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A police car is parked near Ghriba synagogue in Djerba, Tunisia, May 10, 2023.

An attack at Africa’s oldest synagogue leaves Jews on a pilgrimage in Tunisia concerned

Religion

The Ghriba synagogue is the oldest in Africa and is the destination for an annual Jewish pilgrimage on the island of Djerba. The World’s Marco Werman spoke with Daniel Lee, a historian of the Jews of France and North Africa at Queen Mary University of London, about the ancient house of worship and an attack there on Tuesday.

Fumio Kishida, right, is shown with his arms raised celebrating with Yoshihide Suga who is standing next to him.

Fumio Kishida set to become Japan’s next prime minister

Top of The World
Tunisian President Kais Saied delivers a speech during his visit to Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia

Some supporters of Tunisia’s president just want stability in the country, analyst says

Leaders
A crowd of people are shown being pushed back by a row of black helmet-clad police officials.

Tunisia’s president fires PM and suspends parliament

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A large crowd of people are shown in the streets running with a security officer in black in pursuit.

Tunisia on edge as president suspends parliament, fires PM

Global Politics
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In this Aug. 18, 2009 file photo, US President Barack Obama meets with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington.

Arab Spring: ‘It’s time to rethink’ US approach to the Middle East, says Kim Ghattas

Foreign policy

Though historians debate whether Washington could have been more assertive in responding to Middle East uprisings a decade ago, some observers believe former President Barack Obama let down the revolutionaries.

In this Feb. 8, 2011, file photo, a leader of Egypt's anti-government protesters, Egyptian Wael Ghonim, center, 30, a Google Inc. marketing manager who was a key organizer of the online campaign that sparked the first protest on Jan. 25.

Arab uprisings: What role did social media really play?

Social media

The revolts a decade ago were among the first major protests in the age of omnipresent mobile phones, with social-network revolutions powered by Twitter and Facebook.

A compiliation of images from the Arab uprisings across North Africa and the Middle East

Looking back at a historic time in the Middle East and North Africa

Top of The World

Dec. 17 is a historic day on the minds of many people in Tunisia, elsewhere in North Africa and the Middle East — and around the world. That’s because exactly 10 years ago, a single event in Tunisia triggered a series of revolutions across the region.

In this Jan. 29, 2011 file photo, anti-government protesters gather in Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt.

Photos: Arab uprisings began with quest for freedom and led to repression, wars

Photography

What started as a series of idealistic revolutions turned into dashed dreams of democracy and revival of authoritarian governance. The decade since has seen yet more instability and violence. 

Tunisian protesters demonstrate beneath a poster of Mohamed Bouazizi near the prime minister's office in Tunis, Tunisia, Jan. 28, 2011.

Fruit seller Mohamed Bouazizi’s protest inspired the Arab uprisings. A decade later, his sister still mourns.

Global Politics

“One day, I hope all Tunisians live in dignity. That’s what my brother wished for,” said Leila Bouazizi, sister of the Tunisian fruit seller who set himself on fire on Dec. 17, 2010.

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