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Manpower minister defends draft law banning worker protests
Egypt
April 5, 2011
Manpower minister defends draft law banning worker protests
The government has not criminalized the right of workers to strike, an Egyptian minister said Tuesday following the proposal of…
Lawyer: Prominent Syrian rights defender Atassi free
World
April 4, 2011
Lawyer: Prominent Syrian rights defender Atassi free
Amman -- Syrian authorities have released prominent human rights defender Suhair al-Atassi, one of her lawyers said on Monday.
Dozens of Yemen protesters wounded in new clash
World
April 3, 2011
Dozens of Yemen protesters wounded in new clash
Sanaa -- Dozens of Yemeni protesters were wounded on Sunday when police used live rounds, tear gas and batons to…
Yemen’s Saleh says opposition should end protests
World
April 3, 2011
Yemen’s Saleh says opposition should end protests
Sanaa -- Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh called on opponents demanding he step down to end weeks of street protests…
Yemenis hold largest protest yet against leader
World
April 1, 2011
Yemenis hold largest protest yet against leader
Sanaa -- Hundreds of thousands of Yemenis packed a square in the capital and marched in villages and cities across…
Special from Syria: Disappointment in Damascus as Bashar speech falls flat
World
March 31, 2011
Special from Syria: Disappointment in Damascus as Bashar speech falls flat
Damascus -- When Syria’s reform-minded president Bashar al-Assad arrived at the parliament building to speak to the nation on Wednesday…
Yemen’s Saleh makes new offer to protesters
World
March 30, 2011
Yemen’s Saleh makes new offer to protesters
Sanaa -- Yemen's president has made a new offer to protesters demanding he steps down, proposing he stays in his…
Al-Azhar scholar criticizes Saudi edict banning protests
Egypt
March 30, 2011
Al-Azhar scholar criticizes Saudi edict banning protests
A Saudi Islamic edict forbidding protests drew criticism from an Al-Azhar scholar Tuesday. Sheikh Gamal Qotb, former head of the…
Syria’s Assad to give first speech since protests
World
March 30, 2011
Syria’s Assad to give first speech since protests
Damascus -- President Bashar al-Assad will on Wednesday give his first public speech since pro-democracy protests in which more than…
Bahrain accepts resignation of opposition MPs
World
March 29, 2011
Bahrain accepts resignation of opposition MPs
Manama -- Bahrain's parliament on Tuesday accepted the resignations of 11 lawmakers from the Shia opposition, a sign that the…