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Mass protest in Egypt’s Port Said over deaths
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An Egyptian court in Port Said is set to deliver verdicts on 52 defendants in a football stadium riot. Seventy-four Cairo football fans died in February 2012 - allegedly at the hands of Port Said supporters. The cas...
Egypt army intervenes in Port Said protests
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The army has been sent in to help police restore order in the Egyptian city of Port Said. There have been violent protests there since Sunday. But as Anita McNaught reports, the soldiers may be making the problem wo...
Violent protests rage on in Egypt’s Port Said
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In Egypt, violent clashes have continued in the city of Port Said. A football riot there last year left 74 Cairo fans dead, and after the trials of the alleged perpetrators, the government has struggled to maintain ...
Conflict in Syria ravages its economy
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The conflict in Syria has been dealing severe blows to the country's economy. The government and the banks are running out of money, and a lack of fuel means everything else is grinding to a halt. Al Jazeera's Anita M...
Divisions emerge among Syrian rebels
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As Syrian opposition fighters are battling regime troops, there are struggles within the rebel ranks over funds, arms, ideology and influence. The Tawhid Brigade, at the forefront of the battle for Aleppo, feels that ...