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Palestinian Authority cabinet resigns
World
February 14, 2011
Palestinian Authority cabinet resigns
The Palestinian prime minister dissolved his cabinet in an emergency meeting Monday, in what appeared to be a new gesture…
Pro-Mubarak protesters pledge to ‘liberate Tahrir Square with blood’
Egypt
February 2, 2011
Pro-Mubarak protesters pledge to ‘liberate Tahrir Square with blood’
After a week marked by unity, kicking, shoving and verbal fights erupted in and around Tahrir Square Wednesday as pro-…
Interior Ministry shootings continue as protesters form human barrier
Egypt
January 29, 2011
Interior Ministry shootings continue as protesters form human barrier
The relatively peaceful rally in downtown Tahrir Square, which has been growing since morning, turned bloody Saturday afternoon when about…
Egypt unrest enters third day
Egypt
January 27, 2011
Egypt unrest enters third day
Activists trying to oust Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak played cat-and-mouse with police on the streets into the early hours of…
Thursday’s papers: Desperation grips citizens as Arab leaders meet
Egypt
January 20, 2011
Thursday’s papers: Desperation grips citizens as Arab leaders meet
The opening of the Arab Economic summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, with the imposing cloud of the Tunisian situation hanging above,…
Presidential elections to be held within 60 days in Tunisia
Egypt
January 15, 2011
Presidential elections to be held within 60 days in Tunisia
The presidency in Tunisia has been declared officially vacant, Al Jazeera reported. The head of the Tunisian parliament is temporarily…
Tunisia shuts down schools amid unrest
Egypt
January 11, 2011
Tunisia shuts down schools amid unrest
Tunis--Tunisia on Monday temporarily shut down all of its high schools and universities as it tried to stop deadly riots…
Scars of Yemen war still raw despite truce
World
February 24, 2010
Scars of Yemen war still raw despite truce
Sanaa--A ceasefire in northern Yemen has calmed a conflict that drove nearly quarter of a million people from their homes,…