Bashir also gave sweeping powers to the country’s security forces to raid buildings and carry out personal searches
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Protest organisers have vowed to continue with daily rallies
Hopes of reaching the CAF Champions League quarter-finals have now been dashed
The decision overturns a ruling which suspended ride-hailing services after taxi drivers filed unfair competition complaints.
“Nothing will satisfy the people who are taking to the streets except the overthrow of this regime.”
President Bashir has also dissolved the cabinet and local governments
Scuffles broke out between the demonstrators and helmeted security forces equipped armed with batons and shields.
President Bouteflika is aiming for a fifth term in the April elections
Stretching as far as the eye can see, groves of gnarled olive trees in northwest Libya have proudly withstood the country’s devastating conflicts. But the industry of extracting olive oil, often dubbed “green gold”, is now under threat after Libyan authorities halted exports in a bid to “protect” local produce.
The 74 000-seater Cairo Stadium hosted the finals of previous Nations Cup tournaments in 1986 and 2006.