Since Islamist rebels overthrew the Assad dictatorship in Syria, Egypt, with parallels in its own recent history, has watched warily.
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Syria Faces Big Challenge in Seeking Justice for Assad Regime Crimes
The rebel alliance that took power has vowed to prosecute senior figures from the ousted government, but accountability will be hard to achieve in a vulnerable, divided and battered country.
Syrians Celebrate the Fall of al-Assad, and Look to Rebuild
After five decades under a brutal regime that kept many in fear and poverty, families flooded back from Lebanon, eager to start the slow process of healing.
Revolutions Swept the Middle East in 2011. Will Syria’s End Differently?
Bashar al-Assad’s downfall evokes memories of uprisings in Egypt, Libya, Tunisia and Yemen, each of which brought civil war or authoritarian rule. Syrians hope for better.
Tunisia’s President Cruises to Landslide Re-Election Victory
President Kais Saied’s apparent landslide re-election is the latest sign that authoritarianism has returned to the birthplace of the Arab Spring.
Tunisia’s Autocratic Leader Is Poised to Steamroll to Election Victory
President Kais Saied, who has jailed opponents and consolidated power, is almost certain to win Sunday’s election in the North African country, the birthplace of the Arab Spring movement.
Hundreds of Bahraini Political Prisoners Freed in ‘Bittersweet’ Royal Pardon
Amid deepening tensions in the Middle East, Bahraini activists said that the mass pardon, while welcome, was incomplete, and called for the release of several jailed opposition leaders.
Israel-Hamas War Threatens Wider Inferno in Middle East
The conflict is inflaming tensions across the region, where many of the problems that fueled uprisings and conflicts a decade ago remain unresolved.
Syria’s Leader, al-Assad, Visits China in Search of Friends and Funds
The trip by President Bashar al-Assad of Syria, his first to China since 2004, may bolster Beijing’s efforts to expand its influence in the Middle East.
Mass Hunger Strike in Bahrain Prison Sets Off Rare Protests
In a kingdom that crushed an Arab Spring uprising more than a decade ago, prisoners are now on hunger strike to demand better conditions, fueling protests in support of their cause.