Cairo

By Al Jazeera Staff in Middle East on February 6th, 2012
A municipal worker cleans Mohamed Mahmoud street in central Cairo, the scene of deadly riot police clashes with protesters [AFP]

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By Alan Fisher in Middle East on November 28th, 2011

In a country where so much history has been written, where it looms almost on every corner, they're adding a new chapter to the books. 

By Alan Fisher in Middle East on November 27th, 2011
Thousands continue to gather at Tahrir Square to debate about how to move forward following a week of protests [Reuters]

When the wind whips up the dust around Cairo's Tahrir Square it's still possible to taste the tear gas in the air.

The acrid smell and the bitter taste catches in the nose and the back of the throat making people sneeze and cough.

On the edge of Tahrir, the heartbeat of February's uprising in Egypt, the ropes are back. These are the temporary checkpoints, manned by self-appointed stewards, blocking the way to the latest protest. Everyone coming in is patted down. A young man with the dirty sweatshirt and crooked teeth motions me forward.  He holds his hands up and repeats the same phrase in Arabic. "He says he's sorry" says my friend "but says it's for everyone's safety".

The check is cursory and quick and I'm waved on with a smile.

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By Malika Bilal in Middle East on November 21st, 2011
Protesters fill the streets in and around Tahrir Square [Malika Bilal / Al Jazeera]
By John Terrett in Americas on July 12th, 2011
Technical glitch affects chances of thousands of people of getting a US passport [EPA]

A court case is underway in the United States to try and get an injunction to stop the state department from re-drawing its 2012 Diversity Lottery.

The lottery offers up to 55,000 green cards each year, allowing the winners from around the world to live and work in the US.

The names are normally pulled at random, but this year the state department says a mistake means the first 22,000 drawn to move further along the process towards getting a green card were incorrectly selected and they will have to be put back into the pot and drawn again along with thousands of other applicants.

Nader Habib is one of the 22,000. We met him at his home in the Egyptian capital, Cairo.

When I applied for the lottery, I had very little hope to win because millions of people apply. When I was selected it was a huge surprise.

But Nader’s happiness didn’t last long.

By Steff Gaulter in Americas on May 4th, 2011

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By Al Jazeera Staff in Middle East on April 15th, 2011
Yemeni Anti-government protesters in Taiz [AFP]

 

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By Al Jazeera Staff in Middle East on April 9th, 2011
Yemeni anti-government protesters shout slogans in Sanaa [AFP]

 

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By Al Jazeera Staff in Middle East on April 8th, 2011
File picture of protesters in Amman, Jordan [AFP]

As the unrest  in the Middle East continues, we update you with the latest developments from Syria, Yemen and across the region.

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By Gregg Carlstrom in Middle East on March 19th, 2011

Three hours into Egypt's constitutional referendum, we're hearing reports of high turnout - and potential irregularities.

Voters have reported long lines (see the photos below), with some predicting an hours-long wait to cast their votes. That's mostly been viewed as a positive development, a sign of high voter enthusiasm - a major change from last year's fraudulent parliamentary election, which saw turnout as low as 10 per cent in some parts of the country.

But some voters are reporting a more serious problem: unstamped ballot papers.

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