In 2011, as the Arab Spring took hold across the Middle East, the seeds of Syria's revolution were sown by students and young ...

Arab Spring protests in Syria and Yemen, two ethnically diverse and politically frozen republics under dynastic rules, unlocked long-suppressed popular sub-national aspirations. The confrontation ...

The war became a proxy conflict between Saudi Arabia and Iran. Yemen has remained split between the Houthis, who later broke ...

Let’s remember the Syrian flags and the joy of those who waved them as we navigate what lies ahead – for their struggle is ...

The Alawites feared retribution, and for good reason. The Alawites used terror to maintain power for decades. Most Syrians have good reason to hate the Alawites, as well as all those who have ...

Ousting a longtime dictator and starting anew can go awry. Recent attempts at democratic transitions in the Middle East and ...

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NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Steven Heydemann, Middle East Studies director at Smith College, about how Syria might avoid replicating Arab countries that are worse off after overthrowing dictators.

In Umayyad Square in Damascus, I met men who had been fighting Assad's regime since 2011 - shooting into the air, shouting and cheering. Perhaps this is finally their Arab Spring realised.

Assad’s downfall evokes memories of uprisings in Egypt, Libya, Tunisia and Yemen, each of which brought civil war or ...

In post-Assad Syria, stand-up comedians are re-emerging to challenge taboos, mocking the former president and his regime and even testing the waters with Damascus's new rulers.