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Demonstration to purge state media of corruption
Egypt
January 15, 2012
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
January 15, 2012
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
January 15, 2012
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
January 14, 2012
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
January 14, 2012
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
January 13, 2012
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
January 11, 2012
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
January 9, 2012
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
January 9, 2012
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
January 9, 2012
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…