Arab Spring
Tunisian defense minister Zbidi submits bid to run for president
Middle East
August 8, 2019
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
July 25, 2019
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
June 28, 2019
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
June 24, 2019
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
April 15, 2019
‘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
April 13, 2019
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
April 2, 2019
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
March 4, 2019
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
February 25, 2019
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
January 21, 2019
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…