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Witnesses: Syrian forces shoot at anti-Assad protests
World
April 22, 2011
Witnesses: Syrian forces shoot at anti-Assad protests
Amman -- Syrian security forces fired at pro-democracy protests which broke out across the country on Friday, witnesses said, as…
Thousands protest Alexandria governor appointment
Egypt
April 22, 2011
Thousands protest Alexandria governor appointment
Thousands of university professors, Muslim Brothers and 25 January Revolution Youth Coalition members protested the appointment of a new Alexandria…
Tens of thousands continue protests against Qena governor
Egypt
April 22, 2011
Tens of thousands continue protests against Qena governor
Tens of thousands of people staged a protest after Friday prayers in Qena in front of the governorate headquarters against…
Syria activists issue joint statement on democracy
World
April 22, 2011
Syria activists issue joint statement on democracy
Amman -- Syrian activists coordinating mass protests against President Bashar al-Assad's authoritarian rule demanded on Friday the abolition of Baath Party…
Protesters stage Oman’s biggest pro-reform demonstration
World
April 22, 2011
Protesters stage Oman’s biggest pro-reform demonstration
Salalah -- Some 3000 protesters took to the streets after Friday prayers in Oman's southern port of Salalah in one…
New Gulf plan puts three-month limit on Yemen crisis
World
April 21, 2011
New Gulf plan puts three-month limit on Yemen crisis
Sanaa -- A Gulf Arab plan presented in Sanaa on Thursday sees President Ali Abdullah Saleh handing over power within…
Forces deploy in Syria’s Homs city, residents defiant
World
April 21, 2011
Forces deploy in Syria’s Homs city, residents defiant
Amman -- Plain clothes security forces toting Ak-47s deployed in Homs overnight, a witness said on Thursday, as the central…
Syria lifts emergency but police arrest leftist
World
April 20, 2011
Syria lifts emergency but police arrest leftist
Amman -- The Syrian authorities' arrest of a leftist opposition figure overnight suggests that a bill passed by the government to…
Qena protests reflect sectarian tensions, marginalization
Egypt
April 18, 2011
Qena protests reflect sectarian tensions, marginalization
Protests against the appointment of a Christian governor in Qena Governorate continued for a fourth day today, in what many…
Activist: Syrian forces kill 8 protesters in Homs
World
April 18, 2011
Activist: Syrian forces kill 8 protesters in Homs
Amman -- Syrian forces killed 8 protesters overnight in the central city of Homs in confrontations after the death of…