Tag: Unrest

Mnangagwa urges Zimbabweans to move on after post-election unrest

  HARARE: President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Monday said Zimbabweans should now unite to rebuild the economy and put behind them the election period that saw...

Iran says it can handle fresh sanctions amid unrest reports

LONDON: President Hassan Rouhani promised Iranians on Tuesday the government would be able to handle the economic pressure of new US sanctions amid reports...

Around 1,000 detained protesters in Iran unrest freed, 300 still in...

LONDON: The Iranian authorities have released most of the people arrested during December’s anti-government protests but around 300 remain in jail facing charges, Iran’s...

Iran lifts block on Telegram imposed during unrest

TEHRAN: Iran on Saturday lifted restrictions on the messaging app Telegram, the state news agency IRNA said, after blocking the popular service as security...

200 arrested, dozens hurt in recent Tunisia unrest

TUNIS: More than 200 people were arrested and dozens hurt during clashes in several parts of Tunisia, the interior ministry said on Wednesday, after the...

Iran’s leader accuses enemies for unrest, US calls that ‘nonsense’

LONDON: Iran’s supreme leader accused the country’s enemies on Tuesday of being behind days of street unrest, as the death toll from anti-government demonstrations passed...

Iran unrest start of a ‘big movement’: Nobel Peace Prize-winner Ebadi

ROME: The unrest in Iran is just "the beginning of a big movement" that could be more widespread than the demonstrations of 2009, the Nobel...

Face nation’s ‘iron fist’ if unrest continues, Iran warns anti-government protesters

TEHRAN: Iran's Revolutionary Guards have warned anti-government protesters they will face the nation's "iron fist" if political unrest continues. Three days of demonstrations erupted over...

Balochistan’s isolation from CPEC could trigger unrest, warns Marri

QUETTA: Former Balochistan home minister Nawabzada Gazain Marri on Thursday warned that if Balochistan is left out of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), it...

Academic activities resume at QAU

ISLAMABAD: Quaid-e-Azam University (QAU) resumed academic activities on Wednesday after the varsity had remained closed for two days amid protests and unrest that has...

QAU remains closed amid protests by students

ISLAMABAD: The Quaid-e-Azam University (QAU) remained closed on Tuesday amid protests and unrest that has persisted for weeks now. Strict security measures were in place...

‘Constitution is solution to all unrest’

LAHORE: Intellectuals and scholars, present at a roundtable talk which was organised by two think-tanks “Soch” and PINA, said that the solution of all unrest...

Indian troops martyr two youth in Held Kashmir

Indian Army claimed that the youth were killed during an encounter with troops in the district.

Ukraine says Russia stoking unrest as gunmen seize more buildings

SLAVIANSK Ukraine appealed to Russia to halt “provocative actions” in its eastern regions on Saturday as pro-Russian militants seized two more government buildings and called...

Unrest deals new blow to Thai tourism industry

From backpacker districts to high-end hotels, more than a month of opposition protests in the Thai capital are taking their toll on the kingdom's...

Karachi unrest could disintegrate country: FT

Senior officials in the Interior Ministry believe that if the government does not move in decisively to take charge in Karachi, the mega city...

Armed wings of political parties behind Karachi unrest: Rangers DG

    The Supreme Court was informed on Wednesday that the armed wings of political parties were responsible for the worsening law and order in the...