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Syria protests spread, authorities pull back
World
March 21, 2011
Syria protests spread, authorities pull back
Damascus -- Unrest spread in southern Syria on Monday with hundreds of people demonstrating against the government in the town…
Syrians in Cairo protest for the ouster of Assad
Egypt
March 21, 2011
Syrians in Cairo protest for the ouster of Assad
Dozens of Syrians protested today in front of the Syrian embassy in Cairo for the ouster of President Bashar al-Assad,…
Syria troops sent to Deraa, mourners demand freedom
World
March 21, 2011
Syria troops sent to Deraa, mourners demand freedom
Damascus -- The Syrian army deployed on Monday at the entrances to the southern city of Deraa as officials tried…
Saudi Shia protests simmer as Bahrain conflict rages
World
March 21, 2011
Saudi Shia protests simmer as Bahrain conflict rages
Qatif, Saudi Arabia -- Hundreds of young Shia men marched down a commercial street in the Saudi city of Qatif,…
Yemen’s UN envoy quits over violence to protesters
World
March 20, 2011
Yemen’s UN envoy quits over violence to protesters
Sanaa -- Yemen's ambassador to the United Nations Abdullah Alsaidi has resigned, the latest high-ranking member of President Ali Abdullah…
Thousands protest in Syrian city for third day
World
March 20, 2011
Thousands protest in Syrian city for third day
Damascus -- Thousands of people protested in the Syrian city of Deraa on Sunday as a government delegation arrived to…
Algerian president promises political reforms
World
March 20, 2011
Algerian president promises political reforms
Algiers -- Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika is pledging to make political reforms in the north African country, whose repressive government…
Hundreds of security forces block Saudi protest
World
March 20, 2011
Hundreds of security forces block Saudi protest
Cairo -- Outnumbered by anti-riot police, dozens of Saudi men and women protested outside Riyadh's Interior Ministry, demanding the release…
Syrian forces seal city after deadly clashes
World
March 19, 2011
Syrian forces seal city after deadly clashes
Beirut -- A prominent Syrian rights activist says police have sealed a southern city where security forces killed five protesters.
Yemen in state of emergency after protest massacre
World
March 18, 2011
Yemen in state of emergency after protest massacre
Sanaa -- Gunmen on rooftops shot dead up to 42 protesters at an anti-government rally in Sanaa after Muslim prayers…