protests
Update: Police fire teargas, birdshots at Mohamed Mahmoud protesters
Egypt
November 19, 2012
Update: Police fire teargas, birdshots at Mohamed Mahmoud protesters
Fighting broke out on Monday evening during a mass demonstration to commemorate last year's clashes on Mohamed Mahmoud Street, as…
Thousands of angry Jordanians call for king to go
World
November 16, 2012
Thousands of angry Jordanians call for king to go
Thousands of demonstrators in Amman made unprecedented calls on Friday for Jordanian King Abdullah II to go, as police blocked…
Anti-austerity strikes sweep southern Europe
World
November 14, 2012
Anti-austerity strikes sweep southern Europe
Police and protesters clashed in Spain, Italy and Portugal on Wednesday as millions of workers went on strike in organized…
Hundreds commemorate Mohamed Mahmoud clashes in Tahrir
Egypt
November 13, 2012
Hundreds commemorate Mohamed Mahmoud clashes in Tahrir
Hundreds of political activists belonging to different revolutionary movements and coalitions performed prayers in Tahrir Square Tuesday for the victims…
Brute force: Inside the Central Security Forces
Egypt
November 11, 2012
Brute force: Inside the Central Security Forces
On the eve of 28 January 2011, the most deadly day of the 18-day uprising, a Central Security Forces (CSF)…
Road blockages overwhelm governorates Tuesday
Egypt
November 6, 2012
Road blockages overwhelm governorates Tuesday
Hundreds of truck drivers across the country continued their strike for the second day and blocked roads across the country…
Day before 25 January, Morsy derided protester organizers as ‘kids,’ says activist
Egypt
November 4, 2012
Day before 25 January, Morsy derided protester organizers as ‘kids,’ says activist
A day before the outbreak of the mass popular uprising that enabled him to win the presidency, Mohamed Morsy told…
Kuwait police use stun grenades against protest
World
November 4, 2012
Kuwait police use stun grenades against protest
Kuwaiti riot police used stun grenades and smoke bombs against thousands of demonstrators who blocked a major road south of…
Salafis, liberals clash near Tahrir during pro-Sharia demonstration
Egypt
November 2, 2012
Salafis, liberals clash near Tahrir during pro-Sharia demonstration
Salafi and liberal revolutionary youths scuffled with one another near Tahrir Square on Friday, during a dozens-strong Islamist-led protest to…
Kuwait’s protests and the Arab Spring: Old roots, new shoots
Opinion
November 1, 2012
Kuwait’s protests and the Arab Spring: Old roots, new shoots
When security forces cracked down on a mass protest march in Kuwait on 21 October, Egyptians tweeting under the hashtag…