Arab Spring inspires Russians Tehran Times The wave of the Arab Spring sweeping across the Middle East and North Africa also played a role in encouraging…
MIDDLE EAST | DECEMBER 2011 ARAB MONARCHIES Chance for Reform, Yet Unmet Marina Ottaway and Marwan Muasher © 2011 Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. All rights reserved.
Marina Ottaway, Marwan Muasher CARNEGIE PAPER, DECEMBER 2011 Arab Monarchies- Chance for Reform, Yet Unmet (View PDF) Contrary to what ongoing protests across the Middle East and…
Was Arab Spring a Victory for Extremism?: Jeffrey Goldberg Bloomberg Dignity and Respect In many ways the Arab Uprising — or Arab Awakening, or Arab Spring; freedom means we…
More photos » CAIRO (AFP) Egypt’s main Islamist parties won 65 percent of votes for party lists in the second round of a historic election for…
More photos » TUNIS (AFP) Tunisia’s new government was sworn in on Saturday by the country’s president, who told the ministers to get straight down to…
Bloomberg view By Jeffrey Goldberg There was a time in Cairo, just a few months ago, when it was considered slightly outre to suggest that Egypt’s religious conservatives…
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuzHB7rUdws] As other Arab nations erupted in unrest and violence, what unfolded on the streets of Morocco was a peaceful but similar refrain, followed by…