Arab Spring

Morocco faces renewed protests after two men die in abandoned mine
Middle East

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

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

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
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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

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
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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

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

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

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

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…
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