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Getting Nervous?

AP | ELIZABETH A. KENNEDY | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Arab World, Tunisia, Arab Springs, Ali Abudullah Saleh, Arab Summit, Arab Uprisings, Ben Ali, Gaddafi, Libya, Video, Baghdad Summit, Muammar Gaddafi, Egypt, Zine Abidine Ben Ali, Hosni Mubarak, Mubarak, Arab Revolts, Saleh, Syria, World News

BEIRUT -- Laughing for the cameras, the Arab leaders appear nothing if not secure in their power, four longtime members of the Middle East coterie of ...

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The Invisible Arab: As Not Seen on TV

Eunice Roque | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Egypt, Turkey, President Obama, Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera Empire, Nation Books, Marwan Bishara, Arab Awakening, Ben Ali, The Invisible Arab, Dick Cheney, Iran, Arab Spring, Arabs, Condoleezza Rice, Middle East, Al Jazeera English, Mubarak, President George W. Bush, Qatar, Books News
Eunice Roque

They took everyone by surprise, including themselves," reads the introduction to The Invisible Arab: The Promise and Peril of the Arab Revolution, a new book by Marwan Bishara, Senior Political Analyst for Al Jazeera English.

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Arab Spring, Islamist Winter?

Rabah Ghezali | Posted 03.19.2012

Read More: Erdogan, Political Islam, Egypt, Iran, Turkey, Muslim Brotherhood, Arab Spring, Tunisia, Islamism, Tahrir Square, Mubarak, Iraq, Ben Ali, World News
Rabah Ghezali

Contrary to this recent pessimism, there is strong reason to believe that the Arab spring will spread in the short term and succeed over the longer term.

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Tunisian Elections Are Milestone For Arab Spring

AP | PAUL SCHEMM | Posted 12.26.2011

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TUNIS, Tunisia — No matter what the results, Tunisia's landmark election was a monumental achievement in democracy that will be a tough act to f...

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Arab Youth Energy Fuels Democratic Revolutions

James Denselow | Posted 11.01.2011

Read More: Egypt Protests, Hosni Mubarak, Arab Spring, Egypt Revolution, Ben Ali, Libya Protests, Middle East Protests, Books News
James Denselow

Jean-Pierre Filiu's book "The Arab Revolution" is timely to say the least, offering a short but concise series of historical perspectives and modern analyses to form 10 lessons from what he terms the "democratic uprising."

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Revolutionary Travel

Judie Fein | Posted 09.19.2011

Read More: Travel Safety, Tunis, Sidi Bou Said, Arab Revolution, Travel Safe, Tunisia, Travel, Africa Travel, Cultural Travel, Ben Ali, Gaddafi, Dougga, North Africa, Arab Spring, Adventure Travel, Revolution, Couscous, Carthage, Tunisia Travel, Middle East Travel, Travel News
Judie Fein

About a month ago, my husband Paul and I were en route to Tunisia, which was largely calm and peaceful, to see what the revolution was like on the ground. In my experience, there is media, and then there is reality.

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Tehran's Dilemma in Trying to Have It Both Ways

Alireza Jafarzadeh | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Egypt, Khamenei, Irgc, Gaddafi, Iraq, Ben Ali, Hezbollah, Uprising, Iran, Mek, Ahmadinejad, Tehran, Protest, Unrest, Baghdad, Libya, Mubarak, Maliki, World News
Alireza Jafarzadeh

To no one's surprise, the regime ruling Iran is watching the unrest in the Middle East and North Africa, searching for a way to exploit the outcomes to its advantage.

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Oscar Nod Should Go to Saudi King Abdullah

Diane Francis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Oil Prices, Continental Energy Plan, King Abdullah, Libya, Muammar Gaddafi, Academy Awards, Saudi Arabia, Opec, Saudi King Abdullah, Oil, Hosni Mubarak, National Post, Ben Ali, World News
Diane Francis

The script that should be paid attention to is that Saudi's King will run the oil world until Middle East tumult threatens his family's power.

