(Al Jazeera English: 0908 PT, May 6, 2011) Reem Haddad, a spokesperson for the Syrian information ministry, spoke to Al Jazeera about the rolling nationwide protests. She denied knowledge of the deaths reported during on Friday, as thousands of protesters took to the streets across Syria to protest against the government.

She also said the UN delegation which will be visiting Syria to investigate allegations would be a positive thing for the government: "The Syrian government is not worried, because there is nothing wrong ... Syria is a mosaic, it is made of many different sects living together, in harmony."

She denied any knowledge of the arrest of Riad Seif, a member of parliament and leading opposition activist, or about the detention of Al Jazeera journalist Dorothy Parvaz.

(Al Jazeera English: 0722 PST, April 29, 2011) Al Jazeera's Rula Amin reports on the biggest protest in Damascus since the protests began.

(Euronews: 0948 PST, April 1, 2011) In Afghanistan at least eight people have been killed in an attack on a United Nations compound, with reports indicating two of those killed were beheaded. The violence in Mazar-i-Sharif erupted as hundreds demonstrated over the burning of the Koran by a pastor in a United States church last month. Afghan police fired into the air in a bid to disperse the protesters who were chanting, "Death to the USA, Death to Israel" as they gathered for Friday prayers.

(Al Jazeera English: 0516 PST, March 25, 2011) Protesters calling for freedom gathered in capital Damascus and other areas around Syria as security forces ordered journalists to leave a southern city where a brutal weeklong siege on demonstrations killed dozens of people.

Al Jazeera's special correspondent, reporting from among the pro-reform demonstrators in the southern city of Daraa, 100 kilometers south of Damascus, said: "No one here is calling for a regime change ... No one here is chanting slogans against the president Bashar al-Assad. The people here say they want freedom, they want reforms."

(Al Jazeera English: 0730 PST, March 18, 2011) Yemeni security forces have opened fire at a protest in the capital Sanaa, killing at least 30 people. It is the highest death toll in a single day after weeks of demonstrations calling for Ali Abdullah Saleh, the Yemeni president, to stand down.

Witnesses say armed men opened fire from nearby buildings as protesters gathered in Sanaa's University Square after Friday prayers. Al Jazeera's Alan Fisher reports.

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(Democracy Now! 1000 PST, February 4, 2011) Hundreds of thousands of Egyptian pro-democracy protesters have returned to Cairo's Tahrir Square in defiance of violent attacks from supporters of President Hosni Mubarak in the past two days.

The New York Times reports the Obama administration has opened talks with Egyptian officials on Mubarak's immediate resignation. The proposal under discussion would see Vice President Omar Suleiman lead a transitional government before elections later this year; however, Suleiman remains deeply unpopular in Egypt.

Pro-democracy organizers have labeled today the "Day of Departure," a final push for Mubarak's immediate resignation. The demonstrations immediately swelled at the end of Friday prayers. Democracy Now! senior producer Sharif Abdel Kouddous reports live from Tahrir Square in Cairo.

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(Al Jazeera English: 0940 PST, February 4, 2011) Tens of thousands of people have staged protests in Alexandria against Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, on what activists have dubbed his "day of departure." An Al Jazeera producer said the crowds had gathered on Friday at the Qaed Ibrahim mosque in the center of Egypt's second city, which sits on the Mediterranean coast.

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(Al Jazeera English: 0930 PST, February 4, 2011) Hundreds of thousands of protesters have turned out across Egypt to demand that Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian president, step down. The protests in Cairo centred on Tahrir Square, where multitudes gathered in a largely peaceful demonstration. Protests were also held in the cities of Alexandria, Mahalla, and Giza. Al Jazeera's Alan Fisher has more.

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(Al Jazeera English: 0430 PST, February 4, 2011) Hundreds of thousands of pro-democracy protesters, from all walks of life, have gathered at Tahrir Square in Cairo to demand the resignation of of Hosni Mubarak, the president. After offering the Friday prayer at the square, the crowd shouted: "Leave, Mubarak." Alan Fisher reports.

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