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Beirut -- Syrian forces opened fire to disperse protesters early in Homs Tuesday, activists said, the latest city to be…

Amman -- Protests erupted across Syria against the rule of President Bashar al-Assad on Friday and sources said 22 people…

Deraa -- The main hospital in the southern Syrian city of Deraa has received the bodies of at least 25…

Damascus -- Unrest spread in southern Syria on Monday with hundreds of people demonstrating against the government in the town…

Damascus -- Thousands of people protested in the Syrian city of Deraa on Sunday as a government delegation arrived to…

Egyptian police have rounded up about 600 Muslim Brotherhood members ahead of this month's parliamentary election and some 250 are…

Amnesty International on Thursday urged Egyptian authorities to release or charge all detained supporters of opposition groups ahead of next…

The recent crackdown on privately-owned Egyptian media has left many observers perplexed. The move is raising questions over whether the…

Egyptian and international human rights organizations on Wednesday expressed concerns over what they called a "systematic crackdown" on opposition voices…

State-owned Al-Ahram starts off today’s news with a report on President Mubarak’s meeting yesterday with Russian Prime Minister Sergey Lavrov,…