North Africa: The Young and the Restless
Wartime romance is budding in Libya. After fighting to take down Qaddafi, the country's once least eligible bachelors are now being seen in a new light.
Nine months after the revolution that sparked the Arab Spring, Ellen Knickmeyer revisits two of the first Tunisians to protest against the Ben Ali regime.
Creativity is blooming in Libya--the country's artists are finally able to show their work now that Muammar Qaddafi is no longer in power.
Libya art all but died under Qaddafi. But with the former dictator no longer in power, artists are beginning to display their work in weekly art shows.
A wave of young Saudis are graduating and looking to move into the job market, but most cannot find work--a struggle reflected in the country's 40 percent unemployment rate.
Yemen's political future will depend on its relationship with Saudi Arabia.
The freedom to buy lingerie from other women may not sound like much. But activists say it's a start.
Former dictators ousted from countries such as Yemen and Tunisia have found a political safe haven in Saudi Arabia.
How one Saudi woman fought for women's equality by taking her Hummer out for a spin.
On the eve of a crucial constitutional referendum, Egypt's youth movement, pivotal in moving hundreds of thousands to protest and revolt in Tahrir Square, is struggling to figure out the next move.
Weeks after Mohammed Bouazizi's self-immolation began the revolution in Tunisia, his hometown of Sidi Bouzid remains a place of protest.
After 18 days of unprecedented popular demonstrations against his 30 year rule, Mubarak stepped down as Egyptian president.
You've heard about the role of social media and emergency law in the revolutions proliferating across the Middle East, but what about sex?
Economic prosperity helps distance the U.A.E. from popular dissatisfaction gripping the Middle East.
In the revolution's wake, Egyptian Muslims and Christians share in newfound freedom's joys and sorrows.
As revolutionary spirit and regime changes grip the Middle East, many commentators debate whether long-term ripple effects will impact the entire region.
On the morning after in Cairo, Egyptians combine euphoria over Hosni Mubarak's resignation with a determination to set their country aright.
Euphoria breaks out over Cairo's Tahrir Square as Mubarak steps down after 18 days of unprecedented popular demonstrations against his 30 year rule.
Yemeni President Saleh has stayed in power by impressing on international donors that only he could keep al Qaeda at bay. But their surge has benefited him, bringing in billions of dollars in aid.
The youngest part of the world is also the most chronically underemployed. Reporting from ground zero of Tunisia’s revolutionary rage, the author encounters epic frustration.
