UAE authorities say those detained in crackdown threatened security, have …
Washington Post
… detained in an ongoing crackdown on political dissent have confessed to plans to jeopardize security and to having links to foreign groups. The UAE has sharply increased pressure on political activists and bloggers since the Arab Spring uprisings last year
UAE defends crackdown on activists
Boston.com
The UAE has sharply increased pressure on political activists and bloggers since theArab Spring uprisings last year. As many as 54 people are currently detained, according to the Emirates Centre For Human Rights. Attorney General Ali Salim al-Tenaiji was
Arab Spring revolts knock out Tunisian boxer’s hopes
Malaysia Star
Arab Spring revolts knock out Tunisian boxer’s hopes. Monday August 6, 2012. TUNISIAN fighter Rim Jouini fought through barriers and prejudice to get women’s boxing into the Olympics only for the Arab Spring uprising to derail her hopes of a gold medal.
Iran eyes role as post-Arab Spring ‘anchor’
Asia Times Online
… approach that moves the pieces in tandem with each other and with proper coordination, of course based on a correct diagnosis of the issues, such as the results and prospects of the “Arab Spring” particularly as they affect Iran’s national security calculus
Not-so-secret aid to Syrian rebels
Sentinel and Enterprise
The best outcome of the Syrian civil war would have been what happened in Tunisia, where the Arab Spring civil unrest began. In January 2011, Tunisia’s dictator of 23 years, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, saw the handwriting on the wall and hopped on a plane to .
PolicyMic
Movies, like religion, are full of contradictions. The third installment of Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy is no exception. Like its dark ..
Will Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood Orient to Saudi Arabia or Iran?
Gatestone Institute
First, Ajami, the tireless cheerleader of the Arab Spring and true believer in Arab democracy (in Tablet last week): It should have come as no surprise that Egypt’s new president, Mohamed Morsi, made his first official foreign visit to Saudi Arabia. Morsi …
