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Latest in Tag: violence

Japanese companies shut down factories in China
Honda, Mazda and Panasonic halting production

South African mines reopen but unrest continues
Global platinum price rises in response to strikes that have seen 45 miners killed

Indonesian protesters, police clash near US Embassy
Protesters lob Molotov bombs, security forces respond with water cannons

Hezbollah calls for protests across Lebanon
“This assault is even worse than the 1969 burning of the Holy Al-Aqsa Mosque”, says Nasrallah

Pentagon chief calls for calm in Japan-China spat
“It is extremely important that diplomatic means on both sides be used to try to constructively resolve these issues”, says Panetta

Protesting Blasphemy or Foreign Policy?
For the most part media has portrayed the protests in front of American embassies as just as a protest over the amateur video insulting Islam and prophet Muhammad peace and blessings be upon him. Moreover, it is surprising how some media outlets choose to describe the regions where the outrage occurred as the “Middle East”, …
Review: op-ed pages continue to fill up with commentary on offensive movie
As incidents escalate in reaction to the offensive movie about prophet Muhammed, columnists continue to analyse the mounting anger of Egyptians. Wael Qandil What after invading the US embassy? Al-Shorouk newspaper Recalling the latest chaos that took place within the margins of the US embassy in Cairo in reaction to the US anti-Islam movie, …

Weekend of violence reaches a climax on Sunday
Al-Arish is attacked by militants as battles continue to rage in the area

Peaceful protest gets lost in translation
Among rapid updates on the violent protests in the Muslim world, peaceful protesters head to online forums as mainstream media neglect their coverage

Syria’s refugee crisis and ongoing violence set the stage for Brahimi
Refugee crisis in Turkey worsens as Brahimi continues talks in Syria

Chinese anti-Japan island protests continue
Newly appointed Japanese ambassador dies in hospital

US withdraws embassy staff from Sudan and Tunisia
Yemen and Sudan refuse deployment of Marines

Plenty of blame to go around
The contagious wrath that has gripped the hearts and minds of Muslims over the despicable depiction of the prophet Muhammad in a widely circulating video is justifiably righteous. Yet, how we chose to channel that rage forces us to call into question the very essence of how we’ve come to interpret the teachings of our …

Mekki asks to modify emergency law
The people refuse changes to emergency law

Google refuses to delete anti-Islam video
Egypt files a law-suit against Google amid pressure to remove the film

Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, the man behind Innocence of Muslims
Nakoula Basseley Nakoula questioned, but not under arrest

Film fans flames of violence across the region
Across the Middle East and beyond, protesters have demonstrated against US-made Islamophobic production

Momuntum builds in Chinese protests at Japanese embassy
Island row between the two countries
In Pictures: Clashes around the US embassy in Cairo
Protesters hurled rocks and the occasional Molotov cocktail while CSF forces replied with tear gas and charges with armoured trucks to force the crowds back.

New Somali President survives assassination attempt as first test of office
Hassan Sheikh Mohamed targeted by Al-Shabab suicide bombers

Turkey to relocate Syrian refugees
Turkish-based NGO believes number of Syrian refugees in Turkey could reach 300,000 before conflict resolved

International inaction provokes Syrian women to hunger strike
Female activists tell Daily News Egypt why they are hunger striking

Syria army, rebels clash near Aleppo airport
“The humanitarian problem sparked by the conflict is our biggest crisis”, says the UNHCR spokesman

Aleppo pounded as Jolie visits Syria refugees
Bloodshed continues in Syria, as Lakhdar Brahimi hold Syrian-crisis talks in Cairo

Morsy’s Syria quartet in Cairo
Iran and new UN special envoy to Syria both attending Morsy’s initiative to resolve Syria crisis

Malian security forces kill 14 suspected Islamist fighters in central Mali
The presence of fighters in central Mali would indicate rebel groups are gaining ground

Fighting continues as Brahimi travels to Cairo
Brahimi visiting Cairo as a peace envoy, having scheduled talks with Arab leaders

UK charity accused of funding Nigerian militant group
Al-Muntada Trust Fund accused of funding Islamist organisation Boko Haram

Ending the violence in Syria: lots of talk but little action
While regional and world powers develop separate plans to solve the crisis, violence continues