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Latest in Tag: violence

Pitched battles
The role of ultra soccer fans in the Arab spring
Head of Judgesâ Club assaulted
Controversial public figure, Ahmed Al-Zind, sustained an injury after an attack by a mob, on his way out of the Judgesâ Club

Cabinet clashes remembered
Egypt ended 2011 with street fighting that left many dead
From the other side
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Public trust in public servants
Looking at how the presidency chose to deal with last weekâs turmoil, it has become increasingly difficult to find a silver lining. The dreadful sight of Egyptians killing one another over political beliefs with such conviction is unprecedented, and it makes me sick to see politicians use that to further their agendas with absolute disregard …

Violence in several governorates during Friday protests
Protesters face violence by security forces, FJP members and unidentified assailants

Struggling to end violence against women
NCW commemorates International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

Clinton meets Netanyahu in Jerusalem
âAmericaâs commitment to Israelâs security is rock solid and unwavering.â

Israel ‘prepared to escalate’ over Gaza violence
Retaliatory Israeli air strikes and shelling during the night killed six Palestinians

Bombs, air strikes shake Syria after worst violence in weeks
The rebels have scored significant gains in recent weeks and hold swathes of territory in the north

Al-Saadawiâs brainchild fights for womenâs equality in dark times
Nawal Al-Saadawi continues her fights for female equality

Mobs use violence to keep women away from Tahrir
The mob attack on France 24 Correspondent Sonia Didri near Tahrir Square last Friday as she was reporting on the protests is both shocking and disturbing. It’s disturbing because the mob violence phenomenon appears to have become a trend in the “new” Egypt. The assault on Didri is the latest in a wave of sexual …

Syria truce hopes dim as violence rages
President Bashar Al-Assad in a pre-Eid gesture issued an amnesty on Tuesday for all crimes committed in Syria “up until today.”

Darfur peacekeepers hit by weapons ‘never used before’
The ambush occurred while a UNAMID convoy of military, police and civilian personnel was on its way to the Hashaba area.

Gunmen kidnap five aid workers, driver in Niger
Abduction confirmed by an aid group and a security source

Venezuelans vote in ChĂĄvez’s toughest election yet
Chavez presidency in danger after rival Henrique Capriles electrified the opposition

First camp for refugees in Syria rises tent by tent
Contractors say it will be the biggest camp for displaced Syrians in the country

Protesters tried for High Court clashes
Families of detained protesters allege abuse

Police, worshippers scuffle at Al-Aqsa mosque plaza
Israeli police enters Al-Aqsa mosque compound, uses tear gas

Six Christian families return to Rafah
Rafah residents unite amid heightened security

Ramlet Boulaq residents: We wonât leave and we wonât sell
The crisis of Ramlet Boulaq escalates

Shebab Islamists abandon last stronghold in Somalia
almost a year after Kenya sent troops to rout them, Al-Shebab fighters retreat to the port city of Kismayo

Libya attackers linked to Al-Qaeda: US
The US intelligence community said that a deadly assault on a US consulate in Libya was a planned attack linked to Al-Qaeda, but stressed that “many unanswered questions” remained

Islamist fighters ready for battle in north Mali
Gao is now under control of Islamist armed groups

Conference to fight contempt of religion
Scientists discuss fighting contempt of religion

Two Egyptians among five terrorist suspect to be extradited
Final appeal to European Court of Human Rights fails
Court sentences student murderers to 15 years
Victim’s father performs a sit-in in protest at the courtâs ruling

Morsy meets with Clinton
Religious tolerance a theme throughout presidentâs time in New York

Damascus school bombed by opposition fighters
Syrian government confirms attack but insists school was not used by security forces or militia