opposition
Venezuela’s Maduro celebrates new assembly, mocks US criticism
World
July 31, 2017
Venezuela’s Maduro celebrates new assembly, mocks US criticism
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Monday celebrated the election of a new legislative body that is expected to give the…
Few heed call for mass protest in Venezuela’s capital
World
July 29, 2017
Few heed call for mass protest in Venezuela’s capital
Few demonstrators heeded opposition calls for a mass protest Friday in Venezuela’s capital against President Nicolas Maduro’s divisive push to…
Over 7 million vote in Venezuelan referendum, violence ensues
World
July 17, 2017
Over 7 million vote in Venezuelan referendum, violence ensues
Foes of President Nicolas Maduro said more than 7 million Venezuelans cast symbolic votes rejecting his plan to retool the…
Venezuelan opposition hopes for big turnout in protest vote
World
July 16, 2017
Venezuelan opposition hopes for big turnout in protest vote
Venezuela’s opposition called for a massive turnout Sunday in a symbolic rejection of President Nicolas Maduro’s plan to rewrite the…
Six arrested for allegedly forming ‘Etihad El-Garabea’ page on Facebook
Egypt
July 2, 2017
Six arrested for allegedly forming ‘Etihad El-Garabea’ page on Facebook
Six young people were arrested from Al-Azhar Park on Friday and handed a 15-day detention order on charges of forming…
Bahrain shuts down independent newspaper amid opposition crackdown
Middle East
June 5, 2017
Bahrain shuts down independent newspaper amid opposition crackdown
The Bahraini government has shut down Al-Wasat, a prominent independent newspaper “until further notice” after the paper published a piece…
Court orders last main opposition group in Bahrain dissolved
Middle East
May 31, 2017
Court orders last main opposition group in Bahrain dissolved
A court in Bahrain has the ordered the country’s last main opposition group dissolved and its property confiscated. The Bahrain…
Bahrain files lawsuit to dissolve secular political party
Middle East
March 7, 2017
Bahrain files lawsuit to dissolve secular political party
Bahrain's government filed a lawsuit Monday to dissolve a secular political party, the second-such organization it has targeted in the…
Egypt denies bombing South Sudanese rebel sites
Egypt
February 6, 2017
Egypt denies bombing South Sudanese rebel sites
The Foreign Ministry denied as baseless the accusations made against Egypt's air force by the opposition in South Sudan on Sunday, which claimed…
Egypt’s intelligence supports Sudanese opposition: President Bashir
Egypt
February 5, 2017
Egypt’s intelligence supports Sudanese opposition: President Bashir
Sudan will resort to the United Nations Security Council if Egypt refuses to negotiate over the Halayeb triangle, said President…