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Tunisia holds emergency cabinet meeting over unrest
Middle East

Tunisia holds emergency cabinet meeting over unrest

Tunisia's Prime Minister Habib Essid held an emergency cabinet meeting Saturday, after authorities declared a nighttime curfew nationwide following the…
Eritrean mistaken for gunman killed in Israeli bus station attack
Middle East

Eritrean mistaken for gunman killed in Israeli bus station attack

An Eritrean migrant, shot by a security guard and kicked by an angry Israeli crowd that mistook him for a…
Trade with Libya down 80% in Matrouh: tribal chief
Egypt

Trade with Libya down 80% in Matrouh: tribal chief

Trade between the Matrouh governorate and Libya has fallen by 80 percent due to unrest in the neighboring country, as…
Manicured fingers throwing stones: Palestinian women join unrest
Middle East

Manicured fingers throwing stones: Palestinian women join unrest

Ready for action in her pink muslin top, her manicured fingers clutching stones she picked up from the roadside, the…
Six killed in Burundi gun battle
World

Six killed in Burundi gun battle

Six people including one police officer were killed in gun battles in the Burundian capital Wednesday, police said. The violence, in…
Bangladesh opposition head under ‘virtual house arrest’
World

Bangladesh opposition head under ‘virtual house arrest’

Bangladesh's opposition accused authorities of placing their leader under virtual house arrest Thursday as tens of thousands of troops were…
Down in the Delta: Frustration at state failures spurs fiery protests in Gharbiya and Sharqiya
Egypt

Down in the Delta: Frustration at state failures spurs fiery protests in Gharbiya and Sharqiya

Clashes last Friday in the central Delta governorate of Gharbiya and across the broader Nile Delta are part of a…
Monday’s papers: Nepotism and civil disobedience
Egypt

Monday’s papers: Nepotism and civil disobedience

Unrest in the Suez Canal city of Port Said is at the top of the agenda for the local press…
Police arrest 18 protesters in Gharbiya
Egypt

Police arrest 18 protesters in Gharbiya

Security forces on Monday arrested 18 people in Tanta in Gharbiya Governorate during demonstrations marking the second anniversary of President…
President committed to collaboration at second national dialogue
Egypt

President committed to collaboration at second national dialogue

Presidential spokesperson Yasser Ali said the government is committed to collaborating with Egypt's fractured political scene at a national dialogue…
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