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Riot police fill streets as Egypt braces for austerity protests

Riot police and armored vehicles filled the otherwise empty streets of central Cairo early on Friday as security forces built up a heavy presence in anticipation of popular protests over deteriorating economic conditions. A little-known group calling itself Movement of the Poor has called...

Egypt freezes assets of anti-torture NGO

(Middle East Eye)- Egyptian authorities have frozen the assets of a prominent human rights group that works with torture victims, the head of the organisation said on Thursday. The move came months after authorities tried on two separate occasions to shut down the El Nadeem Centre for the...

East Libyan factions see possible boost in Trump victory

Allies of Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar, the dominant figure in the divided country's east, have welcomed Donald Trump's victory in the U.S. election, betting on more support for their anti-Islamist stance. The result could boost pro-Haftar factions with strong ties to Egypt and...

Mounting suicide toll rings alarm bells in Tunisia

Six years since a young Tunisian stallholder set himself on fire, triggering revolutions across the Arab world, his country’s suicide rate is surging over economic and social woes, experts say. Mohammad Bouazizi, who self-immolated on Dec. 17, 2010, in protest at unemployment and police...