Egypt has just held the first free and democratic presidential election of its history. The run-off will take place mid-June. Since the fall of Mubarak, the country has been run by the military, the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces. France 24 went to meet Egyptian voters.
A Tunisian military prosecutor on Wednesday asked that death penalty be imposed on ousted president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali (pictured), who is being tried in absentia over his alleged role in the deaths of protesters in last year’s popular uprising.
Fifteen months after Hosni Mubarak's fall, the second act of Egypt's revolution is underway. Millions of Egyptians are choosing a president in the first free elections in the country's 5,000-year history. Douglas Herbert and his panel discuss whether the newly elected president will have a chance of healing divisions while tackling poverty and fighting violent crime.
Six UN monitors stranded by an attack on a funeral that killed at least 21 civilians were reunited with their colleagues on Wednesday after taking refuge overnight with a group of rebels fighting troops loyal to the Syrian regime.
Syrian troops opened fire on thousands of protesters rallying in Aleppo and other cities Friday in the wake of a raid on Aleppo's main university that left four students dead. Activists said 13 people were killed in Friday's unrest.
The White House on Thursday accused the Syrian regime of "making no effort" to abide by a UN-backed peace plan following a raid on student protests that left four students dead at Aleppo University.
An overnight raid by Syrian forces following student protests on Wednesday left four students dead and 28 wounded at Aleppo University, witnesses said. Students were beaten and humiliated, and at least 200 were detained.
For years, Arab citizens were unfairly demonised or totally ignored. Now, they are not only reclaiming their history but many of them, especially the younger generation, are giving the rest of the world a lesson in freedom and democracy. Douglas Herbert meets Marwan Bishara, Al Jazeera's senior political analyst, who analyses the situation in his new book, “The Invisible Arab”.
Sixty-six years ago, French troops left the country and Syria was born. Now with UN observers on the ground and signs that international sanctions are beginning to bite, Laura Baines and her panel discuss whether the world is any closer to resolving the conflict in Syria.
Sixty-six years ago, French troops left the country and Syria was born. Now with UN observers on the ground and signs that international sanctions are beginning to bite, Laura Baines and her panel discuss whether the world is any closer to resolving the conflict in Syria.
