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Bahrain police disperse march with water cannon
World
February 20, 2012
Bahrain police disperse march with water cannon
MANAMA — Bahraini police used water cannon and tear gas to break up a march chanting anti-government slogans after a…
Thousands gather for Morocco anniversary protests
World
February 20, 2012
Thousands gather for Morocco anniversary protests
CASABLANCA, Morocco — A few thousand people gathered Sunday in Morocco’s cities to mark the one year anniversary of the…
Senegal protests grow before presidential poll
World
February 20, 2012
Senegal protests grow before presidential poll
DAKAR, Senegal — Protesters demanding the departure of Senegal's aging president on Sunday seized control of a three-block stretch in…
Prosecutor, judge killed in northwest Syria
World
February 19, 2012
Prosecutor, judge killed in northwest Syria
BEIRUT — Gunmen assassinated a senior prosecutor and a judge in a restive province in northwest Syria on Sunday, the…
Syrian forces open fire on thousands marching in Damascus funeral procession
World
February 18, 2012
Syrian forces open fire on thousands marching in Damascus funeral procession
BEIRUT — Syrian security forces fired live rounds and tear gas at thousands of people marching Saturday in a funeral…
Politicians, activists flood Port Said in show of support
Egypt
February 17, 2012
Politicians, activists flood Port Said in show of support
A collection of politicians, artists, media personnel and activists marched in support of Port Said in the coastal city Friday…
Hundreds outside Syrian Embassy demand Assad’s fall
Egypt
February 17, 2012
Hundreds outside Syrian Embassy demand Assad’s fall
Hundreds of Syrian and Egyptian activists gathered outside the Syrian Embassy in Cairo Friday to call for the end of…
SCAF opponents force presidential hopeful to end seminar in London
Egypt
February 16, 2012
SCAF opponents force presidential hopeful to end seminar in London
Presidential hopeful Mohamed Selim al-Awa was forced to cut short a speech at the London School of Economics on Wednesday…
Court to set date for Mubarak ruling on Wednesday
Egypt
February 16, 2012
Court to set date for Mubarak ruling on Wednesday
Cairo Criminal Court will set the date for issuing a ruling in the trial of former President Hosni Mubarak, who…
Activists call for Syrian solidarity march on Friday
Egypt
February 16, 2012
Activists call for Syrian solidarity march on Friday
Revolutionary forces are organizing a march Friday to support the Syrian people against what they call the human rights violations…