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On January 14, 2011, Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali stepped down after weeks of protests, ending his 24-year rule. What began as a protest by Mohamed Bouazizi – a fruit vendor who set himself on fire – the month before, sparked the period of unrest that unseated Ben Ali. Protests and uprising were then witnessed across the region. Al Jazeera takes a look at the turn of events that changed the course of history. [Alia Chughtai/Al Jazeera] December 2010 December 17: Jobless gradua...

The work of Catholic institutions is essential for rebuilding the "climate of trust" in a country that seems to have "lost hope", especially among ...

Moria, Lesbos – Khalil Amuri, 28, is rooting around the burned-out metal structures of the Moria refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos, pulling out copper cords from wiring boxes, his palms black and scraped from the sharp fragments he collects. He wears a green T-shirt coated in soot, ash, oil and smoke, jeans rolled up to the knees and dark grey sandals as he moves through the wrecked metal graveyard, sending out loud, tinny echoes. Khalil was among more than 12,000 refugees and migran...

Mohammad Al-Kassim Thirst for freedom goes unslaked as authoritarian regimes stand their ground Ten years ago, in an act of protest and rejection at being humiliated, an impoverished Tunisian street vendor set himself on fire outside a government office in his small hometown of Sidi Bouazid. Within days, Mohamed Bouazizi, 26, was dead, but his deed sparked the winds of change throughout the Middle East. Tunisia became the birthplace of what was called the “Arab Spring,” as hundreds of thou...

The White Helmets fraud in Syria The White Helmets fraud in Syria Damascus (Prensa Latina) The most recent denunciation from Syria confirms the support of Western powers to the alleged humanitarian organization of the White Helmets which is also a fraud of crude media manipulation. The Syrian Foreign Ministry criticized as deceiving the German governments misinformed handling of the offer of asylum and justification of the presence in that European nation of Raed Al Saleh, leader of that organi...

Survivors of Syrian prisons share stories of death, horror and torture 13 Dec 2020 Topics Insight Three prisoners relate similar tales of madness, inhumanity and cruelty beyond parallel taking place in the Syrian regime’s notorious prisons. Three former Syrian prisoners have come forward with shocking accounts of torture and despicable living standards in the Assad regime’s prisons, detailing the struggles of detainees within. The released men were hosted by the Syrian Revolution Coordinati...

Pity the nation: Assessing a half century of Assadist rule MENASource by Steven Heydemann Kinana al-Bunni, 37, a female taxi driver, exercises in Damascus, Syria October 3, 2020. Pictures of Syrias president Bashar al-Assad and his father late former president Hafez al-Assad, are seen in the background. Picture taken October 3, 2020. REUTERS/Yamam Al Shaar Fifty years ago, on November 13, 1970, Hafez al...

Been saying, too, is trump behind the scenes is not this negative snarling person. he is what nancy pelosi or chuck schumer or anybody else tells you, elijah cummings, says hes charming. thats a peek into what steve bannon certainly had nothing to do with. >> that same deraa he did a donohue interview very similar in conte and prompted richard nixon who moved back to write him a letter saying mrs. nixon had seen and thought he should be running for office. so there was something about his appeal...

welcome to al jazeera. protesters andn the city of alexandria. two people have been killed, including a u.s. teacher. injured in have been the fighting. army helicopters have been called in to stop the violence. opponents of president morsi ransacked [inaudible] there has been more unrest in other parts of the country. we report from the capital cairo. >> they took to the streets once again to support their president, a man they want to see finish his four years in office. they will de...