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Activists circulate video of older female activist beaten by army
Egypt
December 17, 2011
Activists circulate video of older female activist beaten by army
Internet users are circulating a video that appears to show members of Egypt's army assaulting an older female activist called Khadiga…
Thousands participate in funeral of ‘martyred’ Dar al-Iftaa official
Egypt
December 17, 2011
Thousands participate in funeral of ‘martyred’ Dar al-Iftaa official
Thousands gathered to perform funerary prayers for Sheikh Emad Eddin Effat, secretary general of Dar al-Iftaa, at Al-Azhar Mosque on Saturday…
Amid army crackdown, Egypt’s richest library set on fire
Egypt
December 17, 2011
Amid army crackdown, Egypt’s richest library set on fire
A fire that engulfed the building of the historic Egyptian Scientific Institute on Saturday morning has been extinguished. The extent…
Arab League sees ‘positive signs’ from Syria
World
December 17, 2011
Arab League sees ‘positive signs’ from Syria
The Arab League expects the Damascus regime to sign up "soon" to an observer mission intended to monitor the protection…
8 dead, 299 injured in cabinet clashes
Egypt
December 17, 2011
8 dead, 299 injured in cabinet clashes
Eight protesters have been killed and 299 injured during a crackdown on a sit-in outside the cabinet building in Cairo,…
Syria’s Assad denies he ordered crackdown
World
December 7, 2011
Syria’s Assad denies he ordered crackdown
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has denied ordering a crackdown against anti-government protesters, telling ABC News that most people who died…
At least 23 dead in intensifying Syria violence
World
December 4, 2011
At least 23 dead in intensifying Syria violence
At least 23 people were reported killed in Syria Saturday as violence intensified in the eighth month of an uprising…
Fifteen dead after Syrian army clashes with rebels
World
December 3, 2011
Fifteen dead after Syrian army clashes with rebels
At least 15 people died in fierce fighting between security forces and army rebels in northern Syria early on Saturday,…
UN sees no need yet for Syria humanitarian corridor
World
November 26, 2011
UN sees no need yet for Syria humanitarian corridor
French proposals for "humanitarian corridors" in Syria to help civilians affected by eight months of unrest are not justified by…
At least 10 Syria forces ‘killed in clashes with deserters’
World
November 26, 2011
At least 10 Syria forces ‘killed in clashes with deserters’
At least 10 troops and security service agents were killed in clashes with mutinous soldiers in the east of Syria,…