Arab Spring
Morocco faces renewed protests after two men die in abandoned mine
Middle East
January 1, 2018
Morocco faces renewed protests after two men die in abandoned mine
Jerada is a small town in northeastern Morocco located some 60 kilometers from Oujda, Morocco’s largest city; before December 22, it was not…
Breaking: Houthi radio says ex-president Saleh killed in Yemen fighting, no confirmation
Middle East
December 4, 2017
Breaking: Houthi radio says ex-president Saleh killed in Yemen fighting, no confirmation
The radio station of Yemen’s Houthi-run interior ministry said on Monday the militia’s former war ally turned adversary, ex-president Ali…
Syria’s opposition, divided and varied, to get a new face
Middle East
November 23, 2017
Syria’s opposition, divided and varied, to get a new face
Syria’s notoriously fragmented opposition gathering Wednesday in the Saudi capital is trying to close ranks and come up with a…
New documentary on ‘The Jon Stewart of Egypt’ recounts Arab Spring turmoil
Cinema/TV
April 7, 2017
New documentary on ‘The Jon Stewart of Egypt’ recounts Arab Spring turmoil
Not long ago, the Egyptian heart-surgeon-turned-comedian Bassem Youssef was hosting the most popular political satire television show in his country's…
A picture and its story: severe malnutrition in Yemen
Middle East
October 26, 2016
A picture and its story: severe malnutrition in Yemen
The emaciated frame of 18-year-old Saida Ahmad Baghili lies on a hospital bed in the red sea port city of…
Young filmmaker aims to tell besieged Syrians’ story
Cinema/TV
October 17, 2016
Young filmmaker aims to tell besieged Syrians’ story
A Syrian filmmaker whose harrowing footage of sarin gas victims in 2013 was seen around the world is using his…
Cairo court freezes assets of 3 NGO’s and 5 human rights defenders
Egypt
September 18, 2016
Cairo court freezes assets of 3 NGO’s and 5 human rights defenders
The North Cairo Criminal Court has decided to freeze the assets of five human rights activists along with three prominent…
Kerry calls for unity government in Yemen to end war
Middle East
August 26, 2016
Kerry calls for unity government in Yemen to end war
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Thursday he had agreed in talks with Gulf Arab states and the…
War on Islamist militants tests Tunisia’s young democracy
Middle East
May 13, 2016
War on Islamist militants tests Tunisia’s young democracy
Four days after Islamist militants shot dead 21 tourists in Tunisia's Bardo museum last year, police rounded up dozens of…
Tunisian police protest over pay in new test for government
Middle East
January 25, 2016
Tunisian police protest over pay in new test for government
Several thousand Tunisian police marched to the presidential palace on Monday to demand more pay in the latest challenge to…