The Arab Spring did not bring democracy to the region, but it remains a beacon of hope for struggling Arabs.
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Syrian rebels have captured the strategic and symbolically significant city of Hama. This is why it matters.
The success of the anti-government demonstrations in Kenya is inspiring others in the region to take action.
Breakdance ‘battles’ and a steep rise in the popularity of contemporary dance are fuelling a cultural renaissance.
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International Committee for Solidarity with Rached Ghannouchi says Ennahdha party leader is ‘prisoner of conscience’.
Civil society group says citizens trying to nominate candidates to stand against el-Sisi face harassment.
Ennahda interim head Mondher Ounissi and Abdel Karim Harouni, leader of the party’s Shura Council, have been arrested.
The spirit of the uprising lives on in the hearts and minds of millions of Arabs.
Essam’s new album Metgharabiin (Outsiders) captures the struggles of Egypt’s activists, in prison, exile or silenced.
Chaima Issa and Lazhar Akremi released nearly 5 months after arrest for allegedly conspiring against state security.
Experts and family members of those arrested say the North African country is no more an Arab Spring success story.
The legislation acknowledges that President Kais Saied has taken steps to undermine Tunisia’s democratic institutions.
The son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is protesting his eight-year-long detention without trial.
Experts and relatives of detained politicians raise alarm on the government’s heavy hand.
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