In Fatah-Governed West Bank, Solidarity With Hamas
Tuesday, den 6. January 2009The Fatah-led Palestinian Authority is deeply worried about popular support for rival Hamas over the conflict in Gaza, to the point of crushing demonstrations.
West Bank, Fayyad, Salam, Fatah, Al, Palestinian Authority, Abbas, Mahmoud, Hamas, Politics and Government, Israel, Palestinians, Demonstrations and Riots | 0 Kommentar »
Divisions Deep at Arab League Meeting
Wednesday, den 31. December 2008Arab countries appeared deeply divided over how to respond to the latest escalation in fighting between Israel and Hamas, at the opening of an emergency Arab League meeting in Cairo.
Mubarak, Hosni, Abbas, Mahmoud, Cairo (Egypt), Faisal, Saud al-, Moussa, Amr, Arab League, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Palestinians, Hamas, Gaza Strip, Demonstrations and Riots | 0 Kommentar »
Moderate Arab States Feel Popular Anger
Wednesday, den 31. December 2008The violence in Gaza has put Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia on the defensive, while Syria and Iran have drawn praise in the Arab world for their militancy.
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Thai Premier Evades Protesters
Tuesday, den 30. December 2008Antigovernment protesters forced the prime minister of Thailand to deliver a speech inaugurating the work of his new government at an alternate location.
Abhisit Vejjavija, Thailand, Politics and Government, Demonstrations and Riots | 0 Kommentar »
Protesters Blockade Thai Parliament
Tuesday, den 30. December 2008Antigovernment protesters forced the prime minister of Thailand to deliver a speech inaugurating the work of his new government at an alternate location.
Abhisit Vejjavija, Thailand, Politics and Government, Demonstrations and Riots | 0 Kommentar »
Protesters Surround Thai Parliament
Monday, den 29. December 2008With power changing hands in Thailand, the protests shifted as well, this time to the “red shirts” who support Thaksin Shinawatra, the former prime minister who was ousted in a coup in 2006.
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World Briefing | Europe: Greece: 3 Attacks in Protests’ Wake
Saturday, den 27. December 2008A Greek government official’s car was firebombed in front of his house on Friday while assailants threw a Molotov cocktail at a bank and another group attacked a police car, the authorities said.
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World Briefing | Europe: Greece: More Protests, Mostly Peaceful
Wednesday, den 24. December 2008After a two-day lull in the worst riots to hit Greece in decades, hundreds of anarchists marched through Athens on Tuesday and a gunman opened fire at a bus carrying 19 riot police officers. Two bullets hit the bus but no one was injured in the shooting, near a university campus in Athens. The anarchists […]
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Protests Erupt in Russia Over Raising of Car Tariffs
Monday, den 22. December 2008Small demonstrations occurred in several cities over the weekend in reaction to the government’s plan to raise tariffs on imported automobiles.
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Nigeria Forces Are Implicated in the Killings of Muslims
Sunday, den 21. December 2008Government security forces were implicated in the deaths of at least 90 people killed in religious violence in the central Nigerian city of Jos last month, Human Rights Watch said Saturday.
Human Rights Watch, Nigeria, Civilian Casualties, Civil War and Guerrilla Warfare, Elections, Politics and Government, Christians and Christianity, Demonstrations and Riots | 0 Kommentar »
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