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Syria protesters call for freedom after Assad pledge
World
April 17, 2011
Syria protesters call for freedom after Assad pledge
Amman -- Syrian protesters chanted slogans calling for greater freedom at an independence day rally in the southern town of…
Syria’s Assad says govt to lift emergency law
World
April 16, 2011
Syria’s Assad says govt to lift emergency law
Beirut — Syria's president said Friday he expects the government to lift a state of emergency that has been in…
Tuesday’s papers: Party formation law, million-man demo next Friday
Egypt
March 29, 2011
Tuesday’s papers: Party formation law, million-man demo next Friday
The latest news of ousted President Hosni Mubarak and his family dominates the main headlines of both state-owned and independent…
Govt poll: 64 percent against draft law banning protests
Egypt
March 28, 2011
Govt poll: 64 percent against draft law banning protests
A government poll revealed that a majority of Egyptians are opposed to an act that criminalizes protests and strikes.The Information…
Human Rights Watch denounces Egypt’s ban on strikes and protests
Egypt
March 26, 2011
Human Rights Watch denounces Egypt’s ban on strikes and protests
Human Rights Watch issued a statement on 25 March denouncing the law passed this week by Egypt's cabinet criminalizing strikes and…
Activists denounce new law criminalizing protests
Egypt
March 24, 2011
Activists denounce new law criminalizing protests
Activists in human and labor rights have denounced the decree put forth by the interim government on Wednesday criminalizing strikes,…
Egyptian Islamists protest re-arrest of Zawahiri
Egypt
March 22, 2011
Egyptian Islamists protest re-arrest of Zawahiri
Around 300 people gathered around the Council of Ministers and the Ministry of Defense today to protest the arrest of…
Families of Islamist detainees demand their release
Egypt
March 22, 2011
Families of Islamist detainees demand their release
The families of 157 political detainees protested in front of the Cabinet building on Tuesday, demanding a general pardon for…
ElBaredei urges Egypt’s army to lift emergency law
Egypt
February 20, 2011
ElBaredei urges Egypt’s army to lift emergency law
Madrid--Egyptian opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei urged the military leaders running Egypt to lift a three-decade old emergency law, saying in…
Monday’s papers: Suleiman talks, ‘Sunday of Martyrs,’ Obama’s changing stance
Egypt
February 7, 2011
Monday’s papers: Suleiman talks, ‘Sunday of Martyrs,’ Obama’s changing stance
Monday’s state-owned papers focus on the government’s efforts to pave the way for democratic reforms through holding talks with both…