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THE ARAB Contact Group on Syria meets in Aqaba, this past Saturday. Those present included US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen, and the foreign ministers of Jordan, Egypt, Qatar, Bahrain, Turkey, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Lebanon.

Assad’s fall won’t revive the Arab Spring

A view of a billboard banner supporting Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Cairo, Egypt September 25, 2023.

Egypt to hold elections in early December; Sisi looking strong

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN

Demonstrators scuffle with police during a protest over the arrest of some of Salvation Front opposition coalition leaders and other prominent critics of the president, in Tunis, Tunisia March 5, 2023.

Despite pressure, US move to cut aid to Tunisia remains unlikely

By DEBBIE MOHNBLATT/THE MEDIA LINE

A PICTURE OF Mohamed Bouazizi, the street vendor whose self-immolation 10 years ago signaled the start of the so-called Arab Spring, is displayed on the post office building in Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia, on December 8.

From Tunisia to Sudan: The last tragic acts of ‘Arab Spring’ era - analysis

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN

Demonstrators scuffle with police during a protest over the arrest of some of Salvation Front opposition coalition leaders and other prominent critics of the president, in Tunis, Tunisia March 5, 2023.

Tunisia, Sudan in spotlight over democracy concerns - analysis

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN