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Tajikistan steps up battle against Islamic clothing
Life & Style
April 4, 2017
Tajikistan steps up battle against Islamic clothing
Clothing factories in Tajikistan are churning out brightly coloured national dresses amid a surge in sales, and it's not just…
Lawyer files case challenging Interior Ministry’s no-protest zones
Egypt
January 15, 2017
Lawyer files case challenging Interior Ministry’s no-protest zones
Former presidential candidate and lawyer Khaled Ali filed a case with administrative court on Saturday demanding a halt to the…
Female students protest violence against women in Minya
Egypt
December 4, 2016
Female students protest violence against women in Minya
The National Council for Women staged on Sunday a women's march to condemn violence against women and enforce articles on…
Nubians end protest against mega project over their land
Egypt
November 22, 2016
Nubians end protest against mega project over their land
Nubians protesting at Abu Simbel-Aswan road since Saturday, reopened the road for traffic after blocking it for four days, on…
Sugar factory workers strike, demanding share in profits
Egypt
November 20, 2016
Sugar factory workers strike, demanding share in profits
For the second week in a row, workers in Hamool beet sugar factory (Delta Sugar Company), in Kafr el-Sheikh governorate,…
South Korea’s Park faces resignation calls at huge protest rally
World
November 12, 2016
South Korea’s Park faces resignation calls at huge protest rally
South Korean President Park Geun-hye faced mounting pressure to step down on Saturday as hundreds of thousands of demonstrators marched…
Egypt imposes big security clampdown, protests fail to materialize
Egypt
November 12, 2016
Egypt imposes big security clampdown, protests fail to materialize
Egypt imposed a big security clampdown in its cities on Friday, as mass demonstrations to protest against austerity measures failed…
Tens of thousands protest in South Korea, call for president to quit
World
November 5, 2016
Tens of thousands protest in South Korea, call for president to quit
Tens of thousands of South Koreans protested in central Seoul on Saturday in one the largest demonstrations in the country's…
Jordanians protest multi-billion dollar gas deal with Israel
Business
October 1, 2016
Jordanians protest multi-billion dollar gas deal with Israel
Thousands of protesters staged a protest in Amman on Friday to demonstrate against a US$10 billion gas deal between Jordan…
School year kicks off in Egypt amid tightened security
Egypt
September 24, 2016
School year kicks off in Egypt amid tightened security
Egypt's new school year started on Saturday amid tightened security measures at high schools and universities, with security personnel deployed…