The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/arab-spring/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 09:31:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Arab Spring | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/arab-spring/ 32 32 The power behind the power: How Qatar helped the Houthis become a threat to Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/the-power-behind-the-power-how-qatar-helped-the-houthis-become-a-threat-to-israel/ Thu, 28 Dec 2023 14:29:58 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3186726 While the militia recently emerged as an unlikely menace to international shipping, its combative influence in the region has long been amplified by Doha

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]]> Tunisia’s opposition urges strongman president to quit after election snub https://www.timesofisrael.com/tunisias-opposition-urges-strongman-president-to-quit-after-election-snub/ Sun, 18 Dec 2022 18:36:19 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2902086 Opposition figure Ahmed Nejib Chebbi says Kais Saied has 'lost all legal legitimacy' after only 8.8% of voters turn up to vote, claims Tunisians have rejected power grab

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]]> With just 8.8% turnout, Tunisians shun vote for powerless new parliament https://www.timesofisrael.com/with-just-8-8-turnout-tunisians-shun-vote-for-powerless-new-parliament/ Sun, 18 Dec 2022 04:26:11 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2901598 Election follows power grab by President Kais Saied; preliminary results expected Monday

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]]> 11 years after ‘disastrous’ revolution, many Tunisians see Arab Spring as a failure https://www.timesofisrael.com/11-years-after-disastrous-revolution-many-tunisians-see-arab-spring-as-a-failure/ Sat, 17 Dec 2022 19:39:41 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2901386 Despite being only country to emerge from uprisings as a democracy, quite a few feel new system was bungled, welcome president's autocratic reforms

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]]> Tunisia okays new constitution giving president unchecked power, in low-turnout vote https://www.timesofisrael.com/tunisia-approves-new-constitution-giving-president-more-powers-in-low-turnout-vote/ Wed, 27 Jul 2022 03:35:53 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2806487 Opponents claim vote was fraudulent; President Kais Saied last year sacked the government and suspended parliament in a dramatic blow to democracy

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]]> Over 300,000 civilians killed in Syria’s 10-year civil war, UN says https://www.timesofisrael.com/over-300000-civilians-killed-in-syrias-10-year-civil-war-un-says/ Tue, 28 Jun 2022 16:47:17 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2788721 Highest death toll estimate for conflict does not include tens of thousands of soldiers also dead

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]]> Ex-Louvre director charged with fraud in acquisition of ancient Egyptian artifacts https://www.timesofisrael.com/ex-louvre-director-charged-with-fraud-in-acquisition-of-ancient-egyptian-artifacts/ Fri, 27 May 2022 08:36:48 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2770665 Jean-Luc Martinez accused of money laundering, 'concealing the origin of criminally obtained works' bought for French museum's Abu Dhabi branch

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]]> Saudi Arabia executes man accused of joining anti-government Shiite ‘rebellion’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/saudi-arabia-executes-man-accused-of-joining-anti-government-shiite-rebellion/ Wed, 16 Jun 2021 05:29:34 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2565621 Amnesty says unclear if Mustafa bin Hashim bin Isa al-Darwish was executed for crimes committed while still a minor despite kingdom ending practice, slams trial as 'deeply flawed'

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]]> How Israel kept the Arab Spring from becoming the winter of its discontent https://www.timesofisrael.com/how-israel-kept-the-arab-spring-from-becoming-the-winter-of-its-discontent/ Fri, 16 Apr 2021 05:57:40 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2508531 Under Netanyahu's leadership, the Jewish state survived the difficult early years to come out on top as Iran and jihadists are on the defensive

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]]> From exile, Syrian conflict’s first protesters reflect on a decade of death https://www.timesofisrael.com/from-exile-syrian-conflicts-first-protesters-reflect-on-a-decade-of-death/ Thu, 18 Mar 2021 17:04:51 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2508864 Unable to return home, activists from Daraa who set aside their lives to join marches in the streets continue to support a cause that they hope can still prevail

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]]> PODCAST: Ultra-Orthodox extremists rage on and the politics of Eurovision https://www.timesofisrael.com/podcast-ultra-orthodox-rage-on-and-the-politics-of-eurovision/ Tue, 26 Jan 2021 14:24:55 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2476446 A quick 15-minute podcast with ToI editors and reporters to catch you up on what’s important today

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]]> Arab Spring exiles look back 10 years after Egyptian uprising https://www.timesofisrael.com/arab-spring-exiles-look-back-10-years-after-egyptian-uprising/ Sun, 24 Jan 2021 17:12:26 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2475031 Some of those who have fled abroad say political situation in Egypt is more oppressive now than before 2011 revolt: 'It’s much more serious, it’s much deeper and much darker'

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]]> A decade on, Arab Spring’s legacy marked by upheaval and lost hopes https://www.timesofisrael.com/a-decade-on-arab-springs-legacy-marked-by-upheaval-and-lost-hopes/ Tue, 15 Dec 2020 08:33:05 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2448905 After wave of mass protests calling for political change was largely snuffed out by repression and civil war, some activists still hope that reform will eventually come

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]]> Arab insurgents return to independence-era flags to spurn dictatorship https://www.timesofisrael.com/arab-insurgents-return-to-independence-era-flags-to-spurn-dictatorship/ Mon, 07 Dec 2020 08:04:32 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2443639 In Syria, Libya and Sudan, revolutionaries see national banners of the past as a way of showing their rejection of the regimes they wish to overthrow

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]]> Decade after Arab Spring, vast numbers of political detainees languish in prison https://www.timesofisrael.com/decade-after-arab-spring-masses-of-political-detainees-languish-in-prison/ Mon, 07 Dec 2020 06:57:25 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2443642 Autocratic regimes still in power, cracking down on dissent in Egypt and Syria, where thousands have died in custody and more harbor scant hopes of freedom

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