Shockwaves from the toppling of Hosni Mubarak rolled around the Middle East at the weekend, emboldening opposition movements in Algeria, Iran and Yemen and prompting Palestinian leaders to commit to long-delayed elections.
The US state department called on Algerian security forces to exercise “restraint” on Sunday as the country geared up for sustained protests.
Several hundred Algerians defied a ban and 26,000 riot police to demonstrate in the capital on Saturday, despite President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s efforts to pre-empt protests by promising to end emergency laws and address unemployment.
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