The UAE may be sitting on the sixth largest reserves of petroleum in the world, but the leaders in this tiny Gulf sheikdom know that their oil wells will dry up sooner than later. Originally published by Global Post on July 24, 2011.
Egypt’s youth continue their fight on the airwaves
Egypt’s revolutionaries take their cause from Tahrir to the television studio.
Egypt’s second round of protests
The opposition unites against a new common enemy: the transitional government.
For refugees in Egypt, it’s worse
For Egypt’s most marginalized population, the revolution only made things harder.
Egypt struggles to lure tourists back to the country
Although the worst seems like it’s over, security issues continue to plague the country.
Osama bin Laden’s demise began with the Arab Spring
Amid turmoil in Middle East and North Africa, Al Qaeda struggles to be relevant.
The price of Egypt’s revolution
Three months after Egypt’s revolution, the country’s economy struggles to recover.
Reporters’ release tempered by news of colleague’s death
American reporters Foley and Gillis said South African Anton Hammerl was shot by Gaddafi forces on April 5.
The making of a martyr: truth or legend?
Some doubt the story of Mohamed Bouazizi whose suicide sparked the revolution in Tunisia.
Libyans head to Tunisia for sun, sand, and Vespas
With a shortage of gasoline in Tripoli, many Libyans are buying gas-friendly mopeds in neighboring Tunisia
The next most wanted man in the world?
After Osama bin Laden’s death, the world has turned its attention to a 59-year-old Egyptian named Ayman al-Zawahiri.
Tunisia’s Berbers test the limits of country’s newfound freedoms
Tunisia’s Berbers test the limits of country’s newfound freedoms.