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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
8/17/2023 4:22:00 PM
A spiritual leader, poet, and sometimes opposition figure, the centenary of the birth of the late Pope Shenouda III is celebrated by the Coptic Orthodox Church.
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World
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Region
8/13/2023 11:02:24 AM
Poland’s ruling party wants to ask voters in a referendum whether they support accepting “thousands of illegal immigrants from the Middle East and Africa” as part of a European Union relocation plan, the prime minister said Sunday, as his conservative party seeks to stave off a challenge from the political opposition.
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World
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International
8/12/2023 2:14:48 PM
Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar, a little-known senator from Pakistan's least-populous province, will be caretaker prime minister to see the country through to the next election, the leader of the opposition said Saturday.
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World
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Region
8/11/2023 2:37:52 PM
At least 26 soldiers have been killed in war-torn Syria's east, a monitor said on Friday, the deadliest in a new wave of attacks blamed on Islamic State group jihadists.
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World
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Africa
8/9/2023 7:16:16 PM
Kenya's government and the opposition launched fresh talks Wednesday aimed at resolving a bitter political feud following a spate of violent protests over the high cost of living and calls for electoral reforms.
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World
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Africa
8/5/2023 11:02:56 PM
Political leaders in Nigeria are urging President Bola Tinubu to reconsider a threatened military intervention against junta leaders in neighbouring Niger, ahead of a Sunday deadline to reinstate the country's elected government.
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World
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International
8/4/2023 5:49:13 PM
A Russian court on Friday sentenced jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny to 19 additional years behind bars on extremism charges, his spokesperson said.
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World
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Region
8/3/2023 1:05:00 PM
Israel is being rocked by a wave of mass protests calling for the country’s democracy to be upheld. But the pro-democracy movement lacks any clear message of opposition to Israel’s open-ended military occupation and rule over millions of Palestinians.
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World
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Africa
8/1/2023 12:35:35 PM
Senegal’s government Monday dissolved a major opposition party hours after the party’s popular president and opposition leader said a judge ordered his arrest.
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World
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Africa
7/30/2023 8:00:41 PM
Kenyan President William Ruto said Sunday he would "not negotiate about the safety of our country" with his rival after agreeing to dialogue to end violent protests against his government.
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World
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Africa
7/29/2023 10:41:05 PM
Senegal's public prosecutor on Saturday announced seven new charges against opposition politician Ousmane Sonko, adding that they were unrelated to a moral corruption case last month that sparked deadly protests.
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World
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Africa
7/29/2023 9:08:54 PM
Kenya's government and opposition announced Saturday they had agreed to form a joint committee "to resolve our differences amicably," following weeks of street protests that sometimes turned deadly.
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World
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War in Ukraine
7/26/2023 6:27:16 PM
European Union member states agreed Wednesday to toughen sanctions on Belarus for helping Russia's invasion of Ukraine and for Minsk's crackdown on the opposition, officials said.
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World
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Africa
7/26/2023 1:17:21 PM
Weary Kenyans on Wednesday voiced cautious optimism for an end to political unrest after President William Ruto said he was ready to meet opposition leader Raila Odinga "anytime" following months of anti-government protests.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
7/25/2023 8:16:34 PM
While some members of the political opposition have urged withdrawal from state-sponsored processes, the correct response is negotiation and engagement, writes Bassel Adel
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World
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Region
7/23/2023 11:07:41 AM
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was recovering in hospital on Sunday after an emergency heart procedure while opposition to his government's contentious judicial overhaul plan reached a fever pitch and unrest gripped the country.
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World
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Africa
7/19/2023 8:41:14 PM
Police in Kenya opened fire on protesters in clashes that left at least 12 people wounded Wednesday as the opposition organized demonstrations calling for the government of President William Ruto to lower the cost of living.
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World
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Africa
7/13/2023 7:09:20 PM
Kenya's interior ministry on Thursday said more than 300 people had been arrested over anti-government protests that left nine dead as the opposition announced fresh demonstrations next week.
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World
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International
7/13/2023 3:29:23 PM
A brawl erupted in the Kosovo parliament on Thursday after an opposition lawmaker threw water on Prime Minister Albin Kurti while he was speaking about government measures to defuse tensions with ethnic Serbs in the country's north.
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World
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Africa
7/12/2023 10:49:36 PM
Six people were killed on Wednesday in clashes between police and demonstrators in Kenya who joined banned opposition protests against tax hikes, police officers told AFP.
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