| Arabs to Davos: invest in us, don’t fear us Reuters By Warren Strobel and Paul Taylor | DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – Leaders of theArab Spring sought to assure the world’s elite in Davos that the rise of political Islam is not a threat to democracy, and pleaded for help creating jobs and satisfying … |
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| Arab Spring, Fukushima star at hard-hitting Berlinale Chicago Tribune BERLIN (Reuters) – Social upheaval and political awakening will form the focal themes of the 62nd Berlin film festival, director Dieter Kosslick said, as films depicting the Arab Spring and Japan’s crippled Fukushima nuclear facility take centre stage. |
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| Fayyad Says Palestinians ‘Marginalized’ by Arab Spring BusinessWeek 27 (Bloomberg) — Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad said efforts to achieve a state through peace talks with Israel have been “marginalized” by the Arab Spring and the financial crisis in Europe. “Conditions are not ripe for resumption … |
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| Arab Spring in the offing in Punjab: Manpreet Hindustan Times PTI Manpreet Badal, who till last year was with the ruling Akali Dal as its finance minister in the coalition government, feels an Arab Spring is in the offing in Punjab to unseat the government headed by his uncle Parkash Singh Badal. |
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| The Arab Spring is an opportunity for Israel Daily News Egypt The Arab Spring and the new landscape that has emerged in its wake have led to a number of developments, including genuine free elections in Tunisia. Yet many in Israel see the rise of the Islamic political party Al-Nahda as the precursor to strong … |
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| Guardian Books podcast: Reading the Arab spring The Guardian Ahdaf Soueif explains what it is like to live in Tahrir Square, while the Guardian’s Ian Black – just back from in Syria – finds the books that offer the most nuanced picture of the Arab spring. Samir El-Youssef, co-founder of the new online literary … |
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| Tunisia promotes coalition government for Arabs CBS News Tunisians launched the Arab Spring uprisings against autocratic rulers when they toppled President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in January 2011 — and they were the first to hold elections in October. Now, a human rights activist is president, and a … |
