Tunisia's political class is 'disconnected from reality'
IN THE PRESS – Tuesday, January 19, 2021: Papers in Tunisia are struggling to make sense of the protests that have flared up just after the country marked the 10-year anniversary of its revolution....
View ArticleBiden inauguration: A ceremony unlike any other amid a pandemic, unrest
Inauguration Day for President-elect Joe Biden will look unlike anything the nation has seen before as the scars of Covid-19 and the Jan. 6 insurrection at the US Capitol turn the West Front into a...
View ArticleBiden inauguration: President-elect to deliver speech centered on unity
Democrat Joe Biden will be sworn in as the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday, assuming the helm of a country beset by deep political divides and battered by a raging coronavirus...
View ArticleIndian farmers, government pursue talks over new agriculture laws amid...
Indian farmers and authorities could have found a possible breakthrough in negotiations over farming reforms. The government offered to suspend the implementation of the reforms which have brought...
View ArticleIndian farmers reject government offers to suspend reforms, threaten to...
Indian Farmers have turned down a government offer to postpone controversial reforms that they say threaten their livelihoods. Tens of thousands of farmers have been camping outside the capital New...
View ArticleEgyptians mark 10-year anniversary since start of protest movement that...
This Monday marks the 10th anniversary of the start of anti-government protests in Egypt, which finally pushed out then-President Hosni Mubarak. From ousting the latter, to giving Mohammed Morsi’s...
View ArticleNGOs say ‘Egypt even worse’ as country marks 10 years of uprising that pushed...
This Monday marks the 10th anniversary of the start of anti-government protests in Egypt, which finally pushed out then-President Hosni Mubarak. But From ousting the latter, to giving Mohammed Morsi’s...
View ArticleEgypt marks 10 years since uprising, over 30% of population struggles to...
Egypt marks the 10th anniversary of the start of anti-government protests on Monday, which finally pushed out then-President Hosni Mubarak. But from ousting him, to giving Mohammed Morsi’s Islamic...
View ArticleIndian farmers pursue protests in Republic Day as talks with government fail...
Hundreds of thousands of Indian farmers have stormed the streets of New Delhi as the country celebrated its national Republic Day. For the past 2 months, they have been protesting agricultural reforms...
View ArticleClashes break in India as farmers disrupt Republic Day celebrations with...
Clashes have broken out in India, as thousands of farmers protesting the country’s agricultural reforms entered the centre of New Delhi, with the violence overshadowing the Republic Day celebrations....
View ArticleIndian farmers disrupt Republic Day celebrations with protest over farming...
Hundreds of thousands of Indian farmers have stormed the streets of New Delhi as the country celebrates its national Republic Day. For the past 2 months, they have been protesting agricultural reforms...
View ArticleTunisian protesters march on parliament amid cabinet reshuffle
Hundreds of Tunisian anti-government protesters demonstrated Tuesday near the parliament, which was guarded by riot police as lawmakers inside held a heated debate on a cabinet reshuffle. Tunisia,...
View ArticleCoronavirus pandemic: Calm returns to Netherlands after 3 nights of riots
The Dutch justice minister said Tuesday that people arrested amid three nights of rioting sparked by the country's coronavirus curfew will face swift prosecution. His comments came as the Netherlands...
View ArticleNew clashes heighten tensions at India farmer protests
Clashes erupted Friday between hundreds of opponents and supporters of a major farmers protest that has disrupted the Indian capital for more than eight weeks. At least one farmer was seen brandishing...
View Article1 tweet from Rihanna on farmer protests gets India incensed
It took just one tweet from Rihanna to anger the Indian government and supporters of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party. The pop star linked a news article in a tweet drawing attention to the massive...
View ArticleTwo dead in Niger election unrest, opposition figure sought
Two people in Niger have died in post-election violence and hundreds have been arrested, the government said Thursday, accusing a prominent opposition figure of stoking the unrest.
View ArticleAccusations, ‘plots’ and violence: Political crisis in Senegal
Fierce clashes between protesters and police continued for a second consecutive day in Senegal on Thursday, with at least one person killed in the violence. The country has been plunged into unrest...
View ArticleClashes break out at Greek protest against police brutality
Greek police said an officer received serious head injuries as clashes broke out Tuesday evening at a protest of some 5,000 people in Athens against police violence. Two other officers were also hurt...
View ArticleProtesters face court over Arc de Triomphe attack
Ten people fronted a court in Paris on Monday on charges linked to vandalism of the Arc de Triomphe monument during national yellow vest protests in December 2018. More than 400 people were arrested...
View ArticleEthiopian PM says war crimes committed in Tigray conflict
Eritrea has agreed to withdraw troops from Ethiopian territory along their common border, Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on Friday, days after acknowledging that Eritrean forces had entered...
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