Tens of thousands of Sudanese were making their way to the center of the country’s capital on Thursday, April 11, 2019, cheering and clapping in celebration as two senior officials said the military had forced longtime autocratic President Omar al-Bashir to step down after 30 years in power
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia today executed 47 prisoners convicted of terrorism charges, including a Shiite cleric who was a central figure in 2011 Arab Spring-inspired protests in the kingdom.The killing of Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, the cleric,
Climate change between 2006 and 2009 was most likely to have caused extreme drought in Syria, one of the factors which triggered the violent uprising against president Bashar al-Assad in March 2011, says a study
New Delhi: Syria is one of the deadliest places in the world for journalists. According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, at least 29 journalists were killed in Syria in 2013 and 31 in 2012.
London, Jan 31: The euphoria of the Arab Spring has given way to the sobering challenge of creating rights-respecting democracies, Human Rights Watch said Thursday.It said in its World Report 2013 that the willingness of
Geneva,Jan 8: The World Food Program (WFP) said on Tuesday it is unable to help one million Syrians who are going hungry.Spokeswoman Elisabeth Byrs said that this month, the agency aims to help 1.5 million
Beirut, Apr 15: Syrian troops shelled residential neighbourhoods dominated by rebels in the central city of Homs on Sunday, activists said, hours before the first batch of United Nations observers were to arrive in Damascus
Jerusalem, Nov 24: Israel's hawkish Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has lashed out at Western leaders who have supported the Arab Spring, terming them "naive" in watching favourably the developments in the region, which he believes
Deauville, France, May 28: Rich countries and international lenders are aiming to provide $40 billion in funding for Arab nations trying to establish true democracies, officials said at a Group of Eight summit.Officials didn't fully
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