Anti-Government Protests
Iraq’s PM-designate withdraws from post, prolonging deadlock
Middle East
March 2, 2020
Iraq’s PM-designate withdraws from post, prolonging deadlock
Baghdad (AP) — Iraq’s prime minister-designate announced his withdrawal from the post Sunday night after failing to secure parliamentary support…
Bloodied but determined, Lebanese protesters take stock
Middle East
February 4, 2020
Bloodied but determined, Lebanese protesters take stock
BEIRUT (AP) — At a Beirut hospital ward, five Lebanese protesters with bandaged eyes and faces huddled in a circle,…
Iraq’s president issues deadline to choose next PM
Middle East
January 30, 2020
Iraq’s president issues deadline to choose next PM
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s president has given rival political blocs a deadline to select a prime minister nearly two months…
Iraqi protesters defy top cleric and return to the streets
Middle East
January 27, 2020
Iraqi protesters defy top cleric and return to the streets
BAGHDAD (AP) — One protester was killed by security forces after hundreds of anti-government protesters flooded the streets of Iraq’s…
New government in crisis-hit Lebanon, but protests continue
Middle East
January 22, 2020
New government in crisis-hit Lebanon, but protests continue
BEIRUT (AP) — A new Cabinet was announced in crisis-hit Lebanon late Tuesday, breaking a months-long impasse amid mass protests…
Four protesters, two policemen killed as Iraq unrest resumes
Middle East
January 21, 2020
Four protesters, two policemen killed as Iraq unrest resumes
BAGHDAD (Reuters) — Six Iraqis including two police officers were killed and scores were wounded in Baghdad and other cities…
Violence escalates in Beirut as protesters clash with police
Middle East
January 20, 2020
Violence escalates in Beirut as protesters clash with police
BEIRUT (AP) — Security forces fired tear gas, water cannons and rubber bullets in clashes Sunday with hundreds of anti-government…
Dozens wounded as Iraqi protesters up pressure on government
Middle East
January 20, 2020
Dozens wounded as Iraqi protesters up pressure on government
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi security forces wounded dozens of protesters on Sunday as renewed anti-government demonstrations gripped the capital and…
A decade of protests has reshaped the Arab world — and more change is on the way
Middle East
January 1, 2020
A decade of protests has reshaped the Arab world — and more change is on the way
Beirut, Lebanon (CNN) — When protesters flooded the streets of Tunisia and Egypt almost a decade ago, millions across the…
Iraq president won’t name Iran-backed bloc’s nominee as PM
Middle East
December 26, 2019
Iraq president won’t name Iran-backed bloc’s nominee as PM
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s president refused Thursday to designate the Iran-backed parliamentary bloc’s nominee for prime minister after he was…