AMMAN, July 19 (Reuters) - After the Egyptian army toppled President Mohammed Morsi, a member of the U.S. Congress expressed the sentiment of many in Washington. "The army is the only stable ...

The Arab Spring, five years on: A season that began in hope, but ended in desolation Five years ago, waves of popular protest began to spread, thrillingly, across the Arab world. Is anyone better ...

Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati said the Arab Spring started in 2002 with the initiative launched by then Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz. “In 2002, the Arab Summit was held in Beirut and the ...

Voices A decade on from the start of the Arab Spring, we must reflect on where it went wrong The last 10 years is a potent illustration of the major influence wielded by foreign states in ...

From Tunisia to Syria, Egypt to Yemen, a wave of revolutions set the Arab world alight in 2011. Ten years on, our reporters take a look back at how the Arab Spring unfolded and reflect on their ...

A decade ago, Arab Spring revolutions shook Middle East regimes, toppling a number of long-standing leaders once considered impervious to change. But analysts say the movement failed to attain ...

Kai Ryssdal: The first organized protests in Cairo, in Tahrir Square — what would eventually become Egypt’s Arab Spring — started a year ago tomorrow. Egyptians took to the streets in the ...

The wave of protests and civil unrest that swept the Arab world ushered in some changes, showing that peaceful demonstrations have power.

The Arab Spring started 10 years ago this month and led to trouble - civil wars or even more repression. But some are holding onto the ideals of free speech and change.

Frank Gardner looks back at the act of desperation by a Tunisian street vendor exactly a year ago that triggered uprisings across the Arab world.

Read and hear stories from the Morning Edition series, The Arab Spring: One Year Later. The demonstrations that spread across the Middle East in 2011 unseated leaders in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya ...