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Protesters vandalized the facades of several banks and set tires alight in a suburb about 8 km east of Beirut on Thursday, frustrated at being denied access to their money. The attacks targeted branches of Bank Audi, Bank of Beirut and…

Lebanon’s southern border area near the town of Kfarchouba was tense on Friday as residents protested against Israeli bulldozers operating close to the so-called “Blue Line” that separates liberated and occupied areas. It prompted the…

Tens of thousands of demonstrators thronged Tel Aviv and other Israeli cities on Saturday for the 22nd consecutive week to protest against a controversial plan to reform Israel’s judicial system. The government’s reform proposals would…

A group of leading Somali politicians denounced Monday a move to overhaul the country’s electoral system and introduce universal suffrage, charging that there was a lack of broad consultation and that some of the proposals were…

Tunisian journalists on Thursday protested against “repressive” anti-terror laws they say are being used to intimidate the media after a broadcaster was jailed for five years earlier this week. Dozens of protesters gathered in front of…

Anger against PM and acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe grows after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa flees to Maldives. Sri Lanka’s acting President and Prime minister Wickremesinghe, has asked the speaker of parliament to nominate a new…

Indigenous leaders in Ecuador have signed an agreement with the government to end more than two weeks of tense protests. Demonstrators had been blocking roads and staging rallies to demand action on soaring fuel and food…

Public outrage over the death of one and injury of 14 after police fired live bullets on protesters. Footage of police opening fire in central town of Rambukkana has been shared on social media but police said they used minimum force to…

For two weeks in a row, university students have rallied against cutting off students' financial allocations and lack of basic services at the universities. Incensed students blocked main roads to pile pressure on the government causing…

Protestors gathered at Al-Husseini Mosque downtown after Friday prayers to begin their march protesting the Letter of Intent signed between Jordan, the UAE, and Israel last week. The protestors during their march called on the government to…