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Comment: Rami Khouri reflects on a decade of Arab uprisings that saw unprecedented protest and the slow birth of a new Arab citizen, but also the brutal response of regimes.
In-depth: Ten years after the Arab Spring broke out, the hopes of protesters for democracy and social justice have failed to materialize, but activists have learnt lessons since then.
A new survey by the Arab Barometer highlights the devastating impact of gender-based violence in the Middle East during the coronavirus pandemic.
The UK should join the US in designating the IRGC as a terrorist organisation, the House of Commons' foreign affairs committee has said.
Comment: Too often, narratives of resilience are told in place of critique, letting those responsible for crony politics, corruption and human rights abuses off the hook, writes Nadine Talaat.
From a time after 2011, the surge towards the dreams of the Arab Spring seemed irreversible. Now they are further than ever.
A judicial source told AFP that the military court handed Kinda al-Khatib a three year prison sentence with hard labour.
Premier Hassan Diab has rejected the charges as "politically targeting" the position of prime minister, accusing the prosecutor leading the probe of violating the constitution.
Safra, who had an estimated fortune of $23.2 billion, ranked 63rd on Forbes magazine's list of the world's wealthiest people.
Salim Ayyash, was found guilty of murder by the Netherlands-based Special Tribunal for Lebanon over the suicide bombing that killed the Sunni billionaire politician and 21 other people.
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