Tag: Clashes

Deadly clashes continue in Lebanon’s Tripoli

Three people have been killed and about 40 wounded in two days of fighting in Lebanon's northern city of Tripoli, security sources say, as sectarian violence spills...

Salafist group clashes with police in Tunisia

A Tunisian man has died after police fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of supporters of the group Ansar al-Sharia who defied a government...

Salafist group clashes with police in Tunisia

Clashes have broken out between police and supporters of the Salafist movement Ansar al-Sharia in two places in Tunisia. One clash occurred on Sunday...

12 killed in Iraq car bombs

At least 12 people have been killed On Monday after four car bombs exploded in public markets in the provinces of Missan, Diywaniya, and Karbala in...

Anti-government clashes continue across Iraq

Fresh violence in Iraq has killed at least 15 people, including 12 security force personnel and gunmen who died in attacks apparently launched in...

21 killed in Xinjiang clashes

Clashes erupted in the troubled Xinjiang region of China on Tuesday leaving 21 people dead, including 15 police and other officials. The incident occurred on...

Guards open fire at hunger-striking prisoners at Guantanamo

Security guards at the infamous Guantanamo Bay prison opened fired at prisoners on hunger-strike, international media reported. According to a US army spokesperson  the move came...

Nawaz to decide on PML-N tickets in Lahore

Following intense infighting among rival groups from Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) in Lahore, all vying to influence selection of electoral candidates from the city,...

Clashes continue near Damascus, opposition leader urges gov’t to respond his...

Violent clashes have continued near the Syrian capital Damascus and other provinces on Thursday, as the head of the opposition abroad asked the administration...

Five more killed in Khyber Agency clashes

At least five more militants of banned organizations were killed and several others injured in fresh clashes raising week-long death toll to 97. According...

Clashes continue in Egypt for fifth consecutive day

Police have fired tear-gas at protesters in downtown Cairo, just hours after President Mohamed Morsi declared a state of emegency and a curfew in...

Morsi sends army to Suez after deadly clashes

Mohamed Morsi, the Egyptian president, has sent re-enforcements of the national army to Suez, where five demonstrators and one soldier died in protests to...

Five killed in Yemen clashes, brigadier shot dead

At least five militants were killed and three soldiers wounded in Yemen on Tuesday in fighting near a damaged oil pipeline east of the...

Clashes in Hebron over Palestinian killing

Five people have been injured in clashes between Palestinian youths and Israeli soldiers in the West Bank city of Hebron, after a Palestinian teenager...

Fighting rages near Damascus airport

Clashes between Syrian government forces and opposition fighters have continued around the capital, as rebels declared Damascus International Airport a “legitimate target”. Activists told Al...

Deadly clashes in Lebanon’s Tripoli

At least six people have been killed and dozens injured over the past two days in clashes in Lebanon’s northern city of Tripoli between...

Clashes erupt in Cairo’s Tahrir Square

Fresh clashes have erupted in Tahrir Square, Cairo between police and protesters at a decree by President Muhammad Morsi granting himself sweeping powers. According...