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Taking Stock of the Arab Revolutions

The downfall of Ben Ali’s regime was itself the spark for the Egyptian revolution, which erupted eleven days later. By February 11, the Egyptian regime had also collapsed when its

Reporters Without Borders updates

As governments including Egypt and Cameroon make headlines for shutting down internet access, Reporters Without Borders issued a new report detailing other countries where access is at risk.

Sharaf – the post revolution Minister

A man who can change things and wants to advance the Arab world these words have been used to define the newly appointed Essam Sharaf a former Transport minister who

Media Man Amr Adib: Mubarak, His Family Left Egypt for Ever

Commenting on the public prosecutor's decision to ban former president Mohamed Hosni Mubarak and his family from traveling abroad, a journalist on Orbit TV's "Cairo Today" Monday said the decision

Ben Ali dies in Saudi Arabian hospital

According to reports from France 2 the ousted Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali has died at a hospital in Jeddah.

Mubarak’s Last Gasps

According to the CIA's declassified documents and records, senior CIA operative, Kermit Roosevelt, paid $100,000 to mobsters in Tehran, in early August 1953, to hire the most feared thugs to

In Egypt, Democracy Is The Only Avenue To Economic Stability

Egypt's would-be revolution is causing not only a political earthquake, but an economic one as well.

Opinion: Don’t fear the Muslim Brotherhood

Concerning Egypt: There is a meme taking root in the op-ed pages of power. "The Muslim Brotherhood is coming. Watch out!"

In Tunisia, An Unfinished Revolt

Seemingly half of the Tunisian business community can claim a Ben Ali connection through marriage, and many of these relations are reported to have made the most of their lineage.

Arab Regimes Fear Bread Intifadah

The popular uprising that sent Tunisia’s president packing was not a political movement, but a spontaneous economic revolt by citizens unable to make ends meet