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Police fire tear gas as clashes continue in Beirut

Lebanese security forces fired tear gas and clashed with anti-government protesters in Beirut on Friday, setting off street confrontations that lasted for hours. Protesters threw stones and fireworks at police, and security forces responded with tear gas in an effort to disperse the...

Looming US sanctions shake Syria, hasten economic meltdown

In scenes not witnessed for years in government-controlled parts of Syria, dozens of men and women marched through the streets this week, protesting a sharp increase in prices and collapse of the currency, some even calling for the downfall of President Bashar Assad and his ruling Baath party....

Dozens in Sudan protest against UN mission

Dozens of Sudanese protesters rallied Wednesday in Khartoum against a newly formed United Nations mission mandated to support a political transition following last year's ouster of president Omar al-Bashir, witnesses said. The anti-government demonstration, held near the army headquarters...