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Adventures in Tunisia and Crowd-Funding

Aida Alami | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tunis, Tunisia Protests, Ben Ali, Tunisia, Tunisia Revolution, Tunisie, World News
Aida Alami

Berlin reporter Jabeen Bhatti and I created a project on the crowd-sourcing platform Kickstarter to help fund a trip to Tunisia to go to ground, talking to people and figuring out what is really going on, then telling those stories.

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A Traveler's Take on Tunisia

Ken Fish | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tunis, Romans, Phoenicians, Sidi Bou Said, Ben Ali, Tunisia, Carthage, Desert, Tourism, Travel News
Ken Fish

It was no surprise to learn that George Lucas filmed some of the most memorable scenes from Star Wars in Tunisia: its desert landscape is indeed alien and has a stark, evocative beauty.

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5.7 Million Reasons for Duvalier to Return to Haiti

Mark V. Vlasic | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mark v. Vlasic, Riaa, Switzerland, Zine Al-Abidine Ben Ali, International Law, Asset Recovery, Swiss Law, Georgetown, Duvalier, Ben Ali, Mark Vlasic, Haiti, Corruption, World News
Mark V. Vlasic

Why would Duvalier, a Haitian living in France, care about a law change in Switzerland? Money -- that's why.

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Getting in Line for a Revolution

Sharmine Narwani | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Syria, Jordan, Egypt, Democracy, Tunisia, Arab Masses, Yemen, Palestine, King Abdullah, Ben Ali, Hamas, Hezbollah, Bahrain, Dictators, World News, Iran, Middle East, Arabs, Israel, Mubarak, Algeria, Foreign Policy, Revolution, Qatar, Uprisings, World News
Sharmine Narwani

What is interesting about the tsunami of change sweeping through the Middle East this past month is that the "dumb, undeserving-of-democracy" Arab mas...

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Two Days in Cairo

Benjamin Rosenbaum | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Egypt Protests, Egypt Internet Outage, Tunisia Protests, American in Egypt, Egypt, Hosni Mubarak, Mubarak Protests, Ben Ali, World News
Benjamin Rosenbaum

When I woke up, it was made immediately clear that there was no other option than to leave Egypt. Things were still incredibly hectic. Use of the internet and cell phones was still blocked.

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The Trouble With Hosni

Will Stebbins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mubarak, Egypt, Egypt Protests, Army, Tunisia, Anwar Sadat, Ben Ali, World News
Will Stebbins

The regime has not given up on Mubarak, and is resolved to fight. The critical question continues to be whether the army will fire on demonstrators if so ordered.

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Former Dictator Seeks Housing/Long Term Exile

MP Nunan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Egypt Protests, Egypt, White House, President Obama, Dictator, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, US State Department, King Abdullah, Media, Facebook, Wikileaks, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Satire, Protest, Unrest, Benjamin Netanyahu, Hosni Mubarak, Foreign Affairs, House of Saud, Comedy, Jordan, Tunisia, Humor, Ben Ali, Foreign Policy, Gamal Mubarak, Cnn, Cairo, Craigslist, Israel, Hillary Clinton, Middle East, Comedy News
MP Nunan

If Hosni Mubarak were logging into Craiglist these days, it might look something like this. Click on image to make it larger. ...

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US Tacit Support for Mideast Autocrats Reeks of Short-Sightedness, Undermines US Interests

Ahmed Rehab | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Arab World, Egypt, Democracy, Islam, Middle East, Arabs, Tunisia, Islamists, Islamism, Mubarak, Hillary Clinton, Obama, Ben Ali, World News
Ahmed Rehab

The US government's blurry vision when it comes to the Arab world is a victim of its own simplistic two-bit approach to the region: lust for oil and fear of Islamism.

