div> </div> <div class="cnn_pad2top cnn_shdspc"></div> <div class="cnn_contentarea cnn_shdsectbin"> <div class="cnn_contentarea"> <div class="cnn_shdcaheader_sec"></div> <div class="cnn_sbalternate"> <div class="cnn_sectbin1"> <div class="cnn_sectbincntnt"> <div class="cnn_sectbincntnt2"> <h4><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130719125030/http://edition.cnn.com/CNNI/Programs/mme/index.html?hpt=imi_bn1&hpt=imi_bn1"><span>Marketplace Mideast</span></a></h4> <div class="cnn_clear"></div> <div class="cnn_divline"></div> <div class="cnn_relpostn"> <div class="cnn_mtt1img"> <div><a href="/web/20130719125030/http://edition.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/international/2013/06/07/marketplace-middle-east-oman-chocolate.cnn.html?hpt=imi_bn1" target="_self"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130719125030im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130607125228-marketplace-middle-east-oman-chocolate-00003421-bin-tease.jpg" width="220" height="84" alt="" border="0"/> </a></div> <div class="cnn_vidplyb38x38"><a href="/web/20130719125030/http://edition.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/international/2013/06/07/marketplace-middle-east-oman-chocolate.cnn.html?hpt=imi_bn1" target="_self"><img border="0" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130719125030im_/http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.e/img/3.0/1px.gif"/></a></div> </div> <div class="cnn_mtt1imgh"> <div class="cnn_mtt1imghtitle"><h2><span><a href="/web/20130719125030/http://edition.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/international/2013/06/07/marketplace-middle-east-oman-chocolate.cnn.html?hpt=imi_bn1" target="_self">Oman's first chocolatiers </a></span></h2></div> </div> </div> <div class="cnn_pad11top"></div> <ul class="cnn_bulletbin"> <li> <span class="cnnWOOL"></span> <a 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