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Rights group raises Friday toll in Syria to 44
World
May 21, 2011
Rights group raises Friday toll in Syria to 44
Beirut - The Syrian Security forces crackdown on protesters in different parts of the country left at least 44 people…
The Copts of today: Escaping the Church’s patronage
Egypt
May 19, 2011
The Copts of today: Escaping the Church’s patronage
The Egyptian television building at Maspero on the Nile corniche has looked nothing short of a street-based church for the…
Cairo University expels nine students for demanding dismissal of faculty dean
Egypt
May 19, 2011
Cairo University expels nine students for demanding dismissal of faculty dean
Cairo University on Thursday expelled nine students from the Faculty of Mass Communication for participating in demonstrations demanding the removal…
Rights organization urges release of Nakba protesters
Egypt
May 17, 2011
Rights organization urges release of Nakba protesters
An Egyptian rights organization on Tuesday urged the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) to release protesters arrested during…
Revolutionary youth condemn violence against Nakba protesters
Egypt
May 16, 2011
Revolutionary youth condemn violence against Nakba protesters
Revolutionary youth groups on Monday criticized security forces for suppressing protests near the Israeli Embassy to mark the anniversary of…
Scores of Syrians flee violence to Lebanon
World
May 14, 2011
Scores of Syrians flee violence to Lebanon
Beirut - Hundreds of Syrians fled to neighboring Lebanon on Saturday to escape a violent crackdown against an anti-government uprising…
Plain-clothed men fire on Yemen protesters, wound 15
World
May 14, 2011
Plain-clothed men fire on Yemen protesters, wound 15
Plain-clothed gunmen opened fire on protesters in Yemen's southern city of Taiz on Saturday, wounding at least 15 people, witnesses…
Activists call for another “Friday of Anger” next week
Egypt
May 14, 2011
Activists call for another “Friday of Anger” next week
Some of the youth who participated in the January 25 revolution called for another "Friday of Anger" demonstration on 27…
Yemen protests paralyze 2 cities, police kill two
World
May 11, 2011
Yemen protests paralyze 2 cities, police kill two
Sanaa -- Yemeni security forces killed two protesters and wounded dozens on Wednesday as mass rallies demanding the ouster of…
Security forces fire on Yemen protest, one dead
World
May 9, 2011
Security forces fire on Yemen protest, one dead
Sanaa -- Yemeni forces opened fire on protesters blockading a government building on Monday, killing a shopkeeper in a city…