Arab Spring

Tunisian defense minister Zbidi submits bid to run for president
Middle East

Tunisian defense minister Zbidi submits bid to run for president

TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisian Defence Minister Abdelkarim Zbidi submitted his candidacy for a presidential election on Sept. 15 as an…
Tunisia’s Essebsi shaped transition since overthrow of Ben Ali
Middle East

Tunisia’s Essebsi shaped transition since overthrow of Ben Ali

TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi, who helped shape his country’s democratic transition after a 2011 revolution ended…
Tunisia’s president hospitalized as terror strikes capital
Egypt

Tunisia’s president hospitalized as terror strikes capital

Tunisia’s presidency reported late Thursday that 92-year-old leader Beji Caid Essebsi was in a “stable condition” after being taken to…
Turkish civil society leaders on trial over 2013 protests
Middle East

Turkish civil society leaders on trial over 2013 protests

Sixteen leading Turkish civil society leaders appeared in court Monday, accused of seeking to overthrow the government during the “Gezi…
‘Arab Spring 2.0’ is a reboot full of bugs
Middle East

‘Arab Spring 2.0’ is a reboot full of bugs

(CNN)–The acts of hope and courage shown in Algeria and Sudan over the past weeks felt ever so fleetingly like…
Syria’s Assad: Last man standing amid new Arab uprisings
Features/Interviews

Syria’s Assad: Last man standing amid new Arab uprisings

BEIRUT (AP) — It’s Arab Spring, season II, and he’s one of the few holdovers. The last man standing among…
American hackers helped UAE spy on Al Jazeera Chairman, BBC Host
Middle East

American hackers helped UAE spy on Al Jazeera Chairman, BBC Host

A group of American hackers who once worked for U.S. intelligence agencies helped the United Arab Emirates spy on a BBC…
Algeria’s Bouteflika offers to leave within one year if re-elected
Middle East

Algeria’s Bouteflika offers to leave within one year if re-elected

ALGIERS (Reuters) – Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, facing mass protests over his 20 years in power, will run in April’s…
Police use tear gas on third day of protests in Algeria
Middle East

Police use tear gas on third day of protests in Algeria

ALGIERS (Reuters) – Algeria’s police fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of demonstrators on a third straight day of rare…
Sudan protesters show resilience, employ Arab Spring tactics
Middle East

Sudan protesters show resilience, employ Arab Spring tactics

CAIRO (AP) — The anti-government protests rocking Sudan for the past month are reminiscent of the Arab Spring uprisings of…
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