Beirut (dpa) – An explosion hit a gas pipeline in Syria’s restive central province of Homs on Wednesday, the second such blast in less than a week, opposition activists said. The area of Baba Amr, a district of the province’s capital, also called Homs, was “shrouded in black smoke,” activist Hadi al-Abdullah said. “People find [...]
Beirut (dpa) – At least 90 people were killed in violence across Syria on Friday, including 28 people who were killed in twin suicide bombings which ripped through two security facilities in the hitherto relatively peaceful city of Aleppo. The bombings, in which another 235 people were wounded according to the Health Ministry, were the [...]
CAIRO: The Egyptian Association of Women’s Rights Organizations announced their support and participation in the general strike planned for February 11 across the country to protest the military junta. The association brings together a number of non-governmental organizations working for gender equality in Egypt. The call for the strike was launched by a group of [...]
CAIRO: Syrian activists are reporting Friday morning a massive explosion felt in the northern Syria city of Aleppo. Opposition activists based in Lebanon said they feared there could be a number of casualties as a result. Although details of the explosion are still coming out, activists told German press agency dpa that they believe the [...]
Beirut (dpa) – Syrian government forces on Thursday tightened their siege of the dissident central province of Homs, a day after killing more than 100 people in heavy shelling, opposition activists said. “More than 1,000 troopers backed by dozens of tanks are now positioned on the outskirts of Homs,” Omar Homsi, an activist based in [...]
CAIRO: When the Muslim Brotherhood’s Twitter account asked the seemingly innocent question, “why do you hate us?” the Islamic group likely did not anticipate the reaction it stirred. The question was directed at Egyptian activists who do not shy away from criticizing the group, especially now that their political wing, the Freedom and Justice Party [...]
Beirut (dpa) – At least 10 people died and dozens were wounded early Monday after Syrian troops shelled parts of the central province of Homs, opposition activists told dpa. “Dozens of shells fell on the neighborhoods of Baba Amr and al-Bayyada hitting residential buildings and setting several on fire,” said Omar Idlibi, spokesman of the [...]
Cairo (dpa) – The opposition Syrian National Council (SNC) on Sunday strongly condemned the veto by Russia and China of a United Nations Security Council resolution to end the violence in Syria. “The SNC holds both governments accountable for the escalation of killings and genocide, and considers this irresponsible step a license for the Syrian [...]
Dakar (dpa) – Rights activists and opposition supporters in Senegal urged President Abdoulaye Wade to pull out of upcoming elections Wednesday, following protests that have so far left at least four dead. Protesters and police clashed in Dakar on Tuesday, when thousands took part in demonstrations against Wade’s candidacy in the February 26 vote. One [...]
CAIRO: Media rights group Reporters Without Borders has issued a statement urging member states of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) agency of the United Nations to protect freedom of information as they begin a plenipotentiary conference in Geneva today. Reporters Without Borders has called upon the agency to sanction any countries that use censorship or [...]
Beirut (dpa) – Syrian forces backed by tanks surrounded Wednesday several areas in the flashpoint province of Daraa near the border with Jordan and made mass arrests, opposition activists said. Around 40 people were arrested in the area of Ankhel, including 10 women and two boys aged between 14 to 15 years, the Lebanon-based activists [...]
Manama, Bahrain (dpa) – Two prominent Bahraini human rights activists were injured Friday night when police dispersed a protest in the capital Manama against illegal detentions. Nabeel Rajab, an Ion Ratiu Democracy 2011 award recipient and head of Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR), sustained a face injury after being hit with a sound-grenade. Seyyed [...]
CAIRO: The Tunisian government announced on Tuesday that it would extend the country’s state of emergency, sparking the ire of activists in the country who say there is no need for them as the country has a new parliament and functioning government. The extension of the controversial emergency laws this week is the third time [...]
Cairo (dpa) At least 10 people were killed Wednesday by Syrian security forces in a fresh crackdown in restive areas of the country, reported opposition activists. The majority of the deaths occurred in the central province of Homs, according to the Local Coordination Committees, a network of opposition activists. Four civilians were injured Wednesday in [...]
DUBAI: A Bahraini woman has been killed in the capital Manama on Tuesday after inhaling a lethal does of tear gas, Iran’s Press TV reported on Wednesday. The 55-year-old woman had been participating in anti-regime demonstrations when security forces fired a massive amount of tear gas at the protesters. Fakhria Jassim died as a result [...]
CAIRO: In a continued sign of Egypt’s military junta’s crackdown on activists, police arrested four activists on Tuesday for putting up posters critical of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF). Human rights activists in the country say the move is further proof the military rulers will not allow criticism in the country. The [...]
CAIRO: Confidential documents leaked recently by the well-renowned whistle-blower website Wikileaks on the United States Embassy in Cairo holding secret meetings with some well-known Egyptian activists and political figures at the US Embassy in Cairo. The leaks have raised controversy and ire in Egypt, especially among those figures whose names were mentioned in the leaked [...]
Cairo (dpa) – Syrian opposition activists rejected reports that the military has withdrawn from Syrian cities, showing online videos Tuesday of military vehicles in Syria’s flashpoint city of Homs. On Monday, Arab League chief Nabil al-Arabi said that military forces had withdrawn from many cities, but added, “There is still shooting and there are snipers.” [...]
Riyadh (dpa) – The Saudi Interior Ministry announced Monday the names of 23 rioters wanted on charges of carrying out a “foreign agenda” in the kingdom’s eastern province. “For the past few months, rioters possessing firearms from the mainly Shiite area have tried to drag innocent civilians in absurd confrontations with security forces with the [...]
LONDON: Online activists specializing in hacking have joined forces with HackerSpace, a group of leading digital activists for the freedom of information, to establish projects aimed at opening up online information in the country in the post-revolution atmosphere. In comments published by Tunisia Live, Ali Hentati, a 25-year-old member of the project, hopes the project [...]
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