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Tunisia: 200 people arrested in violent protests

January 18, 2021 MEO Staff

More than 200 people were arrested after “riots” targeting public and private property in Tunisia, according to an official in the Tunisian Ministry of Interior. An official in the Tunisian Ministry of Interior said yesterday [ More … ]

Egypt Latest News

Calls for restraint in Sudan after death of child in Egypt

November 4, 2020 MEO Staff

Sudan called on Tuesday upon its citizens in Egypt to exercise self-restraint after the murder of a Sudanese child in Giza to the west of Cairo, Anadolu Agency has reported. “We are following up on the murder [ More … ]

Israel Latest News

Seeking Netanyahu’s Resignation, Thousands of Protestors Defy the Lockdown

October 5, 2020 MEO Staff

Thousands of Israelis have protested across the country for the 15th week in a row, flouting a new law meant to curb anti-government demonstrations during a coronavirus lockdown. The street protests on Saturday and into [ More … ]

Egypt Latest News

Protests met with unlawful force and mass arrests in Egypt: Amnesty

October 2, 2020 MEO Staff

Egyptian security forces have used teargas, batons, birdshot and on at least one occasion live ammunition, and arrested hundreds of protestors and bystanders to disperse rare scattered demonstrations over several days, Amnesty International said yesterday, [ More … ]

Egypt Latest News

Egypt: Revolutionary Socialists Declare Solidarity with Ongoing Protests

September 28, 2020 MEO Staff

The Revolutionary Socialists (RS) movement in a statement issued on Sunday, 27 September 2020, called for freedom for detainees, confirming that masses have the right to protest, against the backdrop of the on-going popular demonstrations [ More … ]

Egypt Latest News

Egypt: Anti-Sisi protests continue for 6th. day in a row

September 25, 2020 MEO Staff

Despite the regime’s tight security grip and the escalating arrests, demonstrators take to streets in ‘Friday of Wrath’ protests, for the sixth day in a row. Friday was another day of protests as anger over [ More … ]

Egypt Latest News

Egypt: Protests against Sisi’s rule continue for 2nd. day in a row

September 21, 2020 MEO Staff

For the second day in a row, popular protests continued in several spots in Egypt against the rule of General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. Following security forces’ attack on demonstrators, the presidential residence in Aswan, Upper [ More … ]

Egypt Latest News

Anti-Sisi protests break out in Egypt amid tight security presence

September 20, 2020 MEO Staff

Video clips on social media show demonstrators calling on Egypt’s Abdel Fatah al-Sisi to step down Hundreds of anti-government protesters took to the streets in the Egyptian governorate of Giza and some other governorates, such [ More … ]

Column

In Egypt, Images from American Protests Evoke a Lost Revolution: NYT

June 4, 2020 MEO Staff

Memories of 2011’s Arab Spring, and its fragile hopes, have been revived in the minds of many Egyptians as they’ve watched a strikingly similar dynamic play out in the United States.  A brutal police killing. [ More … ]

Lebanon

Lebanon: Gov. seeking confidence vote amid protests

February 11, 2020 MEO Staff

The Lebanese parliament convened this morning to conduct a confidence vote for the new government, despite attempts by protesters to prevent the assembly from taking place. Speaker of the House, Nabih Berri stated that 67 [ More … ]

Iraq Latest News

Iraqi protests continuing a day after nomination of new PM

February 2, 2020 MEO Staff

Protesters have rejected Mohammed Tawfik Allawi as prime minister, calling his appointment an Iran-backed decision Iraqi protesters maintained their anti-government position by leading demonstrations across Iraq’s south on Sunday, a day after a new prime [ More … ]

Turkey Latest News

Turkey: Pro-Uighurs Protests Amid Ozil Comments

December 22, 2019 MEO Staff

Thousands of protesters marched in support of China’s Uighurs in Istanbul on Friday and voiced solidarity with Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil after the furore caused by his criticism of China’s policies toward the Muslim minority, [ More … ]

Analysis

Lebanon delays nomination of new PM amid protests, divisions

December 17, 2019 Ahmed Rashed

President postpones talks which were expected to result in Saad Hariri being named as next prime minister. Beirut, Lebanon – The nomination of Lebanon’s next prime minister has been postponed after major Christian parties said they [ More … ]

Tunisia

Tunisia: Protests break out after man sets himself on fire

December 1, 2019 MEO Staff

Tunisian police used tear gas to disperse dozens of protesters who blocked roads in the southern town of Jelma on Saturday following the death of a young man who burned himself to death, witnesses said. [ More … ]

Iraq Latest News

Iraqi PM Abdul Mahdi submits resignation to parliament

December 1, 2019 Ahmed Rashed

Parliament to meet on Sunday to decide on Iraqi PM’s fate amid continuing anti-government protests. Iraqi PM resignation would only be ‘first step’, protesters say Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi submitted his resignation to [ More … ]

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