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Arab spring News of the day : Dec 17, 2011

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Tunisia honors birthplace of Arab Spring
CBS News
Tunisians celebrate on December 17, 2011 in Sidi Bouzid’s Mohamed Bouazizi Square, named after the fruit seller whose self-immolation one year ago today sparked the revolution that ousted a dictator and ignited the Arab Spring. (FETHI BELAID/AFP/Getty 
Arab Spring: The overthrow of fear
gulfnews.com
The Arab Spring that swept the region in 2011 took the world by surprise and a number of Arab regimes that had enjoyed absolute power for decades found themselves at the receiving end of deep-seated public anger and …

gulfnews.com
Arab Spring Anniversary: Calls for change still strong in Tunisia
RT
It is the first anniversary of Tunisia’s street protests, which saw the regime toppled and elections held. But for some, there is little to show for the effort. RT’s Irina Galushko has traveled to Tunisia’s Sidi Bouzid — the site of the first clashes 
The “Arab Spring” Effect
Huffington Post
Nine months into the “Arab Spring,” we surveyed public opinion in seven Arab countries and Iran, asking over 6000 respondents about their primary political concerns and their degree of satisfaction with the pace of change taking place in their 
Arab Spring Marks First Anniversary
The Mark
It seems like just yesterday Mohamed Bouazizi’s self-immolation unwittingly set off theArab Spring on December 17, 2010. Today, on the anniversary of the young Tunisian fruit vendor’s death, thousands are rallying in Tunisia to commemorate his life. 
The Arab spring has seen dignity being clawed back
The Guardian
Time after time throughout this past 12 months, comprehending the Arabawakening has come back to this. Around 30 hours later I was standing on the waterfront in Libya’s second city, Benghazi. A flight to Cairo, then a 20-hour drive along the coast …

The Guardian
Why the Arab Spring Is Here to Stay
Newsweek
 their voices heard, whether on the streets or in cyberspace. There’s no looking back. These once-closed societies are now open or opening, and that process cannot be reversed. The history of the modern Arab world has only just begun. Arab Spring.

Newsweek
The Arab Spring turned Netanyahu into the national fearmonger
Haaretz
Panetta devoted much of his remarks to the Arab Spring and to Israel’s growing isolation. While acknowledging that a campaign was afoot to augment that isolation, Panetta noted, “I have never known an Israeli government – or an Israeli, for that matter 

Haaretz
Killing of bin Laden voted top news story of 2011
Boston.com
Placing third were the Arab Spring uprisings that rocked North Africa and the Middle East, while the European Union’s financial turmoil was No. 4. The international flavor of these top stories contrasted with last year’s voting — when the Gulf …

Boston.com

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