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Hundreds protest against Sudan government after Friday prayers
World

Hundreds protest against Sudan government after Friday prayers

Hundreds of protesters chanted anti-government slogans after leaving prayers at a major mosque near Sudan’s capital on Friday, drawing tear-gas…
Ghost workers sap Tunisia’s phosphate wealth
Middle East

Ghost workers sap Tunisia’s phosphate wealth

METLAOUI, Tunisia – Tunisia’s state phosphate firm CPG pays Abdel-Basset Klifhi a salary of $280 a month, even though he…
Rio Carnival revels in last night of partying and political protest
Culture

Rio Carnival revels in last night of partying and political protest

Rio threw the second and final night of its celebrated carnivalright through to dawn Tuesday in a show that blended…
Algeria’s Bouteflika offers to leave within one year if re-elected
Middle East

Algeria’s Bouteflika offers to leave within one year if re-elected

ALGIERS (Reuters) – Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, facing mass protests over his 20 years in power, will run in April’s…
183 injured in Algeria protests: state news agency
Middle East

183 injured in Algeria protests: state news agency

ALGIERS (Reuters) – A total of 183 people were injured during protests across Algeria on Friday against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s…
Sudanese opposition party leader calls on Bashir to step down
Middle East

Sudanese opposition party leader calls on Bashir to step down

CAIRO (Reuters) – Sudan’s main opposition party leader Sadiq al-Mahdi on Saturday called on President Omar al-Bashir to step down…
Police use tear gas on third day of protests in Algeria
Middle East

Police use tear gas on third day of protests in Algeria

ALGIERS (Reuters) – Algeria’s police fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of demonstrators on a third straight day of rare…
Sudan’s Bashir names new PM as protest leaders dismiss emergency
Middle East

Sudan’s Bashir names new PM as protest leaders dismiss emergency

President Omar al-Bashir named a new prime minister Saturday as he pressed on with a shake-up at the top, even…
Hundreds protest in Algeria’s capital against Bouteflika’s re-election bid
Middle East

Hundreds protest in Algeria’s capital against Bouteflika’s re-election bid

ALGIERS (Reuters) – Hundreds of Algerians protested for a second straight day on Saturday in the capital against President Abdelaziz…
Sudan opposition to keep up protests despite emergency
Middle East

Sudan opposition to keep up protests despite emergency

Sudan’s main opposition party on Saturday dismissed President Omar al-Bashir’s declaration of a state of emergency, saying protesters would keep…
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