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Statues toppled throughout US in protests against racism
World
June 21, 2020
Statues toppled throughout US in protests against racism
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Protesters tore down more statues across the United States, expanding the razing in a San Francisco…
Iraqi PM demands parliamentary support to reshuffle cabinet after deadly unrest
Middle East
October 4, 2019
Iraqi PM demands parliamentary support to reshuffle cabinet after deadly unrest
CAIRO (Reuters) – Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi called on lawmakers on Thursday to support him to reshuffle cabinet…
Prosecutor orders Sudan’s Bashir interrogated
Middle East
May 3, 2019
Prosecutor orders Sudan’s Bashir interrogated
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudan’s public prosecutor on Thursday ordered ousted President Omar al-Bashir to be interrogated on charges of money…
Sudan’s new military ruler vows to ‘uproot’ Bashir regime
Middle East
April 14, 2019
Sudan’s new military ruler vows to ‘uproot’ Bashir regime
Sudan’s second new military leader in as many days vowed Saturday to “uproot” deposed president Omar al-Bashir’s regime and release…
The Latest: Algerian police fire tear gas at protesters
Middle East
April 9, 2019
The Latest: Algerian police fire tear gas at protesters
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — The Latest on Algerian protest (all times local): 1 p.m. Algerian police have fired tear gas…
Egypt court fines 25 Nubians LE50,000 each over unsanctioned 2017 protest
Egypt
April 7, 2019
Egypt court fines 25 Nubians LE50,000 each over unsanctioned 2017 protest
The State Security Emergency Court in Aswan on Sunday fined 25 defendants LE50,000 each over charges of organizing an unsanctioned…
Tens of thousands protest at Gaza-Israel border as truce holds
Middle East
March 30, 2019
Tens of thousands protest at Gaza-Israel border as truce holds
Tens of thousands of Gazans gathered at the Israeli border Saturday to mark a year since protests and clashes erupted…
Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah free after serving 5 year sentence: Lawyer
Egypt
March 27, 2019
Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah free after serving 5 year sentence: Lawyer
Political activist Alaa Abdel Fattah’s lawyer Taher Abu al-Nasr said Wednesday that Abdel Fattah would finally be free after serving…
Egypt’s Court of Cassation sentences 27 policemen to 3 years in prison
Egypt
March 13, 2019
Egypt’s Court of Cassation sentences 27 policemen to 3 years in prison
The Court of Cassation on Wednesday upheld a court ruling sentencing 27 police officers in South Sinai to three years…
Hui poet fears for his people as China ‘Sinicizes’ religion
Society
December 28, 2018
Hui poet fears for his people as China ‘Sinicizes’ religion
JINAN, China (AP) — Cui Haoxin is too young to remember the days of his Hui people’s oppression under China’s…