Clashes between Christians and Muslims over the burning of a church in a Cairo suburb escalated with thousands of people burning tires, smashing parked cars and cutting off a main road.
Also, an Egyptian court rejected an appeal by ousted President Hosni Mubarak and his family against a top prosecutor's move to seize funds that could total in the billions of dollars. The decision clears the way for a criminal investigation.
YEMEN
The Yemeni government escalated its efforts to stop mass protests calling for President Ali Abdullah Saleh's ouster Tuesday, with soldiers firing rubber bullets and tear gas at students camped at a university in the capital of Sanaa in a raid that left at least 98 people wounded, officials said.
KUWAIT
More than 1,000 protesters called for sweeping political changes in Kuwait as the surge for reforms around the Arab world moved into another gulf state. No violence was reported.
BAHRAIN
A senior opposition leader said he would support demands to oust Bahrain's monarchy if that became the overwhelming sentiment of protesters whose chants have increasingly targeted the 200-year-old dynasty.
The statement by Hassan Mushaima appeared to open the door for a more hard-line approach by key opposition factions.
OMAN
More than 150 protesters rallied outside Oman's state television headquarters in the capital Muscat to call for greater press freedoms.
SYRIA
Syria released rights activist Haitham al-Maleh, who had been imprisoned since 2009 for "spreading false information" after giving a interview criticizing government security and corruption. Al-Maleh was convicted in July and sentenced to three years.
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