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Syria protests spread, authorities pull back
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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…
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