Arab Spring in their step, Saudi, Palestinian runners modestly take to the Olympic track
New York Daily News
Sarah Attar became the first woman to compete in Olympic track and field for Saudi Arabia Wednesday, finishing her 800-meter heat more than …
Asia Times Online
In the euphoria of the “Arab Spring”, observers began predicting the blooming of Arab economies after a temporary slowdown attributed to demonstrations, shortages, bottlenecks and ensuing dislocations. The overthrows of Hosni Mubarak in Egypt and …
Oman sentences eight for “incitement” against govt
Reuters
MUSCAT Aug 8 (Reuters) – An Omani court has sentenced eight people to a year in jail over Internet posts it called “incitement” against the government, a court official said on Wednesday, in a further move against unrest inspired by last year’s Arab …
Neocons vs. Arab Spring – back on the warpath
MENAFN.COM
(MENAFN – Jordan Times) The neoconservatives are back with a vengeance. While popular uprisings in Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen and other Arab countries briefly rendered them irrelevant in the region, Western intervention in Libya signalled a new opportunity.
Tunisian sport up and running again after revolution
Reuters
LONDON (Reuters) – Tunisian wrestling coach Zouhair Seghaier could not believe how quickly he was able to get his athletes back into training after the democratic revolution that launched the Arab spring. The long road to the Olympics has been an …
Sudan activists are battling to bring in an Arab Spring
Scotsman
Slogans sprayed across walls in a dusty, working-class district of Khartoum are painted over but still convey their message: Sudan’s yon
Syria: What’s driving the conflict
Washington Post
Syria has become the bloodiest uprising of the Arab Spring and has now descended into a full-blown civil war. Find out what’s behind the conflict and what’s at stake for the international community. (/Associated Press) Correction …
In Syria, Arab Spring hijacked by geopolitical forces
Alaska Dispatch
As bombs rain down on Aleppo, Syria’s 17-month-old conflict has entered a new and dangerous phase. Born of an Arab Spring-inspired desire for greater democracy, experts say that powerful geopolitical forces are now driving the war, with implications…
