Government forces are on alert as a huge rally in Tahrir Square in Cairo is expected after Friday prayers. Demonstrators are demanding that parliamentary elections, scheduled for Monday, should be postponed, while other factions are anxious for them …
Demonstrators and police clashed at a protest near to La Hague nuclear processing plant in Normandy, France. 12 arrests were made amid clouds of tear gas as crowds tried to stop the departure of a train carrying reprocessed waste back to Germany. The…
At least 24 Coptic Christian demonstrators have been killed in Cairo as security forces opened fire on the protesting marchers. 200 have been injured amid the most serious fighting to have erupted since the departure of President Mubarak in the early…
Spain's economy is under enormous strain with cut backs and unemployment affecting most sectors of the Spanish way of life. The financial commitment to the Pope's visit for the World Youth Day festival is causing concerns because of the sheer costs t…
Thousands of Spanish protestors converged on Puerta del Sol, the square in the centre of Madrid to join the hundreds of 'indignados' or outraged - demonstrators marching to highlight the impact of the economic crisis. The marchers from Barcelona, Mal…
Clashes between migrant workers and security forces have taken place in ZengCheng, 60 miles northwest of Hong Kong. Triggered by the rough handling of a pregnant 20 year old by a security man, demonstrators marched to the local police station hurling…
Peaceful demonstrations to support a 'Day of Dignity' are planned across Syria today. These are intended to maintain political pressure on the Government for political reform, an increase in legal transparency, salary increases and health insurance. …
Foreign nationals remaining in Yemen, including British citizens, have been urged to leave the country as a matter of urgency. There is great concern that following marches and demonstrations after Friday prayers today, the riots could cause the tran…
The Djibouti Government has stated that political demonstrations are acceptable if controlled and held 'within the law'. A recent rally was apparently hijacked by trouble makers and did not finish at dusk as had been promised. There were a number of …
Colonel Gaddafi's rally cry to loyalists has had a mixed response. The Interior Minister has resigned from the Government and relocated to the Benghazi area. Many parts of the east of the country around Benghazi are now effectively without any Army o…