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Added on the 18/01/2020 16:26:12 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Iraqi supporters of the Coordination Framework hold an anti-Sadr protest near the parliament occupied by Shiite Muslim cleric Moqtada Sadr supporters. Sadr's supporters have been occupying parliament in the normally high-security Green Zone -- also home to government buildings and embassies -- since Saturday. They started their protest in response to the rival alliance's prime ministerial nomination. IMAGES
Lebanese protesters enraged by a deadly explosion they blame on government negligence clash for the second evening running with security forces near an access street to the parliament in central Beirut. IMAGES
Lebanese security forces use a water cannon to try to disperse anti-government protesters gathered near government headquarters at the Grand Serail, in downtown Beirut, to mark 100 days of anti-government demonstrations and denounce a new cabinet line-up. IMAGES
Renewed night clashes break out near the Lebanese parliament in downtown Beirut between protesters hurling stones and fire crackers and police firing water canons and tear gas canisters. IMAGES
Water cannons continue to spray determined protesters as clashes continue in Chile despite President Pinera's attempt to ease tensions with a set of social measures and despite a death toll at 18. IMAGES