protests
Lebanon protesters block roads to keep revolt alive
Middle East
October 28, 2019
Lebanon protesters block roads to keep revolt alive
Lebanese demonstrators set up barricades and parked cars across key roads Monday to protest corruption and press their demands for…
Argentina braces for market reaction after Fernandez wins election
World
October 28, 2019
Argentina braces for market reaction after Fernandez wins election
President-elect Alberto Fernandez has barely time to savor his emphatic triumph in Argentina’s elections before facing the challenge of trying…
Sit-in ups pressure on Iraq govt amid relentless protests
Middle East
October 27, 2019
Sit-in ups pressure on Iraq govt amid relentless protests
The Iraqi government faced more pressure late Saturday from a surprise sit-in by lawmakers linked to populist cleric Moqtada al-Sadr…
Lebanon protest teach-ins revive pre-war landmarks
Middle East
October 27, 2019
Lebanon protest teach-ins revive pre-war landmarks
The Lebanese capital’s iconic egg-shaped cinema looming large behind him, Jamil Mouawad lectured around 20 students on the politics of…
350,000 protesters flood Barcelona for separatist ‘freedom’ rally
World
October 27, 2019
350,000 protesters flood Barcelona for separatist ‘freedom’ rally
Around 350,000 people rallied in downtown Barcelona on Saturday, turning the streets into a sea of independence flags in the…
Iraq forces clamp down on protests after bloodshed
World
October 26, 2019
Iraq forces clamp down on protests after bloodshed
Iraqi security forces sought to clamp down on protests in Baghdad and across the south on Saturday, a day after…
Lebanese police drag protesters, remove roadblocks in Beirut
Middle East
October 26, 2019
Lebanese police drag protesters, remove roadblocks in Beirut
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese security forces pushed and dragged away protesters who refused to move from roadblocks in central Beirut…
At least 40 killed as fresh protests engulf Iraq
Middle East
October 26, 2019
At least 40 killed as fresh protests engulf Iraq
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – At least 40 protesters were killed in Iraq on Friday when security forces used tear gas and…
67 killed in anti-Abiy protests, ethnic violence in Ethiopia: police
World
October 26, 2019
67 killed in anti-Abiy protests, ethnic violence in Ethiopia: police
Violence in Ethiopia that began with protests against Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and quickly morphed into ethnic clashes has left…
Iraqi protesters set fire to political party offices in Muthanna province
Middle East
October 25, 2019
Iraqi protesters set fire to political party offices in Muthanna province
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Protesters set fire to offices belonging to a Shi’ite political party and a Shia militia group in…