Hundreds of Egyptians staged protests in Cairo and other cities against President Abdel Fattah el Sisi, as #TahrirSquare hashtag became a trending topic on Twitter shortly after the protests began.
Twitter suspended the account of Saudi royal court adviser Saud al Qahtani along with another 4,258 accounts operating from the UAE.
The first step towards hegemony over the Arab world was the snuffing out of the Arab Spring movements.
Film producer and businessman Mohammed Ali fled Egypt after accusing the country’s military rulers and President Sisi of corruption. A campaign he started is picking up steam on social media and now he wants people to get out on to the streets.
Saudi Arabia has failed to devise a long-term strategy in the region while decades of Iranian planning now bears fruit.
The Israeli right led by Benjamin Netanyahu is having to grab increasingly more land from neighbours in order to shore up support at home.
The pro-Sisi judiciary in Egypt continues to pursue the family members of the former president Mohammed Morsi.
Four Arab countries cut off all ties with Doha in 2017. Now Kuwait is stepping in as a mediator between Saudi Arabia and Qatar as it readies itself with a meeting with the US President.
Abdallah Morsi, 25, suffered a fatal cardiac arrest while at the wheel of his car, family lawyer Abdel Moneim Abdel Maqsoud told AFP.
Mohammed Ali, who has fled to Spain, says Egypt’s military owed him more than $13m for building projects and says billions of dollars have been wasted due to corruption by Sisi and top army officials.
Turkey's support to the UN-backed Government of National Accord in Libya should be replicated by other responsible global powers.
Recent Israeli strikes in its neighbourhood are a calculated risk, but no matter how controlled, they can quickly spin out of control.
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