BEIRUT, Lebanon — In Libya, armed militias have filled a void left by a revolution that felled a dictator. In Syria, a popular uprising has morphed…
ONE major characteristic about Arab Spring revolts is the absence of a key charismatic leader who is capable of uniting the public, political parties and popular…
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) plans to expand in North Africa as the lender seeks to access more-populous markets. The bank applied for licences in Algeria…
During the beginnings of the Arab Spring a couple years back, I wanted to write a blog post about the impossibility of shutting down the Internet…
The “Arab Spring” may not have succeeded in bringing democracy to the Middle East. But it has provided powerful evidence of a different phenomenon: the illusion…
WHY hasn’t Morocco had an Arab Spring? On the one hand, history; on the other, the vision of its monarch, King Mohammed VI. Throughout the colonial…
By IRIN August 7, 2013 There is little discernible economic infrastructure on the 635km drive from Mali’s capital, Bamako, to the central town of Mopti, except for…
(CNN) – The Arab world’s relationship with media is — like the region itself — complicated and often contradictory and one that has been changing rapidly…