According to colombiareports.com, one million people took part in the first day of anti-government protests on Monday, according to strike organizers who expect an even bigger turnout on Tuesday when teachers and health workers join the country-wide protests. The high number is disputed by authorities. The protest organizations’ estimate is in stark contrast to that of the government, whose Interior Minister Fernando Carrillo told press that 60,000 people had taken to the streets and that the situation in the country is “under control.” The real number of protesters is impossible to define, as the initial protests took part mostly in the rural areas of Colombia and alongside highways. Read article
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As reported by Nst.com.my, prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said that the decision was made due to the uncertainties in the country. “I have received the report from the National Security Council and I was told that the situation in Egypt is uncertain. So we have decided to bring the students back starting tonight,” […]
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Hurriyet Daily News reports that officials from the Turkish Embassy in Cairo have conducted a lengthy meeting with Metin Turan, a TRT correspondent who was detained this weekend at el-Fath Mosque, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Levent Gümrükçü has announced. In a message posted on his Twitter account on Aug. 19, Gümrükçü said Turan was safe and […]
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Dailystar.com.lb reported that, the government says two Canadians have been arrested by Egyptian police in Cairo. Foreign Affairs spokeswoman Caitlin Workman said Sunday that Canada’s embassy in Cairo is in contact with local authorities and is providing consular assistance to the two Canadians. She could not release further information due to privacy concerns. Read article
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The U.S. Department of State warns U.S. citizens to defer travel to Egypt and U.S. citizens living in Egypt to depart at this time because of the continuing political and social unrest. This Travel Warning supersedes the Travel Warning issued on July 3, 2013. On August 14, the Government of Egypt declared a State of […]
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According to a report by Travelmole, the travel industry website, guests at the Iberotel Aquamarine in Hurghada have been warned not to leave the property, as reported by telegraph.co.uk. One TripAdvisor user, who is currently staying at the hotel, published an update on the website’s forum this morning, claiming that letters had been posted through […]
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The Wall Street Journal reports that the death of an army conscript continues to send political shockwaves through Taiwan, with anonymous online organizers rallying more than 110,000 protesters to flood the streets of Taipei over the weekend. Many young people were among the protesters clad in white mourning garb who marched on the Presidential Office […]
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As reported by Cpj.org, a Bahraini blogger has been detained and a photographer gone missing amid signs that Bahraini authorities are trying to crack down on critical voices ahead of protests planned for August 14, according to news reports. “Bahraini authorities have a record of suppressing critical news and commentary, which has had the effect […]
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Al Jazeera reports that scores of supporters of ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi have been killed in clashes with security forces in the capital, Cairo, after a night of mass protests. The exact death toll from Saturday’s violence was not immediately clear, but Al Jazeera’s Hoda Abdel Hamid, reporting from Cairo, says the health ministry […]
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Reuters reports that unidentified assailants fired a rocket-propelled grenade at the United Arab Emirates embassy compound in the Libyan capital Tripoli on Thursday, the latest in a series of attacks on foreign targets in the North African country. Security sources said the attackers drove up to the compound, which houses both the embassy and ambassador’s […]
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