Cannes’ Middle East films show Arab Spring unfurl Reuters By Alexandria Sage | CANNES, France (Reuters) – The “Arab Spring” is the focus of two movies at Cannes this year as film makers present tentative steps towards democracy on the big screen, one year after political upheaval in Libya and Egypt. |
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Breeze of Arab Spring felt on Cannes red carpet The Associated Press By JILL LAWLESS, AP – 1 minute ago CANNES, France (AP) — The ripples of theArab Spring are being felt in summery Cannes, where films from Egypt and Syria, as well as a passionate documentary about the overthrow of Libya’s Moammar Gadhafi, … |
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Islamists walk out of Algeria parliament in protest Reuters * Islamist lawmakers allege election was rigged * Algeria going against tide of “Arab Spring” * Prolonged boycott could hamper constitution reform By Lamine Chikhi ALGIERS, May 26 (Reuters) – Islamist lawmakers walked out of the inaugural session of … |
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Arab Spring changed Middle East, situation bleak in Syria, Iran: US report Al-Arabiya (File photo) By Al Arabiya The Arab Spring has changed the face of the Middle East but the situation in Syria and Iran remains bleak, the United States’ annual human rights report on 199 nations has said. The State Department report, compiled from … |
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Tunisian Salafi Islamists riot, clash with police Chicago Tribune TUNIS (Reuters) – Hundreds of Salafi Islamists attacked bars and shops and clashed with security forces in a Tunisian town on Saturday in the latest incident to raise religious tensions in the home of the Arab Spring uprisings. |
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Arab spring News : May 26, 2012
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