The popular uprisings of 2011 mostly failed, but they gave the region a taste for democracy that continues to whet an appetite for change.
Tag: Middle East and North Africa Unrest (2010- )
A Decade On, Silence Fills Egypt’s Field of Broken Dreams
In 2011, Tahrir Square was at the vanguard of popular uprisings known as the Arab Spring. But hopes for a democratic Egypt were crushed and the historic square given a sterile new look.
Khalifa Bin Salman al-Khalifa, Prime Minister of Bahrain, Dies at 84
During his tenure as the world’s longest-serving prime minister, he oversaw development in the Gulf kingdom, stood up for the monarchy and quashed dissent.
The Israel-U.A.E. Deal and the Beirut Blast Both Box in Iran
With Arab neighbors more worried about Iran than Israel, is Tehran losing the battle for influence in the region?
In Egypt, Images From American Protests Evoke a Lost Revolution
Memories of 2011’s Arab Spring, and its fragile hopes, have been revived in the minds of many Egyptians as they’ve watched a strikingly similar dynamic play out in the United States.
Autocrats’ Quandary: You Can’t Arrest a Virus
The world’s strongmen are reverting to their standard playbook to project an aura of control. It’s a risky strategy for a chaotic crisis.
In Mubarak’s Legacy, Egyptians See the Failings of the Arab Spring
The death of Hosni Mubarak underscored how Egyptian hopes for democracy following his ouster in 2011 have been crushed under President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.
Hosni Mubarak, Egyptian Leader Ousted in Arab Spring, Dies at 91
Mr. Mubarak, who had been likened to a modern-day pharaoh, was deposed in 2011 by the popular unrest in the Arab world that came to be called the Arab Spring.
From Armed Struggle to Peaceful Protest, a Road Still to Travel
A veteran of the Afghan jihad working for nonviolent change in Algeria
Lina Ben Mhenni, 36, ‘a Tunisian Girl’ Who Confronted Regime, Dies
Ms. Ben Mhenni used her blog to expose violence against protesters in the revolt that led to the government’s overthrow, and then to the Arab Spring.