The protesters denounced worsening conditions for the impoverished majority, a corrosive culture of corruption and the glaring enrichment of Mr. Akayev's deeply unpopular family.

Several thousand protesters denounced the new setup as antidemocratic.

The protesters who greeted him here held up signs saying, "Netanyahu is persona non grata in Shfayim," and denouncing him as "an enemy of peace."

By Frank Gardner BBC security correspondent Anti-government protesters have denounced the move as "an invasion"

The Seattle police said they arrested 17 people on Saturday night during a "Reclaim the Streets" rally in which protesters denounced globalization, corporate power and police brutality.

At the opening meeting, the carefully laid plans began to fall apart, as several thousand protesters denounced the new setup as antidemocratic.

But as the protesters denounced farmed salmon and shrimp, people lined up to buy fish from John Peterson at the Pike Place Fish Company.

French newspapers greeted his arrival with satirical cartoons, and protesters denounced the visit as a sign of European willingness to sacrifice principle for profit.

But he changed his mind after protesters on the streets of Syrian cities denounced the compromise.

The protesters have denounced the payments as insufficient to cover the cost of the benefits and as miserly for a country that recently reported a budget surplus of nearly $25 billion.