Arab Spring
The Arab Spring is dead, and a new social contract has replaced it - analysis
Across the Arab world in 2026, ideology is giving way to pragmatism, as publics prioritize stability, security, and economic delivery over reform
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Is Tunisia on the brink of a crisis?
The North African country was the one success story of the Arab Spring. It became a democracy and has not been taken over by hard-right Islamists or generals.
Are the US racial protests similar to the Arab Spring?
The US case was a human rights issue, which aimed at social reforms, whereas in Tunisia, for instance, the uprising in 2011 demanded political, economic and social change.
Facebook’s oversight board should defend liberal values - opinion
Giving a Muslim Brotherhood supporter the ability to decide what is permitted on Facebook’s is a step in the wrong direction, and not only for Jews and for Muslims opposed to the Brotherhood.
Egypt extends the detention of Coptic activist by 15 days.
The activist was told that if he wishes to be released, he must stop writing about violations of freedom of religion or belief in Egypt.
Arab League wary of Turkish, Iranian threats
The Arab League Secretary General is increasingly concerned over growing Iranian and Turkish dominance of the region.
Journalist Souad Mekhennet awarded International Leadership Award
While working for the Post, Mekhennet has written about the rise of extremism and terrorist organizations like al-Qaeda and ISIS in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
‘Arab Spring will spread to Palestinian territories’
“It is certain the current - or next - wave of the Arab Spring will arrive sooner or later to Palestine.”
Nasrallah: Hezbollah does not support gov’t resignation, ‘time is short’
“When the government takes measures that restore people's trust, the Lebanese people will accept,” Hezbollah-run news website Al-Ahed tweeted him as saying.
Election monitor describes Tunisia’s elections and hope for future
‘There are only so many times a population relishes the idea of going to vote’
Who is responsible for the Arab Spring? Fatah officials blame US
The Palestinian Media Watch watchdog organization highlighted in a report several recent instances in which Fatah officials blame the US - and in some cases Israel - for weakening the Arab states.
