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Hassan Diab said he would propose early polls to cabinet on Monday.
Protesters led by retired Lebanese army officers stormed the foreign ministry in Beirut and declared it the 'headquarters of the revolution', as demonstrations raged over the preventable disaster
String of MP resignations after Beirut blast
Three members of Lebanon's Kataeb bloc resigned in protest of the Beirut port disaster, bringing the number of MPs to quit since the explosion to five.
Lebanese security forces fire tear gas at Beirut protesters
Thousands of people had poured into Beirut's main square on Saturday hanging up symbolic nooses that they say officials should be hanged on over ...
Sudanese troops, civilians killed in clash with rebels
Sudanese troops and civilians were killed in a clash with a rebel group in the country's south.
Iyad el-Baghdadi: The pro-democracy activist taking on Arab autocrats
The New Arab Meets: Iyad el-Baghdadi, who rose to prominence during the Arab Spring as a vocal critic of anti-democratic regimes.
Pro-Palestine candidate Cori Bush wins US congress primary
Cori Bush earned a reputation as a fierce activist on the streets against police brutality in Missouri, and she made headlines for supporting ...
Lebanon police fire tear gas at angry demonstrators
Protesters gathered near parliament on Thursday to protest a government widely seen as corrupt and incompetent.
Lebanon ambassador to Jordan resigns over government 'negligence'
Tracy Chamoun said she was resigning in protest against 'negligence, theft and lying' by the government.
Macron visits Lebanon after deadly mega-blast
Macron's visit was the first by a foreign head of state since Tuesday's unprecedented tragedy.
Thousands protest in Turkey against domestic violence
Turkey witnessed its biggest anti-domestic violence protest on Wednesday since demonstrations began a few weeks ago.
Macron to push for Lebanon aid after Beirut blast
France is set to send urgent aid to Lebanon as the country struggles to respond to a deadly blast that has destroyed entire neighbourhoods in ...
Lebanese angry at politicians' blame game after deadly blast
Members of Lebanon's entrenched political elite are pointing fingers at one another, after an explosion ravaged Beirut. But ordinary Lebanese ...
Half of Beirut damaged after catastrophic blast
A massive explosion at the Beirut port on Wednesday is estimated to have caused $5 billion in damages, extending across half of Lebanon's ...
To Muslim-Americans, Trump calling protesters 'terrorists' is nothing new
Comment: The abuses Trump's agents have perpetrated on protesters in Portland were already painfully routine among immigrants and Muslim ...
Trial of Algerian journalist Khaled Drareni commences
The trial of Trial of Algerian journalist and press freedom advocate Khaled Drareni begins in Algiers today.
Lebanon: Ambitions of a nation taken hostage
Comment: Lebanon has reached a tipping point which, if history is anything to go by, can lead to irreversible damage, writes Carmen Geha.
Algeria journalist 'press freedom' trial opens
The trial opened of Algerian journalist Khaled Drareni, who has become a figurehead of press freedom in the North African country, with the ...
Netanyahu lashes out at anti-government protesters as demonstrations continue
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has lashed out at protesters, saying their 'anarchic' tendencies come from the 'biased media.'
PLO urges EU to act against Israel's settlements construction
The PLO has urged action against Israel to stop constructing settlements in occupied East Jerusalem.
Jordan teachers protest after arrest of union leaders
Thousands of public sector workers took to the streets across Jordan on Saturday evening to protest the arrest of leaders from the ...
Iraq's PM promises early parliamentary polls for June 2021
Fulfilling a key demand of the months-long protest movement, Prime Minister Kadhimi announced Iraq's parliamentary elections would be ...
The Iraq Report: Support for Iran evaporates
As temperatures soar in Iraq, violence against protesters returns despite promises of reconciliation by the new PM, while Iran's role in the ...
Israeli police detain 16 pro-Netanyahu activists in Jerusalem
Israeli police have detained about 16 activists from the far-right La Familia group, after they attacked reporters, chanted anti-Arab slogans, ...
Jordan has cracked down on a teachers union after the threat of strikes.
The EDL embarked on protests against Muslim groups in the UK and was jailed for contempt of court.
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