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  • A competing progovernment protest organized by Mr. Saleh's ruling party, called the General People's Congress, attracted a couple of hundred demonstrators in a different region of the capital.

    Yemenis Rally Against Regime Hakim al-Masmari 2011

  • Supporters of Mr. Saleh, who said they gathered for peaceful progovernment protests Friday afternoon on San'a's Sabeen Square, said they came under fire.

    Attack Wounds Yemen's President Hakim Almasmari 2011

  • They were met by progovernment loyalists who, armed with swords, sticks and clubs, had gathered to protect the mainly Sunni neighborhood.

    Violence Re-Emerges in Bahrain Alex Delmar-Morgan 2011

  • The push back by government forces over the weekend continues a pattern of attack and counterattack between rebel forces in the east and progovernment forces.

    GOP Prods Obama on Libya Margaret Coker 2011

  • Yahya Arhab/European Pressphoto Agency In San'a on Friday, progovernment demonstrators attacked opposition protesters with batons and rocks, injuring more than 30.

    More Rallies Across the Middle East 2011

  • MANAMA—Clashes between demonstrators and progovernment loyalists left hundreds injured in Bahrain on Friday, in the worst outbreak of violence here since the military was ordered off the streets nearly three weeks ago.

    Violence Re-Emerges in Bahrain Alex Delmar-Morgan 2011

  • Government sources told progovernment newspaper Zaman they expected 100,000 men to take advantage of the offer, raising some $1.5 billion, the newspaper said.

    Turkey Unveils Changes to Military Obligations Joe Parkinson 2011

  • He said others there told him by cellphone that progovernment forces were checking residents identifications at checkpoint after checkpoint.

    West to Isolate Gadhafi Jay Solomon 2011

  • While crude blocking or filtering of particular websites remains common, some authoritarian states have also produced or financed progovernment propaganda designed specifically for these new formats.

    Freedom of the press deteriorates globally 2009

  • With the Socialists controlling just 154 seats in a 300-member Parliament, there have been increasing calls—ranging from the progovernment media to the far-right opposition—for a caretaker administration to replace Mr. Papandreou's increasingly unpopular government.

    Greece Gears Up for More Unrest Alkman Granitsas 2011

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