Search results for ‘arab spring’
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What 2012 taught me, by Alex Thomson
What did we learn from 2012? Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson says that the war in Syria taught the world that the Arab Spring is much more complex that everyone thought.
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Mohamed Morsi: 100 days of success or failure for Egypt?
As one of the earliest countries to experience revolution in the Arab Spring, and one of the first to move towards stability, Egypt’s first leader post-Mubarak has been in the international spotlight.
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Former president Mubarak sentenced to life
Former Egyptian president, Hosni Mubarak, is sentenced to life in prison for his role in the killing of hundreds of protesters in the first court ruling since the start of the Arab Spring.
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Middle East in flux as Hamas shifts from Iran
The Israel-Palestinian conflict has been simmering as usual while the world has been distracted by last year’s Arab Spring and its repercussions. But the changes in the region affect Israel and the Palestinians too
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Gene Sharp: ‘suicidal’ for Syrians to use weapons
Gene Sharp, whose writings have been credited with inspiring those behind the Arab Spring, tells Channel 4 News it is “suicidal” for Syrian protesters to fight the government’s army with weapons.
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Russia under Putin: a burning desire for change
With six weeks to go until Russia’s elections, Jonathan Rugman goes behind the scenes with three opposition groups in St Petersburg to explore whether Russia is preparing for its own Arab Spring.
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Tunisia celebrates one year since Ben Ali
Tunisia is celebrating the first anniversary of the fall of Ben Ali, which sparked the Arab Spring and spread to the entire region. But with discontent still rife, where does Tunisia find itself now?
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Tunisian man dies after setting himself on fire
A Tunisian protester who set himself on fire to protest against high unemployment has died in hospital. It comes almost exactly a year after a fruit seller’s self-immolation sparked the Arab Spring.
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Who changed the world in 2011?
We’ve been asking you who changed your world in 2011. With the Arab Spring, the “Occupy” movement and social media dominating – was it the year of crowd power?
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2011 – The year of living dangerously
From the Arab Spring to the eurozone crisis, Channel 4 News casts an expert eye on the events that changed the world this year.
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Islamic moderates win Tunisian elections
The Islamist Ennahda party wins Tunisia’s first elections since the Arab Spring, amid protests in the centre of the country.
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Tunisia ‘electric’ after elections
The moderate Islamic Ennahda party has claimed victory saying it has won over 40 per cent of votes. Channel 4 News gauges reaction from the first democratic election of the Arab Spring.
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Middle East in flux as Palestinians go to UN
The Arab spring, Nato’s Libya campaign, and next year’s US elections are all factors affecting the Palestinian Authority’s move this week to press for recognition at the United Nations.
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All pile on – is it the news or the way we see it?
I was about to say this has been the most intense and packed year for news I can remember. The Arab Spring, the English riots, the killing of Bin Laden, the Japanese Tsunami, the hacking scandal, global economic crises and much more besides has made 2011 feel bewildering, turbulent and exciting. But then I remembered 1991 (Moscow coup, collapse of the USSR, Croatian war) 2001 (George W Bush, British election, 911 attacks, Afghanistan war) and other years I start to wonder : is it the news or the way we see the news now?
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Vodafone Egypt faces hashtag backlash
Channel 4 News talks to an Egyptian blogger as Twitter users attack the Vodafone “Shokran” campaign, reigniting the debate surrounding the actions of mobile phone firms during the Arab Spring.
