| In the Arab Spring, Watch Turkey New York Times In post-Arab Spring North Africa, too, Turkey and Iran have essentially partitioned the resurgent Islamist movements between themselves. The Turks support the victorious “moderate” Islamists from Tunisia to Egypt. Iran backs the Salafist spoilers, … |
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| Africa: Arab Spring – Stolen Revolution AllAfrica.com The Arab Spring has not really translated into high-powered social movements capable of producing new political organisations that triumph at the polls along the lines of the South American model. The last thing the US and its Western allies would want … |
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| Does Arab Spring pose new challenges to GCC? Arab News In this part of the world, the Arab Spring took off in the beginning of this year in a way that had some negative economic consequences, at least in the short run. Estimates of these losses range from $32 billion to $55 billion. … |
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| Turkey’s exports to 5 Arab Spring nations drop by 13 pct Today’s Zaman … some losses to the country’s trade there in the short term, but they pointed out that Turkey’s commercial relations with the region would quickly improve and become much better than they had been before what is now called the Arab Spring started. … |
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| As elections near, Iran eyeing Arab Spring UPI.com Maloney writes that it’s too soon to make grand assessments on the effects the Arab Spring had on internal dynamics in Tehran, though that could change with upcoming elections. “The Arab transitions are being watched closely within the Islamic Republic … |
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| Bahrain: The Revolution That Wasn’t NPR Kelly McEvers made several trips to Bahrain this past year and filed this report as part of NPR’s series looking at the Arab Spring and where it stands today. Bahrain’s uprising didn’t get quite as much attention as some of the others in the Arab world … |
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| Youssou N’Dour Sets Sights On Senegal’s Presidency NPR by Ofeibea Quist-Arcton Senegalese singer Youssou N’Dour performs at a concert that pays tribute to Tunisian youth and the revolution that inspired the Arab Spring, in Tunisia, Nov. 11. The popular international celebrity has announced plans to stand … |
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