President Hosni Mubarak’s new Cabinet on Monday held its first meeting since an uprising started nearly two weeks ago in Egypt.
President Hosni Mubarak held on to power on Monday, defying a popular uprising against his autocratic rule.
Hundreds of thousands of Egyptians marched peacefully in Cairo on Friday to demand an immediate end to Hosni Mubarak’s 30-year rule.
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Tunisia has asked Interpol to help find and arrest ousted president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali and his family.
Police fired tear gas to disperse protesters in Tunis on Monday as pressure grew for the removal of ministers linked to the ousted president.
Protesters demonstrated on Sunday to demand that the revolution should now sweep the remnants of the fallen president’s guard from power.
The toppling of an authoritarian ruler by waves of street protests has transfixed Arabs across North Africa and the Middle East.
Tunisia’s interim prime minister promised to quit politics after elections, a pledge intended to appease protesters.
Three opposition ministers quit Tunisia’s new coalition government on Tuesday.
The United Arab Emirates suspemded a threat to suspend BlackBerry services after resolving a dispute with Canada’s Research in Motion (RIM).