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A member loyal to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) waves an ISIS flag in the Syrian city of Raqqa, on June 29, 2014. (Reuters/Stringer)


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Anti-government protesters wave Tunisian national flags and shout slogans during a demonstration in Tunis August 24, 2013. (REUTERS/Anis Mili)


Spring has not yet sprung in Sidi Bouzid

Spring has not yet sprung in Sidi Bouzid

Tunis, Asharq Al-Awsat—Almost three years after the revolution, Tunisia celebrates January 14—the day Ben Ali was toppled—as its national day. But the residents of Sidi Bouzid insist that December 17 should be Tunisia’s day of celebration. On December 17, 2010,...
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A photograph supplied by the Palestinian Authority shows Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (R) as he meets with US Secretary of State John Kerry in Amman, Jordan, 17 July 2013, on his sixth trip to the region in four months in a bid to revive peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians. EPA/THAER GANAIM/HANDOUT


Opinion: Moving the spotlight back to Palestine

Opinion: Moving the spotlight back to Palestine

The Arab spring has exposed our confusion and faltering steps on the Palestinian issue. This spring, and all the seasons which have befallen us since Tunisian Mohamed Bouazizi’s self-immolation, all work to strip away any real context from the vocabulary related to...