| Arab Spring Unrest Sent 2011 Tourism Down 30% in Egypt, Tunisia Bloomberg The Arab Spring took a toll on tourism in cash-strapped nations in the Middle East and North Africa, costing the region more than $7 billion, according to the Arab Tourism Organization in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. (SABIC) The number of visitors to North … |
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| Bashar al-Assad bloodily ignoring central lesson of Arab Spring The Australian It is the central lesson of the Arab Spring, and one that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has bloodily ignored. A country whose weight in Middle East politics has stemmed more from its role as an engine of the Arab-Israeli conflict than from its … |
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| Gulf jabs at Syrian regime also aimed at Iran Boston.com What they really heard were fresh salvos in the Arab Spring’s wider war: Saudi leaders and their Gulf partners hoping to deal crippling blows to Iran’s footholds in the Middle East. On multiple fronts, the current Arab upheavals present an opportunity … |
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| Maronite patriarch: ‘Arab Spring‘ is turning into winter Catholic Culture The head of the Maronite Catholic Church has spoken with reporters about his fears that the “Arab Spring” is becoming a winter. “We are with the Arab Spring but we are not with this spring of violence, war, destruction and killing,” said Patriarch … |
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| Arab Spring hits region’s tourism, losses at $96 bn Business Standard PTI / Dubai Mar 06, 2012, 08:43 IST The ongoing political turmoil in Arab countries and the resulting instability has hit the tourism sector hard leading to losses estimated at $96 billion, a Saudi official has said. Since the start of the Arab Spring … |
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| Women on the back foot in the Arab Spring Daily News Egypt Kuwaiti women’s rights activist Ebtehal Al-Khatib said the rise of the Islamists in the aftermath of the Arab Spring revolutions will “first and foremost negatively affect the role of women” in the Arab world. “When religious groups rise to positions … |
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| Growing Gulf pressure on Syrian regime also takes aim at rival Iran Washington Post DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Around a gold-draped hall in Saudi Arabia, Gulf envoys listened to their host denounce the Syrian regime as an enemy of its people and the region. What they really heard were fresh salvos in the Arab Spring’s wider war: … |
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