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King Mohammed VI urges action to address Morocco’s social problems
Middle East
July 30, 2018
King Mohammed VI urges action to address Morocco’s social problems
RABAT (Reuters) – Morocco’s King Mohammed VI called on Sunday on the government to do more to address the country’s…
Hundreds of Gazans protest UN agency layoffs, pay cuts
Middle East
July 26, 2018
Hundreds of Gazans protest UN agency layoffs, pay cuts
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Employees of the UN Palestinian refugee agency escalated their protest Wednesday in the Gaza…
Protesters gather at entrance to Iraq’s Zubair oilfield: police
Middle East
July 17, 2018
Protesters gather at entrance to Iraq’s Zubair oilfield: police
Iraqi police used batons and rubber hoses on Tuesday to disperse about 250 protesters who gathered at the main…
Egypt orders 20 more alleged metro protesters detained
Egypt
May 15, 2018
Egypt orders 20 more alleged metro protesters detained
Egypt’s state security prosecutor ordered on Monday the detention of 20 people for 15 days pending an investigation into their…
Muslim Brotherhood groups stand behind Metro boycott calls: Metro spokesperson
Egypt
May 13, 2018
Muslim Brotherhood groups stand behind Metro boycott calls: Metro spokesperson
In the wake of the government’s decision issued on Friday to increase ticket prices of Cairo’s Metro services, many protests…
Nicaragua revokes pension law that sparked violent protests
World
April 23, 2018
Nicaragua revokes pension law that sparked violent protests
President Daniel Ortega has scrapped a pension reform law and vowed to crack down on “gangs.” At least 24 people…
Tens of thousands protest in Hungary against Viktor Orban
World
April 22, 2018
Tens of thousands protest in Hungary against Viktor Orban
Protesters took to the streets of the Hungarian capital on Saturday in the second mass anti-government demonstration since Prime Minister…
Journalist among over 2 dozen killed in Nicaragua unrest
World
April 22, 2018
Journalist among over 2 dozen killed in Nicaragua unrest
In the grainy, nighttime video, journalist Angel Gahona, clad in jeans and a blue shirt, holds up a cellphone and…
Gaza violence is latest salvo in war of narratives
Middle East
April 7, 2018
Gaza violence is latest salvo in war of narratives
Thousands of Palestinians took part in a mass protest along Gaza’s volatile border with Israel, the second large-scale demonstration in…
Congo police kill protester in church-led march against Kabila
World
February 25, 2018
Congo police kill protester in church-led march against Kabila
Security forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital Kinshasa shot dead an anti-government protester and wounded two others who…