Cry freedom: pro-democracy protesters in Tahrir Square in Cairo calling for the ousting of Egypt’s dictator Hosni Mubarak.
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The underlying issues of inequality, corruption and poverty are still dogging the region, ten years after the protests.
Hosni Mubarak, the late former President of Egypt.
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Mubarak held power for three decades, on the foundation of a personality cult.
A lack of understanding between American and Middle-Eastern culture is a national security risk.
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National security isn't just about warding off physical attacks. It's also about understanding cultural forces that drive a society to think, feel and act in certain ways, a political scientist says.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may soon exit the political stage.
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The longtime prime minister has reshaped Israel in profound ways. The military is stronger but Palestinian suffering has grown.
Russia, Turkey, Iran and Israel will keep vying for power in Syria long after the US is gone.
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Now that the US has pulled out Syria, is the war actually over?
Syrian refugees in Haouch El Nabi in the Bekaa valley, Lebanon.
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The intricacies of Lebanese politics mean Syrian refugees continue to be scapegoated.
Rare photograph of the formal transfer of Jerusalem to British rule.
The British Mandate in Palestine had its origins in the end of World War I and lasted until 1948. What happened next has devastated the Middle East ever since.
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Muhammad bin Salman is set on transforming the oil-rich kingdom into a modern, economically diverse superpower. It won't be easy.
Ready to roll.
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An economy and society like Saudi Arabia's cannot survive the modern world without giving in to change.
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Palestinian nonviolent protests and mass movement of resistance is one of Israel's biggest fears.
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Hugely divisive and controversial at home, Avigdor Lieberman is both an outspoken hawk and a political opportunist.
Netanyahu “exposes” Iran.
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Israel's prime minister failed to undermine the validity of Iran's nuclear deal, and instead ended up demonstrating just how important it is.
Assad’s 2007 re-election campaign underway.
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Despite all claims to secular egalitarianism, the Assad family's decades of rule have been brutally elitist.
Everybody needs good neighbours.
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With Iran and India on manoeuvres and the war in Yemen still unfolding, Pakistan's stakes in the Middle East are as high as ever.
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The events of summer 2011 proved that Israel incubates the same sort of socio-economic discontent that upended the wider Middle East.
Student protesters at the University of Tehran.
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The nationwide anti-government protests in Iran could have significant implications in Syria and beyond.
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The city is key to both Israeli and Palestinian identity.
In the driving seat: Mohammad bin Salman.
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When is an anti-corruption purge not an anti-corruption purge?
Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman (centre) is at the centre of the changes in the Saudi royal family’s approach to governing.
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The latest arrests of princes, ministers and military officials in Saudi Arabia might be in the name of anti-corruption but it also serves to bolster the Saudi royal family's power.
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Survey data shows that Iraqis of all sectarian stripes agree on what's wrong with their country.