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Syrians protest from rooftops after army action
World
May 1, 2011
Syrians protest from rooftops after army action
Amman -- Women and children in the besieged Syrian city of Deraa chanted "God is greatest against the tyrant" from…
Gulf deal to end Yemen’s crisis thrown into doubt
World
May 1, 2011
Gulf deal to end Yemen’s crisis thrown into doubt
Sanaa -- A deal mediated by a Gulf bloc to end Yemen's political crisis has been thrown into doubt by…
Syrian forces shell restive city, roll in more reinforcements
World
May 1, 2011
Syrian forces shell restive city, roll in more reinforcements
Cairo -- Syrian army tanks shelled the old quarter of a city at the heart of the country’s six-week-old uprising…
Sunday’s papers: Egypt celebrates its first free labor day
Egypt
May 1, 2011
Sunday’s papers: Egypt celebrates its first free labor day
Discrepancies that existed between Egypt's state-owned and independent newspapers, which had disappeared recently as state newspapers adopted a voice typically…
Yemeni protesters decry Saleh transition deal
World
April 29, 2011
Yemeni protesters decry Saleh transition deal
Sanaa -- Vast crowds of Yemenis took to the streets on Friday to demand the immediate departure of President Ali…
Syrian activists vow more protests against regime
World
April 29, 2011
Syrian activists vow more protests against regime
Beirut -- Syrian activists have vowed more demonstrations against President Bashar al-Assad's regime as the government crackdown on opponents intensifies.
Dozens stage protest against Mubarak’s prosecution
Egypt
April 25, 2011
Dozens stage protest against Mubarak’s prosecution
Nearly 200 people Monday afternoon gathered outside the Egyptian Radio and Television Union building on Cairo's Nile Corniche to protest…
Thousands of protesters demand ‘A New Morocco’
World
April 24, 2011
Thousands of protesters demand ‘A New Morocco’
Casablanca -- Thousands took to the streets of Morocco on Sunday in peaceful demonstrations to demand sweeping reforms and an…
Saleh says opposition dragging Yemen into war
World
April 23, 2011
Saleh says opposition dragging Yemen into war
Sanaa/Aden -- Yemen's president on Saturday accused the opposition of dragging the country into civil war, as Yemenis boarded up…
Special from Syria: Demonstrators poised to continue in wake of bloodiest day
World
April 23, 2011
Special from Syria: Demonstrators poised to continue in wake of bloodiest day
Damascus -- A strong military presence remained in place around Damascus on Saturday in the wake of the country’s bloodiest…