Strikers shut down Tunisian town that sparked Arab Spring, demand government …
Washington Post
TUNIS, Tunisia — A general strike has paralyzed the central Tunisian town where theArab Spring began, with residents demanding the young government resign for failing to alleviate poverty they say has worsened since the country’s longtime dictator ..
Frida Ghitis: In the long run, Arab Spring might help Israel
Sacramento Bee
A few months ago, as I was speaking to a non-profit group about how developments in the Arab world would affect Israel, I noticed the faces in the crowd looking back at me with deep skepticism. I understood the reason. I was arguing that there is a .
Kosovo Seeks Recognition from Arab Spring States
Journal of Turkish Weekly
Kosovo is calculating that Turkey, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, all of which have granted recognition and play influential roles in Arab Spring states, will shift the view of post-revolutionary states in favor of the country’s recognition. But to date …
Freed over protests, US resident ‘re-arrested’ in Sudan
The News International
KHARTOUM: A US resident was re-arrested in Sudan on Monday shortly after a judge ordered him to be freed after paying a fine for his role in Arab Spring-style protests, one of his lawyers said. Judge Abaas Al-Khalifa sentenced Rudwan
Bahrain reinstates its ambassador to Iran following sovereignty row
European Jewish Press
MANAMA (EJP)—Bahrain has reinstated its envoy to Tehran a year after withdrawing the ambassador following Iranian criticism the kingdom’s attempts to quash popular uprisings by its Shi’ite Muslim majority as part of the Arab Spring movement. Iran had …
Arab Governments Seek Solutions to Youth … – NextGen Journal
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In the wake of the Arab Spring, governments have sought to bolster their … Arab Governments Seek Solutions to Youth Unemployment Crisis … has hurt tourism in Egypt, one of the nation’s most prosperous industries. Furthermore, industries heavily affected by foreign investment, such as real estate and …
Asia Times Online
The so-called Arab Spring is a world historical event, because the ‘democratic wave’ has finally pierced through the last major autocratic fortress: the Arab world. For much of the 20th century, succeeding waves of democratization swept through much o
