Tunisia's 'historic' election: 4 lessons
Posted on October 24, 2011, at 10:56 AMModerate Islamists appear to be the big winner in historically secular Tunisia's first free elections. Is this a Pyrrhic victory for democracy?
10 lashes for driving: Is life really improving for Saudi women?
Posted on September 28, 2011, at 1:02 PMIn one week, Saudi Arabia announces it's giving women the right to vote ... but continuing to whip them for getting behind the wheel of a car
Saudi women win suffrage: Credit the Arab Spring?
Posted on September 26, 2011, at 10:32 AMKing Abdullah announces that in four years, the puritanical kingdom will let women vote and run for office — though they still won't be able to drive
Can the West prevent Yemen from becoming 'another Somalia'?
Posted on September 21, 2011, at 4:04 PMMillions of Yemenis are going hungry as a violent stalemate between anti-government protesters and President Ali Abdullah Saleh drags on
Hosni Mubarak's 'iron-fisted' 30-year rule: A visual history
Posted on August 4, 2011, at 7:06 AMAfter decades of authoritarian order, Egypt's toppled pharaoh is sick, caged, and fighting for his life and freedom
Yemen's wounded president's 'defiant' reappearance
Posted on July 8, 2011, at 9:50 AMAli Abdullah Saleh reemerges after undergoing at least eight surgeries following an apparent assassination attempt — and refuses to step down
America's talks with the Muslim Brotherhood: A mistake?
Posted on July 1, 2011, at 11:40 AMThe Obama administration will engage with Egypt's influential Islamic group. Will that help keep the movement in check, or seal its rise to power?
Is Syria provoking war with Turkey?
Posted on June 27, 2011, at 11:07 AMAs refugees flee Syria, soldiers are gathering on both sides of a long-disputed border — raising fears that fighting could break out soon
Has the Arab Spring weakened the U.S.?
Posted on June 14, 2011, at 1:02 PMPopular uprisings are stoking hopes of democratic reform in North Africa and the Middle East, but they are also creating new dangers
President Saleh leaves: Will Yemen descend into chaos?
Posted on June 6, 2011, at 9:28 AMYemen's president flies to Saudi Arabia after being wounded in a daring attack. Now, uncertainty lingers over his Middle Eastern nation's future
Will Saudi women drivers spark a revolution?
Posted on May 26, 2011, at 6:40 AMSaudi Arabia has dodged the Arab Spring so far. But women demanding the right to get behind the wheel are trying to change that
An ex-Blackwater boss' mercenary army: 3 theories
Posted on May 16, 2011, at 2:34 PMWhy is the oil-rich United Arab Emirates hiring controversial former U.S. security contractor Erik Prince to build it a private army?
Lara Logan's 'torturous' sexual assault in Egypt
Posted on April 28, 2011, at 6:35 PMThe CBS News correspondent speaks publicly for the first time since being sexually assaulted while covering Egypt's revolt
Why isn't the U.S. doing more in Syria?
Posted on April 27, 2011, at 10:32 AMAmerica is still sticking with simple diplomatic pressure, even as Syria's army escalates its violence against the opposition
Are sanctions enough in Syria?
Posted on April 26, 2011, at 11:51 AMWith the Assad regime escalating violence against protesters, the Obama administration considers sanctions. Would that help?
Will Yemen's protesters accept Saleh's resignation deal?
Posted on April 25, 2011, at 1:45 PMThe country's struggling president agrees to step down in exchange for immunity. But not everyone in the opposition is willing to accept his terms
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