Topic: Middle East Uprisings

Protests in Tahrir Square Echo Last Year's Uprising

AP

Thousands of Egyptian citizens descended on Tahrir Square late Saturday to protest the verdict they believe was either too soft, or could leave the door open for Mubarak to walk in an appeal.

By Uri Friedman

Aug 25, 2011

Dramatic Images of Rebels Looting Qaddafi Family Homes

The luxurious villas have rebels and residents aghast

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By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 24, 2011

Libyan Rebels Put $1.7 Million Bounty on Qaddafi's Head

Officials think he's still in Tripoli but may try to escape

Comments | 793 Views

By Uri Friedman

Aug 24, 2011

Qaddafi Warns Chuckling Arab Leaders in 2008 That Their End Is Near

The Libyan leader said America's Arab allies could end up like Saddam Hussein

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By Uri Friedman

Aug 24, 2011

Rebels Intensify Hunt for Qaddafi

Some believe he's still in Tripoli while others think he's escaped to loyalist strongholds

Comments | 1,962 Views

By Uri Friedman

Aug 23, 2011

Nobody's Quite Sure Who's Controlling Libya's Weapons

The regime has stockpiles of deadly chemicals and raw nuclear material

Comments | 1,207 Views

By Uri Friedman

Aug 23, 2011

Foreign Journalists Holed Up in Hotel as Tripoli Falls

Reuters has new photos of the reporters in their luxury 'prison'

Comments | 2,743 Views

By Uri Friedman

Aug 23, 2011

Rebels at Qaddafi Compound Loot Hat, Guns, and Golf Cart

The Libyan opposition has seized the country's seat of power

Comments | 3,773 Views

By Uri Friedman

Aug 23, 2011

UN Rights Body's Actions Against Syria Seem Pretty Toothless

The Human Rights Council has launched an investigation into alleged atrocities

Comments | 345 Views

By Uri Friedman

Aug 23, 2011

Qaddafi's Son's Appearance Casts Doubt on Rebel Credibility

Rebel leaders had said he was in their custody

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By Connor Simpson

Aug 22, 2011

Saif al-Islam, Thought to be Arrested, Appears in Tripoli

Says his dad is still in Tripoli and in good health.

Comments | 1,792 Views

By Uri Friedman

Aug 22, 2011

Obama's 'Leading from Behind' Doctrine Revisited as Tripoli Falls

The U.S. chose multilateralism over unilateralism

Comments | 1,061 Views

By Uri Friedman

Aug 22, 2011

How Did Tripoli's Stubborn Stalemate Suddenly Become a Rout?

Some credit NATO, others a more organized rebel force

Comments | 2,669 Views

By Uri Friedman

Aug 22, 2011

The Qaddafi Loyalists Jumping Ship at the Last Minute

Libya's prime minister and several diplomats are defecting

Comments | 1,379 Views

By Uri Friedman

Aug 22, 2011

Syrian Protesters Greet Assad Interview With Flying Shoes

The Syrian president warned against foreign military intervention

Comments | 455 Views

By Uri Friedman

Aug 22, 2011

Qaddafi's Son Reportedly Escapes From Rebel Custody

The rebels are still encountering pockets of resistance in Tripoli

Comments | 1,491 Views

By Uri Friedman

Aug 19, 2011

Are We in the Final Throes of the Libyan Conflict?

Some envision a bloody advance on Tripoli while others see no end in sight

Comments | 424 Views

By Connor Simpson

Aug 18, 2011

U.N. Humanitarian Efforts are Being Sent to Syria

United Nations' helpers will have full access to the hardest hit areas of Syria.

Comments | 919 Views

By Uri Friedman

Aug 18, 2011

Rebels Capture Key Oil Refinery En Route to Tripoli

Fighting is still raging elsewhere in Zawiyah

Comments | 136 Views

By Uri Friedman

Aug 18, 2011

Will Obama's Call for Assad to Step Down Pack a Punch?

The U.S. and E.U. have also imposed tougher sanctions on the Syrian regime

Comments | 1,207 Views

By Connor Simpson

Aug 18, 2011

Assad: Military Operations Against Protesters Have Stopped

Obama and Euro leaders to ask Assad to step down; war crimes charges pending at the UN

Comments | 690 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 15, 2011

Judge Pulls Plug on Mubarak Trial Feed Over Lawyer Camera 'Lust'

