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Israeli ultra-Orthodox traveler Avi Gold in Tahrir Square in Baghdad (Screenshot/Instagram; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
May 19, 2024, 2:57 pm
Ultra-Orthodox travel addict reveals visits to Iran, Iraq, other enemy states
Israeli Avi Gold claims to have been to 129 countries, including some with no diplomatic ties to Israel; says most people he meets are intrigued by his Jewishness
By ToI Staff
People wave flags in Tahrir Square to mark the first anniversary of the popular uprising that led to the quick ouster of autocrat president Hosni Mubarak, in Cairo, Egypt, January 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File)
January 24, 2021, 7:12 pm
Arab Spring exiles look back 10 years after Egyptian uprising
Some of those who have fled abroad say political situation in Egypt is more oppressive now than before 2011 revolt: ‘It’s much more serious, it’s much deeper and much darker’
By SYLVIA HUI
Supporters of the Popular Mobilization Forces hold a posters of Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, deputy commander of the Popular Mobilization Forces, front, and General Qassem Soleimani, head of Iran's Quds force during a protest marking a year since their killing in a US drone strike, in Tahrir Square, Iraq, January 3, 2021. (Khalid Moha/AP)
January 3, 2021, 7:59 pm
Chanting against US, Baghdad rally marks year since drone strike on Iran general
Protesters gather in Tahrir Square on anniversary of killing of Gen. Qassim Soleimani and top Iraqi militia leader, urge government to expel US troops from country
By ABDULRAHMAN ZEYAD and Zeina Karam
A row of sphinxes with rams heads at the ruins of the Karnak Temple in Luxor, Egypt, November 30, 2014. (AP/Hassan Ammar)
May 8, 2020, 6:19 am
Egypt moves ancient sphinxes to Tahrir Square despite preservation concerns
Archaeologists criticize move from Luxor, fearing city’s notoriously high air pollution could damage artifacts
By Samy Magdy
A damaged vehicle sits at the site of a bomb attack near Tahrir square in Baghdad, Iraq, Nov. 16, 2019 (AP Photo/Ali Abdul Hassan)
November 16, 2019, 9:41 am
5 protesters dead in Baghdad violence; car bomb explodes between key squares
Not immediately clear whether the blast targeted protesters; top cleric warns government to heed calls for reform, calls for new election law
By SAMYA KULLAB and Qassim Abdul-Zahra
An anti-government protester is surrounded by tear gas fired by Iraqi security forces in an effort to disperse demonstrators, in central Baghdad, Iraq, November 10, 2019. (Hadi Mizban/AP)
November 10, 2019, 7:00 pm
Iraqis keep up sit-ins amid fears of ‘bloodbath’
Amnesty International calls on authorities to rein in security forces as death toll mounts; UN warns ‘climate of fear’ taking hold
By AFP
Fires set by protesters close roads during ongoing anti-government protests in Baghdad, Iraq, November 3, 2019 (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
November 3, 2019, 3:20 pm
Iraqis block roads in support of anti-government protests
Demonstrators use burning tires and barbed wire to block thoroughfares, appearing to borrow a tactic from Lebanon, where similar anti-government actions are underway
By Qassim Abdul-Zahra
Anti-government protesters gather in Tahrir Square during ongoing protests in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Nov. 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)
November 1, 2019, 6:42 pm
Iraqis focus anger on Iran, as they defy crackdown to hold biggest protests yet
Protesters march over an Iranian flag painted on the pavement with a swastika added to it, as many criticize Tehran’s interference
By Qassim Abdul-Zahra and Joseph Krauss
A protester wearing an Iraqi national flag as a bandana face mask stands during clashes between protesters and riot police amidst demonstrations against state corruption, failing public services, and unemployment, in the Iraqi capital Baghdad's central Tahrir Square on October 3, 2019. (AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP)
October 3, 2019, 2:20 pm
Iraq death toll rises to 18 as protests spread across south
Defying curfew, demonstrators gather in Baghdad’s Tahrir Square; major network operators intentionally shut off internet access as protesters rally against unemployment, corruption
By Ahmed al-Rubaye
An Iraqi protester flashes the v-sign during a demonstration against state corruption, failing public services and unemployment in the Baladiyat district of the capital Baghdad on October 2, 2019 (AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP)
October 3, 2019, 3:23 am
9 killed in clashes as Iraq protests escalate nationwide
PM orders curfew on Baghdad as popular demonstrations against state corruption, failing public services and unemployment spread across the country
By Salam Faraj
Egyptian security forces block the road leading to Cairo's Tahrir Square on September 27, 2019. (Khaled DeSouki/AFP)
September 27, 2019, 6:32 pm
Egypt police seal off Tahrir Square to prevent further anti-Sissi protests
Closure comes amid harsh security clampdown following rare demonstrations in several cities last weekend, at which authorities arrested more than 2,000 people
By AP
Egyptian security forces block the road leading to Cairo's Tahrir Square on September 27, 2019. (Khaled DeSouki/AFP)
September 27, 2019, 11:31 am
Egypt braces for fresh protests as Sissi says ‘no reason for concern’
Rights groups say nearly 2,000 arrested in week-long crackdown on demonstrators, activists and academics decrying economic hardship and government corruption
By Emmanuel Parisse
Egyptian protesters shout calling for the removal of President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi in Cairo's downtown on September 20, 2019. (STR/AFP)
September 22, 2019, 2:26 am
Anti-Sissi protesters clash with security forces in Suez
First major demonstrations since 2011 revolution come on the back of online call by Mohamed Aly, a disgruntled exiled Egyptian businessman, demanding strongman president be toppled
By AFP
Egyptian protesters shout calling for the removal of President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi in Cairo's downtown on September 20, 2019. (STR/AFP)
September 22, 2019, 12:42 am
Dozens arrested in Egypt after rare anti-Sissi protests
First major demonstrations since 2011 revolution come on the back of online call by Mohamed Aly, a disgruntled exiled Egyptian businessman, demanding strongman president be toppled
By Farid Farid
Banners showing Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi hang in Tahrir Square, March 22, 2018. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
March 25, 2018, 10:12 pm
Portraits of Egypt’s leader fill iconic Cairo square
Site of 2011 mass anti-government protests now plastered with huge pictures of el-Sissi, as general-turned-president heads to reelection in controversial vote
By Brian Rohan
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