Saudi Arabia makes fresh arrests in anti-graft crackdown: sources
Saudi Arabian authorities have made further arrests and frozen more bank accounts in an expanding anti-corruption…
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Uber removes self-driving cars from San Francisco roads
Uber Technologies Inc has removed its self-driving cars from San Francisco streets, halting the autonomous…
Turkey, Egypt accuse each other of crackdown on dissent
In an interview with Al-Jazeera in Thursday, Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Al-Sisi’s military coup in…
Dozens of Turkey academics held in post-coup crackdown
Turkey on Friday detained dozens of academics suspected of backing Fethullah Gulen, the alleged mastermind of last…
Fears mount that EU-Turkey migrant deal could collapse
Fears are mounting in the European Union that its months-old pact with Turkey to curb migrant flows could collapse…
China rejects U.S. criticism of crackdown on rights defenders
China rebuked the United States on Saturday for criticizing it over the convictions of rights activists, with a…
Turkey detains 42 journalists after failed coup; Europe alarmed
Turkey ordered the detention of 42 journalists on Monday under a crackdown following a failed coup that has…
Egyptian journalists call for sacking of police minister after Sunday raid
Egypt's press syndicate called Monday for the interior minister to be sacked after police had raided late Sunday…
‘Security crackdown threatens stability in Egypt,’ says Egyptian Social…
The Egyptian Social Democratic Party (ESDP) slammed in a statement Wednesday what it described as a security…
Egypt’s Journalist Syndicate holds Emergency Meeting Monday
Egypt's Press Syndicate is to hold an emergency meeting on Monday to discuss the ongoing crackdown on journalists…
Egypt militants fire rockets toward airport used by multinational peacekeepers
Sinai Province, Islamic State's Egypt affiliate, fired rockets on Tuesday at the direction of an airport in Sinai…
Tunisia arrests more than 20 in Crackdown since Museum Attack
Tunisian authorities have arrested more than 20 suspected militants in a nationwide security crackdown since gunmen…
Chinese stock market suffers biggest fall since 2008
China’s stock market has suffered its biggest one-day fall in over six years this morning, after regulators clamped…
Abbas Backs Egypt Crackdown On Gaza Tunnels
Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas said he supported Egypt's crackdown on tunnels linking the Hamas-controlled…
Tunisia Orders Crackdown After Militants Kill 14 Soldiers
Tunisia on Saturday launched a crackdown on mosques and radio stations associated with hardline Islamists after…
After BNP, U.S. Targets Range Of Firms In Crackdown On Illicit Money Flows
BNP Paribas’ guilty plea and agreement to pay nearly $9 billion for violating U.S. sanctions is part of a larger…
Egypt Arrests Dozens of Brotherhood Members under Anti-Terror Law as Bomb Hits Cairo
Egypt increased pressure on the Muslim Brotherhood on Thursday, detaining dozens of its supporters on suspicion of…
Egypt: Heavy Prison Sentence for Islamist Women
Nearly two dozen Islamist women and girls, some as young as 15, were handed heavy prison sentences Wednesday for…
Hundreds Of Sudanese Protest, But Numbers Down After Crackdown
Several hundred Sudanese protested in Khartoum on Friday to demand the resignation of President Omar Hassan…
Pro-Morsi Mobilisation Feeble After Crackdown On Egypt’s Brotherhood
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood is struggling to maintain its incessant protests that have kept security forces on their…
Egypt Arrests Muslim Brotherhood Spokesman
Security forces arrested the Muslim Brotherhood’s spokesman, Ahmed Aref, early on Thursday. A security source said…
Saudis Promise to Aid Egypt’s Leaders, Undercutting U.S.
Saudi Arabia has emerged as the foremost supporter of Egypt’s military rulers, explicitly backing the violent…
Indonesia, Malaysia Protests Over Deadly Egypt Crackdown
Hundreds of Muslims demonstrated in Indonesia and Malaysia Friday against a crackdown on the protest camps of…
France’s Hollande Demands Swift End to State of Emergency in Egypt
French President Francois Hollande summoned Egypt's ambassador on Thursday, demanding a quick end to the state of…
Crackdown On Pro-Morsi Sit-Ins Leaves Egypt In A State Of Emergency
Shortly after dawn on Wednesday, Egyptian police cracked down on 6-week-long sit-ins by supporters of ousted…
White House Steps up Egypt Criticism, Says New Regime Is on ‘Wrong Path’
The White House has stepped up condemnation of the interim Egyptian government as its bloody crackdown on…
Breaking: ElBaradei Resigns After Crackdown against Protesters
Egypt’s Vice President Mohammad ElBaradei resigned on Wednesday saying he couldn’t bear the responsibility for…
Egypt Braces for Rival Rallies, Army Signals Crackdown
A deeply polarized Egypt braced for bloodshed on Friday in rival mass rallies summoned by the army that ousted the…
Amnesty Int’l: Crackdown on Morsi’s supporters Heralds New Rights Abuses
Amnesty International is warning against a crackdown on supporters of Mohamed Morsi, after documenting a new wave…
Gaza Tunnel Trade Squeezed By Egypt ‘Crackdown’
In the gently rolling dunes around the town of Rafah in southern Gaza, Sagah slopes around with his donkey looking…
US Decries Crackdown Against Sudanese Protesters
The United States on Tuesday condemned a crackdown on anti-government protests in Sudan that have spread throughout…
Rights Groups Urge UAE to Release Political Activists
Two international rights groups are urging the United Arab Emirates to end crackdowns on perceived political…
London tackles gangs six months after UK riots
Six months after Britain was struck by five nights of rioting, London police launched a major crackdown on streets…