Hamas adjusts to Arab Spring
Washington Post
JERUSALEM — Buoyed by the success of Islamist movements in countries swept by the Arab Spring, Hamas, the militant Islamist group that rules the Gaza Strip, is showing signs of pragmatism as its sense of isolation fades. The organization is jockeying … |
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FACTBOX-Arab Spring momentum in Middle East, North Africa
Reuters Africa
An advance team from the Arab League arrived in Syria on Thursday ahead of the deployment of monitors to judge whether Damascus is implementing a peace plan it agreed last month. At least two people were killed earlier in the day. … |
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The Arab Spring In Winter
WBUR
2011 was the year of “the Arab Spring.” As the year ends, we ask where it really stands. Egyptian protesters throw rocks at military police during clashes near Cairo’s downtown Tahrir Square, Egypt, Friday, Dec. 16, 2011. Activists say the clashes … |
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The Arab Winter
Salt Lake Tribune
The Arab Spring, history may record, began last winter. This winter, the signs that freedom and democracy have been truly planted across the Arab world are not so bright as might have been hoped. The act that is given credit for bringing millions of … |
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