Contract workers protest outside palace
Hundreds of public contract workers called for a meeting with President Nicos Anastasiades and cabinet members during a protest in front of the presidential palace
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Scores gather at palace for second week to protest killings
Scores of people gathered on Friday afternoon outside the Presidential Palace for the second week to demonstrate for the victims of the serial killer and
Monks to join residents in protest over asphalt plant
MONKS from Stavrovouni monastery are joining forces with residents of Pyrga and Kornos in mobiliaing against the planned construction of an asphalt production and recycling
Venezuelan general urges military to disavow Maduro as opposition stages rallies
An active Venezuelan general called on the armed forces to rebel against President Nicolas Maduro and to recognize the opposition leader Juan Guaido as interim chief
Catalan separatists seethe at Spanish cabinet visit (Update 2)
Police dragged Catalan separatists off roads and arrested 11 during protests on Friday as Spain‘s government brought a cabinet meeting to regional capital Barcelona in both
Death toll in French ‘yellow vest’ protests rises to nine
The death toll linked to France’s anti-government “yellow vest” protests has risen to nine, the government said on Thursday, as demonstrators kept up major disruptions
Protesters in France block access to three fuel depots – Total
French protesters angered by higher fuel taxes blocked access to three oil depots on Monday, including two run by Total, the company said, as protests
TC police found guilty of using excessive violence
Judge rules against Turkish Cypriot police for ‘despotic’ role in 2011 anti-Erdogan demonstrations By Esra Aygin In a landmark decision last week, a Turkish Cypriot
Israeli forces kill four Palestinians in Gaza border protest- medics
Israeli forces shot and killed four Palestinians and wounded 232, 180 of them from live fire, during protests along the border with Gaza on Friday,
Dromolaxia-Meneou protest against co-op branch closure
Over 500 residents of the Dromolaxia-Meneou municipality in the Larnaca district attended a protest on Sunday morning against the closing down of the local Cooperative
Top Iraq cleric demands end to violence as deadly protests rage
Iraq‘s most revered Shi’ite cleric called for a political shakeup in Baghdad and a halt to violence against demonstrators on Friday, after days of deadly
Student activists disappear in southern China after police raid
Police in riot gear stormed an apartment in southern China on Friday where about 40 student activists and others supporting factory workers seeking to form a labour
Jordan’s king replaces PM to defuse protests (Update)
Jordan‘s King Abdullah on Monday asked Omar al-Razzaz, a former World Bank economist, to form a new government after Hani Mulki resigned as prime minister
Armenian police detain almost 200 in protests (Update)
By Hasmik Mkrtchyan Armenian police detained three opposition leaders on Sunday and held nearly 200 protesters during the latest demonstrations against the appointment of
Why all the fuss about Peyia’s sea caves?
By Bejay Browne With emotions running high over a proposed ‘white zone’ suggested by Green party MP George Perdikis postponing development in the sea
Protest against foreclosures outside palace
Members of civil society group ‘Movement Against Foreclosures’ gathered on Thursday outside the presidential palace to express their concern over possible decisions to favour banks
Thousands set to protest as Slovak political crisis builds
Thousands of Slovaks were expected to take to the streets on Friday for the second mass protest in a week, as pressure builds on Prime
Tunisia plans to increase support for poor families
Tunisia plans to increase support for poor families and needy people, a government source said on Saturday, after protests broke out in the North African
Tunisia PM promises end to economic hardship to calm protests
Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed sought to calm anti-austerity protesters on Tuesday with promises of an end to economic hardship, a day after one demonstrator
Rouhani says Iran protests were not only economic
Protests that shook Iran were not just aimed at the economy, President Hassan Rouhani said on Monday, remarks suggesting the real targets were powerful conservatives opposed to