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Flour mill workers in Luxor end strike
Egypt
December 13, 2011
Flour mill workers in Luxor end strike
Workers at the Upper Egypt Mills company in Luxor ended their strike on Tuesday after three days on the picket…
Protesters chant for a ‘Russia without Putin’
World
December 11, 2011
Protesters chant for a ‘Russia without Putin’
In the middle of the crowd on Saturday at Russia's largest opposition protest in years, a big banner bore a…
Nationwide vote protests hit Vladimir Putin’s rule
World
December 10, 2011
Nationwide vote protests hit Vladimir Putin’s rule
A day of nationwide demonstrations against Vladimir Putin and alleged election fraud began in Russia's far east on Saturday, in…
Protesters decide to open Tahrir Square to traffic
Egypt
December 10, 2011
Protesters decide to open Tahrir Square to traffic
Tahrir Square on Saturday was opened to traffic after having been blocked off since 18 November. After a series of…
Ganzouri: Protesters rejecting cabinet ‘a very small minority’
Egypt
December 9, 2011
Ganzouri: Protesters rejecting cabinet ‘a very small minority’
Newly-appointed Prime Minister Kamal al-Ganzouri defended himself and his cabinet in a press conference Friday, describing those who reject both…
US State Department halts export of tear gas to Egypt
Egypt
December 8, 2011
US State Department halts export of tear gas to Egypt
US State Department spokesman Mark Toner has said that there are no current licenses for exporting tear gas canisters to…
Syrians in Cairo protest against Iraq’s pro-Assad stance
Egypt
December 8, 2011
Syrians in Cairo protest against Iraq’s pro-Assad stance
Dozens of Syrian citzens in Cairo staged a protest outside the Iraqi Embassy on Thursday to condemn what they labeled…
Critical mass
Egypt
December 5, 2011
Critical mass
Basma Abdel Wahed lives on Mohamed Mahmoud Street, the epicenter of the clashes that lasted from 19 through 24 November,…
Alleged Tahrir ‘eye sniper’ detained for 15 more days
Egypt
December 4, 2011
Alleged Tahrir ‘eye sniper’ detained for 15 more days
The police officer charged with intentionally targeting protesters’ eyes during clashes that erupted two weeks ago near Tahrir Square has…
Mainstream press rallies against Tahrir demand for national salvation government
Egypt
December 3, 2011
Mainstream press rallies against Tahrir demand for national salvation government
When debate around a national salvation government (NSG) raged in the press two weeks ago, many opponents advanced various hostile…