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Witnesses: Syrian forces shoot at anti-Assad protests
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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

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

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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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

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
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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…
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