Arab Spring
Yemen’s fractured power struggle deepens its humanitarian, political crisis - opinion
As Yemen fractures between competing power centers, millions face poverty and hunger.
Protests and power vacuums: What the Arab Spring can teach us about Iran's protests
Egyptian President Sisi issues orders to study a possible pardon for activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah
'The Great Betrayal': Revolutions rarely succeed in the first attempt - review
Algeria and Morocco: Essential differences
Eventually, short-term desperation overwhelms long-term fears of punishment or death.
Algeria: Learning to smile
Terra Incognita: Why didn’t Algeria light a new fuse by now?
Bouteflika is one of the last of the old men in the region. He was born in 1937 when Algeria was under French colonial rule.
Eight years after the ‘Arab Spring’ why didn’t Algeria light a new fuse?
The world of the Middle East today, the one that Bouteflika chose to step quietly off the stage from, is much different than that world of towering figures like Saddam, Hafiz, Hosni and the others.
After 30 years, Sudan's president to step down amid protests
President Omar al-Bashir, accused of genocide in Darfur, remains in office as Sudan is rocked by the largest sustained protests in its history.
How Arab world youth countered repression using social media, pop culture
While repressive Arab regimes have sought to harness the power of the internet—especially after the 2011 Arab Spring—young people have been experimenting with newer forms of digital activism.
Cradle of 'Arab Spring' in flux as massive protests rock Tunisia
The IMF has urged the country to freeze public sector wages and reduce the government’s ballooning deficit
The rehabilitation of mass murderer Bashar Assad
As the Arab upheaval’s worst war winds down, the rehabilitation process of the century’s most prolific mass murderer is under way.
Tunisia appoints Jewish businessman to cabinet post
Trabelsi was one of 10 new ministers on Monday in a cabinet reshuffle he hopes will inject fresh blood into his government which has been widely criticized for failing to fix an economic crisis.
Toward an ‘Arab Fall’ in Syria
It seems that the Arab Fall in Syria will be marked by an Iranian presence with tight control over the Syrian economy.
