President Raisi says Iran thwarted US destabilisation
Dubai, United Arab EmiratesReuters President Ebrahim Raisi said Iran’s cities were “safe and sound” after what he called a failed attempt by the United States to repeat the 2011 Arab uprisings in the Islamic Republic, Iranian media reported on Saturday as protests continued for a 50th day. Iran’s clerical leadership has struggled to suppress demonstrations […]
Essay: Arab Spring – after a decade of conflict, the same old problems remain
In an article first published on The Conversation, SIMON MABON, professor of international relations at Lancaster University, reflects on the 10 years since the Arab Spring…
“We had to get our land back”: Tunisian date farm proves revolutionary bright spot
LAYLI FOROUDI, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on the ongoing battle for land in Tunisia…
“We have lowered our dreams”: After Arab Spring, a decade of upheaval and lost hopes
LEE KEATH, of Associated Press, reports on the situation in the Middle East 10 years after uprisings first began in Tunisia…
Climate stress drove wave of Arab Spring refugees – researchers
Thomson Reuters Foundation Severe droughts made more likely by global warming worsened conflict in Arab Spring countries early this decade, forcing people to flee, researchers said on Wednesday, publishing evidence they said proved the connection for the first time. The study used data from asylum applications in 157 countries from 2006-2015, together with an index that […]
Protestant leader rejects Egypt’s community reconciliation system
World Watch Monitor The head of Egypt’s Protestant Church has said he urges clergy not to take part in “reconciliation sessions” that aim to resolve community conflicts without the involvement of the police and legal system. Rev Dr Andrea Zaki said he “strongly” opposed the scheme because it renders the law “absent”. Rev Dr Andrea Zaki, president […]