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Hunger defeats sectarianism, politics in Lebanon!
Opinion

Hunger defeats sectarianism, politics in Lebanon!

In our youth, we envied Lebanon for its democracy, its picturesque nature and the coexistence of its various sects with…
Lebanese protesters get creative as they block roads
Middle East

Lebanese protesters get creative as they block roads

BEIRUT (AP) — On a main thoroughfare in Beirut on Monday, Lebanese protesters set up a living room with an…
Iraqi protesters hold Baghdad square after night of clashes
Middle East

Iraqi protesters hold Baghdad square after night of clashes

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi anti-government protesters remained in Baghdad’s central Tahrir Square on Sunday after a night of clashes with…
Lebanon protesters block roads to keep revolt alive
Middle East

Lebanon protesters block roads to keep revolt alive

Lebanese demonstrators set up barricades and parked cars across key roads Monday to protest corruption and press their demands for…
Sit-in ups pressure on Iraq govt amid relentless protests
Middle East

Sit-in ups pressure on Iraq govt amid relentless protests

The Iraqi government faced more pressure late Saturday from a surprise sit-in by lawmakers linked to populist cleric Moqtada al-Sadr…
Lebanon protest teach-ins revive pre-war landmarks
Middle East

Lebanon protest teach-ins revive pre-war landmarks

The Lebanese capital’s iconic egg-shaped cinema looming large behind him, Jamil Mouawad lectured around 20 students on the politics of…
Iraq forces clamp down on protests after bloodshed
World

Iraq forces clamp down on protests after bloodshed

Iraqi security forces sought to clamp down on protests in Baghdad and across the south on Saturday, a day after…
Lebanese police drag protesters, remove roadblocks in Beirut
Middle East

Lebanese police drag protesters, remove roadblocks in Beirut

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese security forces pushed and dragged away protesters who refused to move from roadblocks in central Beirut…
Iraqi protesters set fire to political party offices in Muthanna province
Middle East

Iraqi protesters set fire to political party offices in Muthanna province

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Protesters set fire to offices belonging to a Shi’ite political party and a Shia militia group in…
Anti-government protests resume in Iraq after bloodshed
Middle East

Anti-government protests resume in Iraq after bloodshed

Anti-government rallies have renewed across Iraq, the second phase of protests that turned deadly earlier this month and which could…
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