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Egypt clashes rage into fourth day as pressure mounts for early vote

A protester cleans the ground as his compatriots stand in line to prevent their fellow protesters from throwing stones at riot police during clashes near the Interior Ministry in Cairo. (Reuters)

Protesters and riot police fought pitched battles in Cairo on Sunday as clashes sparked by the failure of Egypt’s military rulers to prevent deadly football-linked violence raged into a fourth day. Hundreds of riot police blocked off roads leading to the interior ministry headquarters in the center of the capital, firing tear gas to keep [...]

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Protesters attack 7 Syrian Embassies around world in wake of bloody crackdown

Feb. 4, 2012: Kuwaiti citizens and Syrians resident in Kuwait protest in front of the Syrian Embassy in Mishref, Kuwait City.

CANBERRA, Australia – Protesters attacked seven Syrian embassies around the world following reports of the bloodiest episode yet in Damascus’ nearly yearlong crackdown on dissent. Mobs trashed diplomats’ offices from London to Australia and set the embassy in Cairo on fire. Activists say Syrian forces killed more than 200 people in the city of Homs [...]

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Yemenis in Taizz demand Saleh prosecution

Yemeni protesters hold a massive demonstration in the capital Sana’a to demand the prosecution of Ali Abdullah Saleh, February 3, 2012.

Yemeni protesters have once again taken to the streets mainly in the southern city of Taizz to demand the prosecution of dictator Ali Abdullah Saleh, Press TV reports. Protesters also held demonstrations in several other towns across the country on Sunday. Yemeni army personnel joined the protests in some towns as well. Saleh arrived in [...]

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Army rulers hasten end of Egypt’s elections; officials rebuff human rights accusations

A general view of Egyptian protesters gathered at Tahrir Square, the focal point of the Egyptian uprising, in Cairo January 1, 2012. Egyptians held a ceremony in Cairo’s Tahrir Square to commemorate those killed during and after the uprising that ousted Hosni Mubarak’s regime.

Egypt’s army rulers issued a decree on Sunday to hasten the conclusion of parliamentary elections after deadly clashes in Cairo last month raised pressure for a quicker handover to civilian control. Final run-offs to the assembly’s upper house will end on Feb. 22 instead of March 12 as previously planned, the ruling military council said [...]

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[VIDEO] Tens of thousands Muslims give inspiring pledge to Allah in Homs, Syria [Dec 2011]

Syrian anti-government protesters march in Homs. Photograph: AP

Inspiring footage and translation! Tens of thousands of people in Homs, Syria, give their pledge to Allah. They pledge that: * Victory is from Allah only, not Obama, not Erdogan * They will not stay silent about the blood of the martyrs. * That they will protect their women, children, brothers, scholars and martryrs till [...]

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Pakistan blockage of Nato convoys ‘may last weeks’

Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on his country's relationship with the US

Pakistan may continue its blocking of Nato convoys into Afghanistan for several weeks, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has told the BBC. Pakistan stopped the convoys in protest at US air strikes which killed 24 of its troops at two checkpoints on the Afghan border last month. Mr Gilani refused to rule out closing Pakistan’s [...]

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Yemeni protester shot dead in Sana’a

Anti-government protesters demand the immediate ouster of President Saleh.

At least one anti-government protester has been killed after Yemeni security forces opened fire on demonstrators in the capital as the government and opposition have reportedly come close to signing a deal. Many others were also wounded during clashes between anti-government tribesmen and the Republican Guards in Nihm district of Sana’a on Wednesday. Witnesses say [...]

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VIDEO: PressTV – ‘Egyptians united against Israel’

An Egyptian policeman directs traffic as thousands of workers gather at Liberation Square in Cairo on May 1, 2011 to demand social justice.

Interview with Sarah Akl, Political activist, Cairo Thousands of Egyptian activists poured into the streets of Cairo and other major cities to show their solidarity with the Palestinian people. The Cairo rally — named a million-man march — coincides with the anniversary of Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories in 1948. The Muslim Brotherhood, The Youth [...]

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