Is Syria the next domino?
With the Tunisian and Egyptian regimes gone and street protests roiling cities from Algiers to Tehran, many people are now wondering which domino might fall next. Syria, whose secular, militarized dictatorship most closely resembles the fallen regimes of Tunisia and Egypt, may not be next in line, but nonetheless appears to...
Dictators and their sons: Col Gaddafi’s billionaire children
Saif al-Islam, the suave, western-educated second son of the Libyan dictator, was the best known of the sons Even as their father proclaimed he was building a classless state built on socialist and Islamic principles, Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi's and his children built vast fortunes in sectors from hostels to oil. Britain...
Yemeni protesters call on president to resign
President Ali Abdullah Saleh Tens of thousands of anti-government protesters have poured into the streets in main cities across Yemen, demanding President Ali Abdullah Saleh's ouster. In the capital, nearly 50,000 protesters gathered outside Sana'a University for the 16th consecutive day after the Friday Prayers, calling for...
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