Lawyers reportedly came to blows over their chance to go on television

Comments | 264 Views

By Uri Friedman

Aug 9, 2011

U.S. Reportedly Planning to Suggest Assad Step Down

The White House appears to have given up on engaging Syria

Comments | 227 Views

By Uri Friedman

Aug 9, 2011

Yemeni Official Says Saleh Is Returning Home

A report on Monday suggested that he would stay in Saudi Arabia

Comments | 30 Views

By Uri Friedman

Aug 8, 2011

Saudi Arabia Deepens Syria's Regional Isolation

Saudi Arabia and Kuwait have recalled their ambassadors to Syria

Comments | 1,165 Views

By Connor Simpson

Aug 8, 2011

Anonymous Hacks Syrian Ministry of Defense Website

Hacking group takes over with a message to the Syrian people

Comments | 3,382 Views

By Uri Friedman

Aug 5, 2011

Syrian Protesters Aren't Turning Out at Pre-Hama Offensive Levels

But they're still marching in the face of an escalating crackdown

Comments | 398 Views

By Adam Clark Estes

Aug 5, 2011

Nine Dead in Syria on the First Friday of Ramadan

Syrian security of forces continue the bloodshed as tanks shell Hama

Comments | 159 Views

By Uri Friedman

Aug 5, 2011

Syrian State News Depicts Hama as Ghost Town Under Regime Control

Activist claim security forces are brutally besieging the city

Comments | 376 Views

By Uri Friedman

Aug 5, 2011

Rumors of Qaddafi's Son's Death Resurface

A rebel spokesman claims a NATO strike killed Khamis Qaddafi

Comments | 1,577 Views

By Uri Friedman

Aug 4, 2011

Mubarak's Not Guilty Plea Has Become a Ringtone

Egyptians are sharing the clip on social networking sites

Comments | 619 Views

By Uri Friedman

Aug 3, 2011

Qaddafi's Son Once Again Compares Libya to a 'Piece of Cake'

He tells the Times the regime is partnering with Islamists

Comments | 667 Views

By Uri Friedman

Aug 3, 2011

Security Council Breaks Silence on Syria's Violence Against Civilians

The U.N. body condemned the regime's attacks and human rights abuses

Comments | 345 Views

By Uri Friedman

Aug 3, 2011

Mubarak's Trial Opens to Intense Interest, Naps and Nose-Picking

The former Egyptian president faces charges of corruption and complicity in killing protesters

Comments | 3,887 Views

By Uri Friedman

Aug 1, 2011

How Mubarak's Name Is Screwing Up 2011 Ramadan Greetings

Traditionally you say "blessed Ramadan," but "mubarak" is the word for "blessed"

Comments | 16,550 Views

By Uri Friedman

Aug 1, 2011

Based on the Rhetoric, Don't Expect Any Intervention in Syria

Though citizens appear to be getting murdered, the international community is cautious

Comments | 517 Views

By Uri Friedman

Jul 29, 2011

Growing Evidence That Libyan Rebels Killed Their Military Chief

Abdel Fattah Younes may have been gunned down yesterday by a rogue unit

Comments | 5,430 Views

By Uri Friedman

Jul 29, 2011

What It Looks Like When Syrian Security Forces Raid Your Home

A human rights group claims 3,000 Syrians have been arrested since March

Comments | 1,360 Views

By Uri Friedman

Jul 29, 2011

Alleged Libyan Rape Victim Relocates to U.S.

Eman al-Obeidy has left New York for an undisclosed location

Comments | 402 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Jul 27, 2011

U.K. Recognises Libyan Rebels

Will unfreeze millions of dollars of the group's assets

Comments | 22 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Jul 22, 2011

Six Killed as Hundreds of Thousands Protest in Syria

Government attempts to recast protests as sectarian

Comments | 337 Views

By Uri Friedman

Jul 21, 2011

The Story of a Man Behind Syria's Protest Anthem

"Come on Bashar, Leave" has spread from Hama to other cities

Comments | 1,670 Views

By Uri Friedman

Jul 21, 2011

How Ramadan Will Influence the Arab Spring

Will it stall momentum in Libya, Syria, Yemen, and Egypt?

Comments | 2,591 Views

By Uri Friedman

Jul 21, 2011

Reports of Random Shooting and Strewn Bodies in Syria's Homs

The city has reportedly been under siege since Monday

Comments | 329 Views

By Uri Friedman

Jul 18, 2011

Attention Foreign Media: The Syrian E-Army Is Marching Your Way

The virtual army is battling protesters and the western world

Comments | 1,451 Views

By Uri Friedman

Jul 15, 2011

The Libyan Stalemate Suggested by Google Earth

The rebels can't advance, the allies are wavering, and Qaddafi's forces haven't caved

Comments | 2,967 Views

By Uri Friedman

Jul 13, 2011

A Tour of the World's Worst Photoshop Propaganda

A photo of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is only the latest installment

Comments | 51,221 Views

By Connor Simpson

Jul 13, 2011

Libyan Rebels Accused of Looting and Pillaging

Human Rights Watch raises questions over Libyan rebel's conduct

Comments | 172 Views

By Uri Friedman

Jul 12, 2011

Syrian Embassy Spokesman Calls It Quits

Ahmed Salkini says he's been "pained by every drop of Syrian blood lost"

Comments | 2,199 Views

By Uri Friedman

Jul 12, 2011

The Creation of a Syrian Activist

A scientist in the Philadelphia suburbs is hit by the Syrian crackdown

Comments | 787 Views

By Connor Simpson

Jul 12, 2011

Hillary Clinton: Syrian President 'Has Lost His Legitimacy'

Secretary of State supports regime change after attacks

Comments | 161 Views

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