Tag: Arab Spring
Syrian activists operate secret hospitals to treat wounded dissidents
After a violent crackdown against Arab Spring protesters in Syria, the government is using its hospitals to find and isolate dissidents. To get the treatment they need, they're having to go to independent, underground, make-shift hospitals....
VIDEO: Tunsians turn out in droves to vote in first election since Arab Spring revolution
Tunisians of all ages, men and women, turned out by the millions on Sunday to vote in an election to determine who will write a constitution for the newly Democratic country....
Heightened tensions between US allies Israel, Egypt, Turkey
Violent demonstrations in Cairo over the weekend led to an attack on Israeli embassy and the evacuation of diplomatic staff....
Locating Libya's looted weapons
The big worry once fighting in Libya is over: locating all the weapons looted from Libyan army depots over the last six months....
Women fight for better role after Egypt's revolution
Now that Hosni Mubarak has been pushed from power, women in Egypt want a bigger role in government. Some fear they'll be further marginalized. ...
Protests in Spain: Not quite the Spanish Arab Spring
Spain's youth is rising up in protest over unemployment. But the protests are different from those in Cairo and around the Arab world. ...
Israel, Palestine, Syria and violent protests over Naqba
In protests commemorating Israel's creation, what Palestinians call the "Naqba" or the "catastrophe," thousands of Arabs marched on Israel's borders. Dozens were killed....
The man who started Tunisia's revolution
Mohammed Bouazizi, credited with starting the Tunisian revolution when set himself on fire in protest, is still grieved by many. But his family still struggles. ...
Training Libyan rebels to fight Gadhafi
If the Libyan rebels hope to stand up against Moammar Gadhafi, they'll need training. But it won't be easy. ...
In Benghazi, Libya, civilians live in fear
Rebels have accused NATO of not doing enough in Libya, and residents of Benghazi face both hope and fear....
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