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Minor killed at anti-government protest in Venezuela

Caracas - Emirates Voice

A 16-year-old died Thursday after being shot in the head at a protest against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, part of a nationwide general strike, prosecutors said. The victim was shot Wednesday, on the first day of the two-day strike, and died on Thursday, said the prosecutor general's office, bringing the death toll from four months of violent anti-Maduro protests toRead more

Over 195 injured in Venezuela protest

Abu Dhabi - Emirates Voice

Over 195 people were injured in a protest here against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's bid to elect a Constituent Assembly to reform the Constitution, the opposition alliance Democratic Unity Roundtable (MUD) announced. According to the mayor of El Hatillo municipality, David Smolansky, "several atrocities were committed" on Wednesday by police officers who were deployed throughout the capital city to "repress"Read more

IOF repress protest demanding release of detained martyr bodies

Bethlehem - Arab Today

Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) on Wednesday afternoon suppressed a protest demanding release of detained martyr bodies in Israeli refrigerators, in synchronization with the court session of the case of five detained bodies. Clashes broke out in front of Jacir Palace Hotel at the northern entrance of Bethlehem near the 300 checkpoint and the wall, between Israeli soldiers and Palestinian protesters,Read more

Zimbabwe protest day flops after warning

Harare - Arab Today

Shops and offices opened as usual across Zimbabwe on Wednesday despite a planned “shutdown” protest against President Robert Mugabe, who has vowed to end a series of anti-government demonstrations. Riot police patrolled in the capital Harare and other cities, with minor clashes breaking out in the second city of Bulawayo, AFP reporters witnessed. Organizers of the planned shutdown blamed theRead more

Zimbabwe anti-Mugabe protest: Police fire tear gas

Harare - Arab Today

Police in Zimbabwe have fired tear gas and water cannon at opposition supporters who had gathered for a protest march in the capital, Harare, the BBC reported on Friday. They have also beaten up people wearing red T-shirts, the colour of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change party (MDC). Protesters are calling for electoral reform ahead of polls in 2018.Read more

Japan protests Chinese vessels near disputed islands

Tokyo - Arab Today

Japan lodged a fresh diplomatic protest with China on Wednesday, accusing the country of again sending its coast guard ships into waters surrounding contested islands in the East China Sea. The two countries are locked in a long-running dispute over the uninhabited islets and tensions over them have been a frequent irritant between the countries. Tokyo has lodged at leastRead more

Protest in Ankara Against US Army Chief's Visit to Turkey

Ankara - Arab Today

A group belongs to the (Party) organised a protest against the visit of the US Army Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Joseph Dunford, the biggest US official to visit Turkey after the failed coup attempt. Protesters gathered at the Ankara Municipality building then headed to the US Embassy, where they were Turkish police prevented them from enteringRead more

Iran to protest to IAEA over leaked document

Tehran - Arab Today

Iran’s representative to the IAEA will submit a note of protest to the nuclear Agency over the leaked confidential information about Iran’s long-term nuclear plans, Mehr News Agency reported on Sunday. Spokesman of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, Behrouz Kamalvandi, made the remarks in reaction to the leaked confidential document about some aspects of Iran’s long-term nuclear plans, addingRead more