Tens of thousands of Syrians renewed calls for President Bashar al-Assad’s resignation on Friday in rallies across the country. Witnesses and activists say protesters took to the streets in towns in the northeastern Hasaka province, a mostly Kurdish region. Reuters news agency says Syrian security forces used batons and tear gas to push back demonstrators […]
Thousands of Syrians Rally After Midday Prayers
Posted July 22nd, 2011 at 10:25 am (UTC-5)
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Egyptians Rally for Change Despite Cabinet Reshuffle
Posted July 22nd, 2011 at 9:40 am (UTC-5)
Hundreds of Egyptian protesters renewed calls for reforms on Friday, saying Thursday’s Cabinet reshuffle stopped short of meeting their demands. Chanting activists rallied in Cairo’s Tahrir Square. Some demonstrators erected a tent city in the square two weeks ago and vowed to remain there until the interim government met their demands. Protesters are calling for […]
Crowds of Anti-Government Activists Swelling in Syria
Posted July 22nd, 2011 at 8:40 am (UTC-5)
Crowds of Syrian protesters renewed calls for President Bashar al-Assad’s resignation on Friday, gathering in big numbers throughout the country. Witnesses and activists say hundreds of people took to the streets on Friday in towns in the northeastern Hasaka province, a mostly Kurdish region. Reuters news agency says Syrian security forces used batons and tear […]
Syria Deploys Forces in Damascus Ahead of Planned Protests
Posted July 22nd, 2011 at 6:35 am (UTC-5)
Syrian rights activists say the military has deployed security forces in the capital, Damascus, Friday ahead of planned anti-government protests. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said army elements set up checkpoints and carried out patrols in Qaboun and Rukneddine neighborhoods. Last Friday, at least 32 people were killed after Syrian security forces opened fire […]
Hundreds Rally in Tunisian March Against Violence
Posted July 21st, 2011 at 10:05 pm (UTC-5)
Hundreds of Tunisians have rallied in the capital, Tunis, to denounce “violence and chaos” following a wave of protests during the past few days, including one that resulted in the accidental shooting death of a 14-year-old boy. Nearly a dozen political parties organized Thursday’s march, calling for a peaceful democratic transition. The rally did not […]
Libyan Rebels: Brega Heavily Mined, Boobytrapped
Posted July 21st, 2011 at 8:40 pm (UTC-5)
Rebel officials say Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi’s forces have laid vast quantities of mines and other explosive devices around the strategic port of Brega, slowing efforts to seize the town and enabling loyalist troops to sabotage key oil facilities. An opposition military spokesman said Thursday that an estimated 400,000 mines had been planted in and […]
Egypt’s PM Promises Reform as New Cabinet Sworn In
Posted July 21st, 2011 at 5:50 pm (UTC-5)
Egypt’s prime minister has promised to fight corruption and implement other reforms, as a newly reshuffled Cabinet was sworn in under pressure from protesters demanding faster change and a deeper purge of former president Hosni Mubarak’s allies. In a nationally televised address late Thursday, Essam Sharaf said he would set up an anti-corruption body and […]
Netanyahu to Arab TV: Israel Ready to Negotiate ‘Everything’
Posted July 21st, 2011 at 1:00 pm (UTC-5)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told Arabic television network Al-Arabiya that he is ready to put “everything on the table” if Palestinians agree to renew peace talks. In a rare interview with an Arab news organization broadcast Thursday, Mr. Netanyahu also says he is willing to negotiate anywhere and with anyone who accepts Israel’s […]
Libyan Rebels Ask France for Weapons to March on Tripoli
Posted July 21st, 2011 at 10:55 am (UTC-5)
Libyan rebel leaders visiting France say they have asked President Nicolas Sarkozy for military aid to enable them to march on Tripoli, the stronghold of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. The rebel delegation made the request to Mr. Sarkozy in Paris during a meeting on Wednesday. The delegation includes a representative of western Libya’s rebel-controlled city […]
Yemeni Forces Fire on Protesters
Posted July 21st, 2011 at 10:35 am (UTC-5)
Medical officials in Yemen say security forces have opened fire on anti-government protesters in the southern city of Taiz, killing at least one person. They say at least three other people were wounded in the Thursday confrontation. Yemenis seeking the ouster of President Ali Abdullah Saleh have been demonstrating across the country for five months. […]
