Print Email More sharing RedditStumbleUponDelicious Jobless Tunisian man who set self on fire in protest diesBy Saad Abedine, CNNMarch 13, 2013 -- Updated 0941 GMT (1741 HKT)STORY HIGHLIGHTSThe self-immolation of Adel Khodri, 27, resembles that of Mohamed Bouazizi Bouazizi was credited for launching the Arab Spring protests with his fatal protest (CNN) -- A 27-year-old…
Zimbabweans arrested for watching Arab Spring videos to learn fateBy the CNN Wire StaffMarch 19, 2012 -- Updated 0606 GMT (1406 HKT)The six were arrested during an academic meeting where a video showing events across the Arab world was showing.STORY HIGHLIGHTSForty six people were arrested for watching a video on Egypt and Tunisia protests The…
Tunisia has declared March 13 as its National Day for Internet Freedom. The celebration comes just one day after World Day Against Censorship, as well as an apparent attack by Tunisian members of Anonymous on Islamist-owned websites in the country. Tunisia is still on Reporters without Borders (RWB) list of countries ‘under surveillance’ despite attempts…
'Horrifying massacre' in SyriaSTORY HIGHLIGHTSNEW: Opposition activist: Government forces raid homes, detaining men Report: Tunisia offers asylum to al-Assad in hopes of sparing more bloodshed U.S. secretary of state: The Syrian president could be tried for war crimes But she says pursuing charges might prevent al-Assad from relinquishing control Are you there? Send us your…
Marie Colvin talks about HomsSTORY HIGHLIGHTSNEW: More than 70 people were killed in Syria on Thursday A U.N. report urges immediate "political dialogue" Ex-U.N. chief Kofi Annan will be the U.N. envoy to Syria China and Russia won't be attending conference in Tunisia on Syrian crisis Are you there? Send us your images or video(CNN)…
Marie Colvin talks about HomsSTORY HIGHLIGHTSNEW: 35 people killed Wednesday, an opposition group says NEW: If China attends the Tunisia meeting, it would be a "positive sign," the U.S. says Two journalists were killed by government shelling in Baba Amr, opposition activists say Syria says authorities killed and arrested "terrorists" Are you there? Send us…
Whenever you think of social media and the Middle East – the first thing that comes to mind is revolutions, right? Admit it. When talking about the Middle East, we’ve consistently had terms like Facebook revolutions and Twitter activists pushed in our faces for over a year, starting with Tunisia, last January. Right now, there’s…
More than a year after former President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali was ousted from power in Tunisia – an event credited with kick-starting the so-called Arab Spring – Google has announced that it’s teaming up with Le Monde to give six Tunisian journalists the chance to work at the French newspaper as part of an…
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