The campaign against dictatorship in the Arab world has brought together some strange bedfellows.

Some years ago, a well-known Middle East analyst briefed a conservative audience at a private seminar in New York City. "A Palestinian state," he said, "might achieve the modest prosperity

Jordanians engaged in a mass sit in where more than 3,000 Jordanian trade unionists, Islamists and leftists sat outside parliament protesting against the government's economic policies.

Arab countries, particularly Egypt, are witnessing tension and serious incidents which threaten to shake the unity of the people, and specifically in Egypt.

The Tunisian Dictator Ben Ali dissolved his government calling for early elections.

One month ago, Tunisia seemed quiet, stable. Quiet and stable is generally what Western governments like to see in the Middle East. But Tunisia may be on the brink of

Planned Protests are scheduled to take place in Jordan over jobs and inflation.

Reporters Without Borders condemned the 6 January 2011 arrests and disappearances of bloggers and online activists in a number of Tunisian cities.

For two weeks expanding protests have been taking place in Tunisia initially flaring in the state of Sidi Bouzid. Security forces confronted protestors, arresting lawyers and activists who were in

The Transparency International’s 2010 report has ranked Egypt 98th in the index of international corruption and 12th in the Middle East. It earned 3.1 index rating in transparency.