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A protester takes cover behind a make-shift shield bearing the name of Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan during clashes between police and anti-government protesters, in Istanbul’s Taksim square June 11, 2013. Source: Reuters/Yannis Behrakis

Turkish PM to meet Istanbul park protesters

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 12, 2013 | World

Ankara, AP—Police and protesters retrenched Wednesday after punishing overnight clashes in Istanbul’s Taksim Square—an uncertain hiatus before officials were to hold talks aimed to end Turkey’s biggest anti-government protests in decades. Nearly two weeks...

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A protestor waves a flag as demonstrators clash with police on June 1, 2013, during a protest against the demolition of Taksim Gezi Park, in Taksim Square in Istanbul. Turkish police on June 1 began pulling out of Istanbul’s iconic Taksim Square, the scene of a second day of violent clashes between protesters and police over a controversial development project. AFP Photo / Bulent Kilic

Erdogan defiant as police and demonstrators clash

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 1, 2013 | World

Istanbul, AP—Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday called on demonstrators to end anti-government protests now into a second day, but he remained defiant, insisting police would break down protests at a main Istanbul square and indicating that the...

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A police officer stands near a mosque which was burnt during a riot between Buddhist and Muslims in Lashio township May 29, 2013. Source: Reuters/Soe Zeya Tun

Buddhist mobs attack Muslim homes for second day in Myanmar; one dead

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 29, 2013 | World

Lashio, Reuters—Buddhist mobs armed with sticks and machetes burned Muslim homes on Wednesday for a second day in the northern Myanmar city of Lashio, contradicting claims in state media that soldiers and police had restored calm. A Reuters reporter saw scores of...

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A riot police officer fires teargas during clashes with supporters of Islamist group Ansar al-Sharia at Hai al Tadamon in Tunis May 19, 2013. Source: Reuters/Anis Mili

Clashes in Tunis and Kairouan between security forces and Ansar Al-Sharia

by Monji Saidani | May 20, 2013 | Middle East

Tunis, Asharq Al-Awsat—Clashes in Tunisia between Salafist extremists and security forces in Tunisia and Kairouan on Sunday have left one Tunisian citizen dead. Eleven policemen and 3 protesters were also injured in the clashes that followed the government’s decision...