Arab Spring

Bahrain tightens security after days of protest around Formula One
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Bahrain tightens security after days of protest around Formula One

Dozens of armoured vehicles were deployed along the main highway to Bahrain's Formula One Grand Prix circuit on Saturday after…
New clashes mar leadup to Bahrain Grand Prix
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New clashes mar leadup to Bahrain Grand Prix

Bahrainis wielding knives and sticks attacked Shia villagers overnight, witnesses said Wednesday, as pressure grew for this month's Formula One…
Yemen: Ex-president’s loyalists attack airport
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Yemen: Ex-president’s loyalists attack airport

SANAA, Yemen — Loyalists of former Yemeni leader Ali Abdullah Saleh seized the country's main airport Saturday as tanks and…
Jordan demonstrators want jailed activists free
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Jordan demonstrators want jailed activists free

Nearly 1,500 Jordanians demonstrated on Friday across the country to demand the release of 19 detained political activists charged with…
UAE closes Dubai office of US-funded National Democratic Institute
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UAE closes Dubai office of US-funded National Democratic Institute

The United Arab Emirates has closed the Dubai office of the National Democratic Institute, a US-funded pro-democracy group that was…
Syria opposition to rally to mark year of struggle
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Syria opposition to rally to mark year of struggle

BEIRUT — Syrian opposition groups are calling for protests Sunday in the capital Damascus and elsewhere to commemorate the one-year…
BBC produces film on role of electronic media in Arab uprisings
Egypt

BBC produces film on role of electronic media in Arab uprisings

BBC Arabic announced on Saturday that it has produced a documentary film featuring the role of new media and social…
Pro-Assad show, ‘massacre’ mark Syria anniversary
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Pro-Assad show, ‘massacre’ mark Syria anniversary

Huge rallies showed support for Syria's president on Thursday despite a new "massacre" report and a refugee exodus to Turkey, as a…
Where are the children’s books about the ‘Arab Spring’?
Books

Where are the children’s books about the ‘Arab Spring’?

At this year’s Cairo International Book Fair, the most sought-after books were those about Arab revolutions. Titles about revolution, in…
Libyan PM promises brighter future for women
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Libyan PM promises brighter future for women

Women "will have a place" in Libya after the fall of Muammar Qadhafi, interim Prime Minister Abdel Rahim al-Kib said…
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