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Inshaallah Twitter

Parvez Sharma | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Egypt, Cairo 52, Iran, Obama, Saudi Arabia, Facebook, The Green Revolution, The Queen Boat, Mousavi, Al Qaeda, Revolution, Francophone, Tahrir Square, Protest, Mutawa, Hosni Mubarak, Tora Prison, A Jihad for Love, Zamalek, Twitter, President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, Tunisia, Mohandaseen, Tunisia Riots, Ben Ali, Cairo Mariott, Jasmine Revolution, Downtown Cairo, Dr Fadl, Basij, Cairo, Obama Cairo Speech, Garden City, Bds, Israel, Starbucks, Mohammed ElBaradei, Mohamed ElBaradei, World News
Parvez Sharma

While it is still too early to call the protests in Egypt a revolution, Cairo has been under siege for 48 hours. The three-decade long rule of a despot -- and the country's role as an American ally -- is being challenged.

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Tunisia Issues International Arrest Warrant For Ousted President

AP | BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA | Posted 05.25.2011

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TUNIS, Tunisia — Tunisia's government issued an international arrest warrant Wednesday for ousted President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and six rela...

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Yemen Follows Tunisia's Lead

AP | AHMED AL-HAJ | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Yemen Riot, Yemen, Yemen Protesters, Tunisia, Tunisia Protest, Tunisia Ouster, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, Yemen President Ouster, Ali Abdullah Saleh, Yemen-Protests, Ben Ali, World News

ADEN, Yemen — Drawing inspiration from the revolt in Tunisia, thousands of Yemenis fed up with their president's 32-year rule demanded his ouster Sa...

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The Lessons of Tunisia

Bernard-Henri Lévy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tunis, President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, Tunisia, Revolution, Ben Ali, World News
Bernard-Henri Lévy

Joy. Wonder. This moment, always astounding, when the power we thought eternal vacillates, cracks, crumbles like a castle made of sand.

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Ben Ali in Saudi Arabia

Jeff Danziger | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Political Cartoons, Ben Ali, Riots, Revolution, World News
Jeff Danziger

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Facts and Perceptions in Tunisia: Offering Legitimate Technical Assistance (But Not to Put Down a Revolution!)

Dr. Charles G. Cogan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Leila Trabelsi, Michele Alliot Marie, Tunisia, Algeria, France, Shah, United States, Saudi Arabia, Tv, Wikileaks, Ben Ali, World News
Dr. Charles G. Cogan

Michele Alliot-Marie put her post-colonial foot in it when she proposed that France could offer its know-how to the Tunisian police. To be fair, she made her remarks before the revolution's paroxysm.

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Marhaba Ben Ali! U.S. Ally Houses Tunisia's Dictator

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tunis, Dictator, Berlusconi, Zine El Abedine Ben Ali, Tunisia, Morocco, France, Pakistan, Italy, U.S., Saudi Arabia, Idi Amin, Ben Ali, Nawaz Sharif, White House, Egypt, United States, Pervez Musharraf, Karima El Mahroug, Uganda, Sarcozy, Egypt Protests, World News
Shirin Sadeghi

Good ol' Saudi Arabia. If you're a corrupt and fleeing Sunni despot, you'll always have a home in Saudi. Just ask their latest refugee, the very recently former President of Tunisia, Mr. Zine El Abedine Ben Ali.

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Why You Should Travel To Tunisia

Judie Fein | Posted 09.19.2011

Read More: Tunis, Tunisia, Bourguiba, Revolution, Arab, International Destinations, Tunisia Travel, Travel, Tunisia Riots, Africa Travel, Destinations, Ben Ali, World News
Judie Fein

You certainly do not want to book a trip to Tunisia today or tomorrow. But soon, when order is restored, you will want to visit this remarkable country with its caring, concerned, brave and freedom-loving people.

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Tunisian Riots Signal a New Era for North Africa and the Middle East

Maher Arar | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: White House Elysee, North Africa, Twitter, Tunisia, Youtube, New York Times, Facebook, Ben Ali, Mohammed Bouazizi, World News
Maher Arar

Unless Arab leaders implement serious political and economical reforms, we will see more of this type of popular uprising in other neighboring countries. It is only a matter of time.

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