GENEVA (AA) – The Berlin police have banned rallies in support of Palestine, in order to prevent “incitement of anti-Semitic exclamations” and “glorification of violence”. In Berlin, two solidarity rallies with Palestinians were planned for Wednesday under the banners “Solidarity with All Political Prisoners on Pa...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Protesters blocked roads and staged rallies across Pakistan on Monday against the latest increase in power tariffs, with the country’s caretaker government mulling over giving some relief to inflation-hit citizens. Tens of thousands took to the streets in dozens of major cities and remote towns, blocked roa...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Thousands took to the streets across Pakistan on Sunday to protest rising power bills, some violently, forcing the power companies to seek police security. Interim Prime Minister Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar summoned an urgent meeting with power authorities to “review” the situation after angry protesters block...
Bosra al-Sham, Syria – AFP Rare protests against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s government showed no sign of abating Friday with demonstrations reported in a string of towns in Daraa and Sweida provinces. The protests began late last week after the government ended fuel subsidies, dealing a heavy blow to Syrians reeling from ye...