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Thousands of demonstrators across US say ‘Not My President’
World
February 21, 2017
Thousands of demonstrators across US say ‘Not My President’
Thousands of demonstrators turned out Monday across the US to challenge Donald Trump in a Presidents Day protest dubbed Not…
Immigration rallies held around US to support Muslims
World
February 20, 2017
Immigration rallies held around US to support Muslims
Demonstrations were held in cities around the US this weekend to support Muslim Americans and to protest President Donald Trump's…
Health insurance workers protest in Cairo, governorates
Egypt
February 12, 2017
Health insurance workers protest in Cairo, governorates
Dozens of health insurance workers protested on Sunday in Cairo, Giza and other governorates to demand that a cadre of…
Rockets hit Baghdad’s Green Zone after protests turn violent
Middle East
February 12, 2017
Rockets hit Baghdad’s Green Zone after protests turn violent
Two rockets landed in Baghdad's highly fortified Green Zone on Saturday night following clashes at anti-government protests that left five…
Romanian government seeks loophole on corruption
World
February 7, 2017
Romanian government seeks loophole on corruption
Romania's government is on a high-risk mission: devise a legal and politically acceptable way to remove penalties for some types…
January 25 turns six: Despair overwhelms in Cairo streets, no signs of celebration
Egypt
January 25, 2017
January 25 turns six: Despair overwhelms in Cairo streets, no signs of celebration
Six years after the January 2011 uprising that overthrew Egypt's longtime ruler Hosni Mubarak, Egyptians who had participated in protests…
Over 1 million join anti-Trump women’s marches worldwide
World
January 22, 2017
Over 1 million join anti-Trump women’s marches worldwide
In a global exclamation of defiance and solidarity, more than 1 million people rallied at women's marches in the nation's…
Cabinet creates protests-free zone around vital facilites
Egypt
January 13, 2017
Cabinet creates protests-free zone around vital facilites
Egypt's cabinet decided to keep 800 square metres in the vicinity of vital facilities as a "safe zone," where no…
Nubians continue sit-in against sale of their ancestral lands
Egypt
November 22, 2016
Nubians continue sit-in against sale of their ancestral lands
Tens of Nubians refused to end their sit-in on the Abu Simbel-Aswan highway in Aswan governorate as they continued to…
Egypt says foils Muslim Brotherhood plot on eve of planned protests
Egypt
November 11, 2016
Egypt says foils Muslim Brotherhood plot on eve of planned protests
Egypt said on Thursday that police had uncovered a stash of weapons that supporters of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood group…