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Demonstration to purge state media of corruption
Egypt

Demonstration to purge state media of corruption

Scores of protesters on Sunday marched from Tahrir Square to the state TV building in Maspero to demand the dismissal…
ElBaradei: I’ll be on front line of 25 January demonstration
Egypt

ElBaradei: I’ll be on front line of 25 January demonstration

Mohamed ElBaradei, former presidential hopeful, said that he would take part in the 25 January demonstration to commemorate the first…
Fresh wave of labor protests hits Cairo and Alexandria
Egypt

Fresh wave of labor protests hits Cairo and Alexandria

Cairo and Alexandria witnessed a fresh wave of strikes and protests on Sunday, blocking roads and causing disruption to the…
Dabaa nuclear power sit-in continues in wake of clashes
Egypt

Dabaa nuclear power sit-in continues in wake of clashes

Residents of Dabaa, where Egypt’s nuclear power project is under construction, continued their sit-in on Saturday after clashes with Egyptian military police…
Egyptian expats in Spain to protest for the handover of Hussein Salem
Egypt

Egyptian expats in Spain to protest for the handover of Hussein Salem

The Egyptian community in Spain is planning protests on 16 and 19 January in front of the National Court of…
Saudi forces shoot dead Shia protester
World

Saudi forces shoot dead Shia protester

DUBAI — Saudi security forces clashed with Shia protesters in the kingdom's oil-rich east at dawn on Friday, killing one…
Alleged ‘eye sniper’ detained for 15 days, for third time
Egypt

Alleged ‘eye sniper’ detained for 15 days, for third time

The police officer nicknamed the “eye sniper” after a video apparently showed him aiming shotgun pellets at protesters’ heads during…
Political forces call for mass protests on 25 January
Egypt

Political forces call for mass protests on 25 January

Fifty-four political parties and movements in Egypt have called for countrywide protests on 25 January to demand a speedier transfer…
Political movements and parties to protest Abu Hasira Festival
Egypt

Political movements and parties to protest Abu Hasira Festival

A number of political groups in Egypt announced Monday that they plan to protest at the Abu Hasira festival near…
Amnesty International: Mideast state repression set to continue in 2012
Egypt

Amnesty International: Mideast state repression set to continue in 2012

Violence deployed by Middle East governments to suppress dissent last year is set to continue in 2012, with some states…
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