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Egypt
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Politics
6/9/2023 7:13:43 PM
The state affirms confidence in incumbent head of the Egyptian Engineers Syndicate Tarek El-Nabarawy, Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources and engineer Hani Sewilam said Thursday, after a no-confidence motion to remove the syndicate head from office late in May ended in violence.
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World
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International
5/11/2023 10:26:11 AM
Troops were deployed in Pakistan's capital on Thursday after the arrest of former prime minister Imran Khan triggered two days of violent protests by his supporters.
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World
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International
5/10/2023 10:22:20 AM
Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan will appear in a special court at the capital's police headquarters to answer graft charges on Wednesday, a day after his shock arrest prompted violent nationwide protests.
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World
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Africa
5/2/2023 1:08:37 PM
Kenyan riot police were out on the streets on Tuesday as the opposition defied a police ban and staged new demonstrations over the cost of living crisis and last year's election results.
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World
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Region
4/6/2023 10:33:46 PM
Global condemnation and concern have mounted following the brutal entry of Israeli riot police into the prayer hall of Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque to remove worshippers who were staying for overnight prayer, according to Palestinian news agency WAFA.
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World
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Africa
3/26/2023 2:02:57 PM
Kenya's police chief announced Sunday a ban on fresh opposition demonstrations called for Monday, after protests last week degenerated into riots.
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World
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International
3/22/2023 7:08:38 PM
More than 119,000 people have been injured by tear gas and other chemical irritants around the world since 2015 and some 2,000 suffered injuries from “less lethal” impact projectiles, according to a report released Wednesday.
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World
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Africa
3/20/2023 10:37:52 AM
Kenyan riot police fired tear gas Monday to disperse demonstrators gathered in Nairobi for a day of action called by the opposition to protest the country's punishing cost of living crisis, AFP correspondents said.
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World
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International
3/11/2023 9:37:02 PM
When rioters stormed Brazil’s top government buildings in January to dispute the outcome of the presidential election, many soldiers stood by as far-right protesters broke windows, defecated in offices and destroyed valuable art.
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World
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Region
1/26/2023 3:46:19 PM
Scores of protesters Thursday scuffled with riot police in Beirut as they tried to break into the chief offices of Lebanon's judiciary, after officials moved to cripple the probe into a massive port explosion that wreaked havoc on the capital city.
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World
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International
1/14/2023 10:08:39 PM
A Brazilian Supreme Court justice on Friday authorized adding former President Jair Bolsonaro in its investigation into who incited the Jan. 8 riot in the nation's capital, as part of a broader crackdown to hold responsible parties to account.
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World
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Region
1/11/2023 8:39:39 PM
Brazil's capital prepared for the possibility of more violent demonstrations Wednesday by people seeking to overturn the presidential election, with local security officials blocking access to buildings trashed four days earlier by a horde of rioters.
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World
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International
1/10/2023 10:41:53 AM
The chant reverberated off the walls of the jam-packed hall at the University of Sao Paulo's law college on Monday afternoon. Hours later, it was the rallying cry for thousands of Brazilians who streamed into the streets of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo, penned on protest posters and banners.
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World
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International
1/9/2023 5:24:12 PM
Brazilian authorities vowed Monday to protect democracy and punish thousands of supporters of ex-President Jair Bolsonaro who stormed and trashed the nation’s highest seats of power in chaos with striking similarities to the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
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World
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Region
12/26/2022 4:25:12 PM
Iran on Monday blasted Britain's "non-constructive role" a day after the Islamic republic announced the arrest of a UK-linked "network" involved in the three-month protests sparked by Mahsa Amini's death.
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World
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Region
12/18/2022 8:09:17 PM
A prison inmate in Iran has been shot dead and over a dozen wounded in a riot that erupted when detainees protested an imminent execution, a rights group said Sunday.
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World
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Region
12/7/2022 1:20:52 PM
Iran's ultra-conservative President Ebrahim Raisi paid a visit Wednesday to a university and praised students for their welcome despite the "atmosphere of riots" after nearly three months of protests.
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World
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International
12/5/2022 6:29:21 PM
Members of the Roma community in Greece scuffled with riot police on Monday after a Roma teenager shot by police was left in a critical condition, authorities said.
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World
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International
11/27/2022 8:22:24 PM
Police had to seal off parts of the center of Brussels, deploy water cannons and fire tear gas to disperse crowds following violence during and after Morocco's 2-0 upset win over Belgium at the World Cup.
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World
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Region
11/16/2022 10:43:00 AM
An Iranian court has issued a second death sentence in three days against a "rioter" for violence linked to protests that flared over Mahsa Amini's death, the judiciary said.
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