Tag Archives: Tahrir Square

A security source revealed, today, Monday, that the security forces managed to arrest the alleged “The Rat” and a member of his gang in the capital, Baghdad. The source told the “Al-Ghadeer” site that “the security forces managed, in late hours of the day, to arrest the alleged “The Rat” …

Protesters have been suffocated due to inhalation of tear gas, as security forces tried to break up protests in the capital, Baghdad. The clashes took place in al-Khilani Square, central Baghdad, between demonstrators and security forces from the riot police, when they tried to reopen al-Khilani Square and remove concrete …

A spokesman for the Iraqi Armed Forces, Major General Abdul Karim Khalaf, yesterday warned that the Jumhuriya Bridge in Baghdad may collapse as a result of arson attacks and the damage caused to its rubber joints. The Jumhuriya Bridge is a crossing that links Tahrir Square to the heavily fortified …

Demonstrators blocked several roads in the capital, Baghdad, and surrounded the office of Prime Minister, Adel Abdul Mahdi in al- Allawi area, in a new method, after they were stationed throughout the days of demonstrations in Tahrir Square and its surroundings. Informed sources told Alghadeer News that protesters blocked Allawi …

Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, said she had gone to Tahrir Square to engage with the people, and listen to their concerns, as part of the UN’s continuous efforts to promote dialogue with the Government, as news reports suggest that Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi, is facing growing …

Egypt has seen the second night of clashes and dozens of arrests in rare demonstrations against President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi. Hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets in the port city of Suez demanding his resignation. Dozens were reportedly arrested and police responded with tear gas. The protests – which …