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Thousands demand reform in Morocco rally
World
May 8, 2011
Thousands demand reform in Morocco rally
Marrakesh -- Thousands of protesters marched in Morocco on Sunday to demand reform in the Arab World's longest-serving dynasty and…
Tunisian police use tear gas in fourth day of protests
World
May 8, 2011
Tunisian police use tear gas in fourth day of protests
Tunis -- Tunisian police used tear gas on Sunday to break up a fourth day of anti-government protests by scores…
Tunisian police battle renewed protests
World
May 7, 2011
Tunisian police battle renewed protests
Tunis -- Tunisian police wielding batons and firing teargas scuffled on Saturday with hundreds of protesters demanding the departure of…
Special from Syria: International condemnation follows deadly Friday crackdown
World
May 7, 2011
Special from Syria: International condemnation follows deadly Friday crackdown
Damascus -- Security forces continued their bloody crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrations on Friday after protesters took to the streets in…
Tunisian police break up anti-government protest
World
May 6, 2011
Tunisian police break up anti-government protest
Tunis -- Tunisian police with teargas and batons broke up a protest to demand the resignation of the government on…
Thousands of workers continue protesting nationwide
Egypt
May 3, 2011
Thousands of workers continue protesting nationwide
Thousands of workers continued their protests on Tuesday in Cairo and a number of other governorates.
Special from Syria: Syrians defiant despite mass arrests and persistent violence
World
May 3, 2011
Special from Syria: Syrians defiant despite mass arrests and persistent violence
Damascus -- Hossam looked on the protest scene with excitement and giddy anticipation. A few hundred defiant Syrians had taken…
Bedouins block Sinai highway to demand prisoners’ release
Egypt
May 3, 2011
Bedouins block Sinai highway to demand prisoners’ release
Dozens of armed Bedouins on Wednesday blocked a Sinai highway to call for the release of their imprisoned relatives, a…
Security forces arrest hundreds across Syria
World
May 2, 2011
Security forces arrest hundreds across Syria
Amman -- Syrian security forces going house to house rounded up more people in a clampdown on pro-democracy unrest across…
Residents: Many arrests in Syria’s Deraa
World
May 1, 2011
Residents: Many arrests in Syria’s Deraa
Amman -- Syrian authorities are carrying out a wave of arrests in the city of Deraa in their latest move…