Will the Arab Spring lead to democracy? Tehran Times From the very beginning of the Arab Spring, political analysts have examined the movement from various perspectives, but the most important issue is the direction and destination of the movement. Will the Arab Spring currently unfolding in the Middle … |
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Arab Spring, Dotty Hirst, $2.75 Million for Seeds: Chelsea Art BusinessWeek By Katya Kazakina The black-and-white portraits, photographed by Iranian- born, New York-based artist Shirin Neshat, were inspired by recent political uprisings in the Arabworld. The photos are divided into three groups: the Masses, the Patriots and … |
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Arab Spring states ‘best for logistics’ Trade Arabia Despite economic slowdown and political upheaval, a number of logistics professionals see the so-called “Arab Spring” countries as more attractive places to do business, according to a new study by Agility. Attractiveness is measured by market size and … |
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Arab Spring to Pak, Manpreet’s focus on ‘winds of change’ Indian Express “The Arab Spring has a subcontinental flavour now. What Imran Khan is doing in Pakistan, Anna Hazare has done here and what happened in the bypolls in Hisar are just a reflection of that. Punjab is not and cannot be immune to these winds. … |
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An Entrepreneur Weathers a Tumultuous Arab Spring Wall Street Journal 14 last year, President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali fled the country, relinquishing power after more than two decades and inspiring multitudes in a protest season that became known as the Arab Spring. Protesters cheered Tunisia’s liberation. … |
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China weighs ‘right side of history’ in Gulf Asia Times Online By MK Bhadrakumar Rebuff the United States’ entreaties regarding sanctions against Iran, then nonchalantly cross the Sunni-Shi’ite divide in the Persian Gulf while sidestepping the Arab Spring altogether and vaguely greeting Islamism, and all this as… |
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The Iraqi Revolution We’ll Never Know – by Michael Wahid Hanna Foreign Policy (blog) Would the Arab Spring have toppled Saddam anyway? BY MICHAEL WAHID HANNA | JANUARY 17, 2012 In a tumultuous year that witnessed the fall of Arab tyrants and the US withdrawal from Iraq, proponents of the 2003 invasion, including former vice president … |
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Clinton to visit Algeria soon: diplomatic sources Chicago Tribune ALGIERS (Reuters) – US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will travel to Algeria in the next few weeks, two diplomatic sources told Reuters, a visit which would boost an Algerian government left exposed by the “Arab Spring” uprisings. … |