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Opinion: How Will History Consider the “Arab Spring”?

by Ali Ibrahim | Jan 26, 2016 | Opinion

It has become a habit to associate large social movements with the seasons of the year or specific colours. What happened in the Arab region in 2011 became known as the “Arab Spring”, what has taken place in Ukraine during the last two years is known as the “Orange...

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Unrest in Tunisia, Five Years After ‘Arab Spring’

Unrest in Tunisia, Five Years After ‘Arab Spring’

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 22, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

KASSERINE – On Dec. 17, 2010, a young, desperate Tunisian vendor named Mohamed Bouazizi set himself ablaze in a suicide protest over unemployment and police abuse that spread revolt across the Arab world. Five years on, Ridha Yahyaoui, another young Tunisian,...

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Supporters of Tunisian presidential candidate Beji Caid El-Sebsi march during an election campaign in Tunis on November 21, 2014.
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Opinion: Tunisia, A Pioneer Again

by Eyad Abu Shakra | Dec 27, 2014 | Opinion

Perhaps it is premature to talk about the success of Tunisia’s democratic experiment in the aftermath of the “Arab Spring”. The jury is still out following the announcement of the results of the first truly democratic presidential elections in Tunisia which has...

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Monitors display a news program at an electronics shop in Seoul, South Korea, showing a local newspaper with a photo of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, on October 14, 2014. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Opinion: Media Wars

by Ali Ibrahim | Dec 24, 2014 | Opinion

The media wars in the Arab world that erupted before and after the 2011 Arab Spring uprisings are well-known to ordinary people who switch between Arab and international news channels in order to familiarize themselves with the different points of view or angles of...

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A fire burning at a fuel depot near the airport road in Tripoli, Libya, on July 29, 2014. (REUTERS/Hani Amara)

Opinion: The Idea of Arab Military Intervention

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Oct 27, 2014 | Opinion

In recent history, political battles were limited. Most of the time, each epoch was distinguished by a single crisis. A crisis in a country would not extend to neighboring states for a number of reasons: the political situation was governed by regional powers, the...