Revolutions are inherently chaotic, and their precise outcome is impossible to predict. Made up of a quick and inevitably violent succession of events, they result in radical and sweeping changes — ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Muammar Gaddafi ruled Libya until he was ousted by a NATO-backed intervention in 2011. The country has been in political turmoil ...

W ITH THE overrunning of Moammar Gadhafi’s compound in Tripoli, the Libyan rebels’ victory looks irreversible. There are pockets of pro-Gadhafi resistance elsewhere, notably around the tyrant’s home ...

The onset of the Arab Spring can feel like the distant past amid the grim brutality of our current times, but it raises timeless questions. What is the trade-off between courage and safety; idealism ...

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 12: U.S. President Barack Obama (R) heads back into the Oval Office after making a statement about the death of U.S. ambassador to Libya J. Christopher Stevens with ...

o discussion of the year 2011 can be complete without a reference to what's been termed Arab Spring. The political phenomenon has the potential to have an extraordinary impact on ARCHAEOLOGY for years ...

One reason the term "Arab Spring" is a misnomer is because of the participation of non-Arabs, including Kurds in Iraq and Syria as well as Berbers in Morocco and Libya. While both of these non-Arab ...