dictatorship

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Book Club
Book Club
Live Story

Making Aid Work: Why Western assistance failed in MENA region

Book Club: 'Making Aid Work' provides a sharp, field-driven look at how outdated Western aid models helped entrench authoritarianism in the Middle East

Hossam el-Hamalawy
03 December, 2025
Nahid-Islam
Bangladesh
Interviews
Live Story

Nahid Islam and the rise of Bangladesh's second republic

Shamim Chowdhury

Shamim Chowdhury

06 May, 2025
PC
Palestine
Voices

Chile coup: Class divided Palestinian-Chileans over Pinochet

Farrah

Farrah Koutteineh

15 September, 2023
Israeli
MENA
Live Story

Thousands protest against planned Israeli judicial overhaul

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
21 May, 2023
Tunisia
Perspectives

Is Tunisia experiencing a 'déjà vu' dictatorship with Saied?

Tharwa Boulifi

Tharwa Boulifi

04 February, 2022
A general view shows projection during the opening ceremony of the Dubai Expo 2020, on September 30, 2021 [Getty Images]
Dubai Expo 2020
Perspectives

Why is CNN doing PR for a Middle Eastern dictatorship?

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Eli Clifton

07 October, 2021
Same favour dictatorship
dictatorship
Culture
Live Story

The New Arab Editorial Cartoon: Some prefer dictatorship

Emad Hajjaj

Emad Hajjaj

13 August, 2021
Security forces have occupied the Tunisian parliament building [Getty]
Tunisia
Perspectives

Democracy vs populism in Tunisia

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Azmi Bishara

29 July, 2021
Assad shoe [Getty]
Syria
MENA
Live Story

Syrian regime 'approves' Assad and loyalists in 'sham' elections

The New Arab Staff
03 May, 2021
In-depth Nizar
Syria
Analysis
Live Story

Michel Kilo's death is a microcosm of Syria's tragedy

Nizar Mohamad
28 April, 2021
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Syria
Analysis
Live Story

10 years on, Syrian activists remain resolute

William Christou
15 March, 2021
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Tunisia
Perspectives

A gradual return to dictatorship in Tunisia?

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Tharwa Boulifi

04 February, 2021
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Egypt
MENA
Live Story

UK must stop supplying arms to Egypt regime: CAAT

The New Arab Staff
25 January, 2021
Egypt - Getty
US
Voices

Egypt buries a decade of hope and tyranny

Sam Hamad

Sam Hamad

23 January, 2021
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Obituary
MENA
Live Story

Hosni Mubarak: The godfather of Egypt’s corrupt police state

Amr Salahi
25 February, 2020
Sisi - Getty
Sisi
MENA
Live Story

Egypt to free ex-diplomat critical of Sisi's rule: lawyer

The New Arab & agencies
22 May, 2019
Sisi election - Getty
Sisi
Perspectives

Egypt: Tailoring constitutions for the ruling military

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Rana Allam

14 February, 2019
Ramadan iftar prep Syria - Anadolu
war
Perspectives

Ramadan was once a special time for Syrians

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Bahia Mardini

12 June, 2018
Syrian children - AFP
voting
Perspectives

Syrians deserve better than choosing between terror and dictatorship

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Bahia Mardini

04 May, 2018
Sisi at a press conference in Berlin in 2015
Sisi
Perspectives

Egypt's Sisi: President for life?

Robert Springborg

Robert Springborg

13 April, 2018
Syrians vote in Idlib
voting
Perspectives

Bet on Syrians, not Syria

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James Denselow

20 April, 2017