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State funds to support Saudi, rest of region may stay sluggish

Tue, 07 Nov 2017 - 08:05 GMT

State funds look likely to continue supporting Saudi Arabia’s stock market on Tuesday.

Turkish court orders release of teacher on hunger strike

Fri, 20 Oct 2017 - 03:30 GMT

A Turkish court on Friday ordered the release of a teacher on a hunger strike since March to protest his dismissal in a crackdown after last year's failed coup.

Venezuela's unrest, food scarcity take psychological toll on children

Thu, 05 Oct 2017 - 12:34 GMT

Venezuela has spiraled deeper into chaos in recent years as Maduro has cracked down harder on the opposition amid a painful recession.

Turkey arrest 133 ministry workers in post-coup probe

Thu, 05 Oct 2017 - 10:13 GMT

Turkish authorities issued detention warrants for 133 people working in the finance and labour ministries, as part of a crackdown after last year's failed coup attempt.

Tens of thousands of Catalans take to streets to protest police action

Tue, 03 Oct 2017 - 03:38 GMT

Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Catalonia on Tuesday to protest against violent crackdown by Spanish police on independence referendum .

Thousands rally in Catalonia against referendum violence

Mon, 02 Oct 2017 - 06:33 GMT

Thousands of people hit the streets of Barcelona and other Catalan cities on Monday in protest at a violent police crackdown to stop an independence referendum.

Catalan govt says referendum plans have been dealt a blow

Thu, 21 Sep 2017 - 01:11 GMT

The Catalan government to hold an independence referendum on October 1 had been dealt a blow by a crackdown by Spanish authorities against the vote.

Turkey detains main opposition leader's lawyer over coup links

Fri, 15 Sep 2017 - 11:53 GMT

Turkey detained the main opposition leader's lawyer on Friday for alleged links to last year's failed coup, in a widening government crackdown.

Hamas arrests journalists to "protect against rumors"

Mon, 15 May 2017 - 05:31 GMT

Hamas arrested 17 Palestinian journalists and activists in April in an unprecedented move to protect against rumors aiming to create chaos in Gaza Strip

Egypt slams OHCHR statements over recent crackdown

Tue, 02 May 2017 - 05:47 GMT

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) decried what it called “unfortunate” statements by the Office of the U.N.

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