The decision to extend the application of the emergency law in Tunisia, though anticipated, raises some serious questions about the nature of the change that has occurred since the uprisings.
Detractors and advocates have disputed the motives (...)
The resemblance between Abdel Fattah el-Sisi's assumption of power in Egypt and General Khalifa Haftar's war against Islamists opens up the space for looking into the cause for the armed conflict in Libya. Upon announcing Operation Dignity and (...)
Between late July and early August of 1789, peasants in France initiated revolts that marked the end of feudalism. This involved a number of anti-aristocratic riots leading first to outbursts of violence in rural areas.
The other outcome was the (...)
With vital support from Hezbullah militants, the Syrian regime forces have dealt a severe blow to Islamist militants after capturing the strategic border town of Yabroud, cutting off the main supply route of weapons from neighbouring Lebanon.
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