Cops Disperse Syrian Funeral for Protesters

Staff / Truthdig Mar 21, 2011 A crowd of 20,000 people at a funeral for six slain protesters in the southern Syrian town of Dara’a was dispersed by police with tear gas and truncheons Saturday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

At Least 35 Dead in Yemen Protests

Staff / Truthdig Mar 19, 2011 At least 35 people were shot dead and hundreds more wounded on Friday when Yemeni soldiers opened fire on protesters marching through the country’s capital of Sanaa. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Sandstorm

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Angry Crowds Keep Tunisia on Edge

Staff / Truthdig Feb 27, 2011 Protests continued into the weekend in Tunisia as huge crowds turned out in Tunis to demand the resignation of the country's interim prime minister, an ally of ousted President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

New Protests Rock Tripoli

Staff / Truthdig Feb 26, 2011 Libya remained in turmoil as thousands of protesters marched onto the streets of the capital city of Tripoli, Moammar Gadhafi’s last stronghold, while a key air base switched to the rebel side and more diplomats abandoned the regime. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bahrain Joins the Middle East Protest Movement

Staff / Truthdig Feb 17, 2011 It's not as big as Egypt, Iran or Tunisia, but thousands of Bahrain's citizens have taken to the streets to demand their freedom, nonetheless. Protests in the tiny island nation have already led to at least three deaths as demonstrators call for reform from their king. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

How the U.S. Should Respond to the New Arab World

William Pfaff / Truthdig Feb 16, 2011 Revolutions are known for devouring their children, but the people making the current revolution in the Middle East may prove indigestible. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Protests Continue in Yemen

Staff / Truthdig Feb 14, 2011 In the third straight day of confrontation, several hundred protesters clashed with police in Yemen's capital city of Sanaa as demonstrations against the government of President Ali Abdullah Saleh echoed events in Egypt and elsewhere across the Arab world. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Pro-Democracy Fever Comes to Algeria

Staff / Truthdig Feb 13, 2011 Are we seeing the next "Battle of Algiers"? Coming only a day after the fall of Hosni Mubarak in Egypt, thousands of people defied a government ban to hold a pro-democracy rally in Algeria. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Egypt Declares Curfew, Corrals ElBaradei

Staff / Truthdig Jan 29, 2011 Amid a new wave of protests across Egypt comes news that the country is now under curfew, military vehicles prowl the streets, and opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei has been placed under house arrest. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Lives of Dictators

William Pfaff / Truthdig Jan 19, 2011 Dictators do not usually die in bed. Successful retirement is always a problem for them, and few solve it. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Israel’s Hope Kindergarten

Staff / Truthdig Jan 9, 2011 In a biting bit of Israeli comedy, this video shows an Israeli kindergarten class that learns, for example, the perils of disillusioned leftism and the proper way to describe an Arab ("Sorry, I meant demographic threat  "). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )