authoritarianism

Demonstrators march in October's No Kings protests. [Brooke Anderson/TNA]
US affairs
World
Live Story

Millions expected for third 'No Kings' protest in US on Saturday

The main event will take place in Minnesota, with planned speeches by Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont and singer Bruce Springsteen.

Brooke Anderson
27 March, 2026
Egypt's electoral process for a largely powerless parliament has gone on for months [Getty]
Egypt
MENA
Live Story

Pro-Sisi parties dominate Egypt parliament election

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
11 January, 2026
Abir Moussi has had 12 years added to her jail sentence [Getty]
Tunisia
MENA
Live Story

Tunisia opposition figure Abir Moussi jailed for 12 years

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
12 December, 2025
Mamdani
Zohran Mamdani
Perspectives

What Mamdani means for a US drifting toward authoritarianism

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Jeffrey G. Karam

18 November, 2025
Sharaa has issued a decree for the formation of a committee for elections to the People's Assembly
Syria
MENA
Live Story

Syria: Sharaa ratifies electoral law to appoint one-third of MPs

The New Arab Staff
21 August, 2025
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Twitter
Perspectives

Twitter and India play tug-of-war with democracy

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Jillian C. York

25 February, 2021
In-depth Ariane
Sisi
Society
Live Story

In Sisi's Egypt, even children are political prisoners

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Ariane Lavrilleux

18 February, 2021
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Twitter
Perspectives

Deplatforming Trump is no atonement for tech's sins abroad

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Jillian C. York

15 January, 2021
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Yemen
MENA
Live Story

A decade of upheaval, lost hopes after Arab Spring

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
15 December, 2020
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Sisi
Voices

Macron and Sisi's authoritarian embrace

Sam Hamad

Sam Hamad

09 December, 2020
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Trump
Voices

Close the door on your way out, Mr Trump

Sam Hamad

Sam Hamad

10 November, 2020
Biden - Getty
US election
Voices

Would Biden really stop writing blank cheques for Egypt?

Sam Hamad

Sam Hamad

14 October, 2020
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UAE
Voices

Dubai police chief nominee for Interpol raises red flags

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Jonathan Fenton-Harvey

13 October, 2020
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UAE
Perspectives

Bahrain Israel normalisation deal: All risk for little gain

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Emile Nakhleh

17 September, 2020
saudi twitter
Twitter
Perspectives

Saudi Arabia is the world's most dangerous cyber bully

Marc Owen Jones

Marc Owen Jones

15 September, 2020
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UAE
Voices

UAE adds Israel to its coalition of anti-democratic allies

Sam Hamad

Sam Hamad

28 August, 2020
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trial
MENA
Live Story

Algerian journalist who covered protests sentenced to three years

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
10 August, 2020
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Middle East
Society
Live Story

The Dictatorship Syndrome by Alaa Al Aswany

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Barak Barfi

06 August, 2020
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Trump
Perspectives

The Trump effect on global press freedom

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Mellissa Fung

07 May, 2020
Illustration - China surveillance state
Uighurs
Perspectives

How coronavirus presented China with a dream surveillance opportunity

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James Snell

06 May, 2020
morocco drone
surveillance
MENA
Live Story

Morocco launches drones to fight coronavirus from the sky

The New Arab & agencies
06 May, 2020