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  The Alawite regime in Syria has by and large won a series of impressive tactical victories. Fighting is not yet over, however mere mop-up operations and rebel raids remain. The war has been costly, as bloodshed has already claimed more than 10,000 lives in Syria. To that point, the existing sectarian tensions and the

A protest in the Saudi Eastern province town of Awamiyah is currently taking place. The rally is in solidarity with Muhammad Az-Zinadi, an opposition activist who has been injured and arrested following clashes with security forces last week. At the time of writing, there are no reports of violence. A similar protest under the same

Turkey: Kurds clash with security forces in Istanbul and southern city of Diyarbakir Clashes took place during Nevruz celebrations as Kurdish activists requested that holiday rallies be authorized for Sunday, three days before the actual holiday, likely in order to allow for higher participation. The request was not authorized and thus resulted in police use

Kuwait: Kuwait Airlines suspends additional flights for second day due to workers’ strikeThe workers’ strike has left the airline scrambling to cope, as this comes after an ongoing week-old work stoppage by customs officials that has left the country with limited rations of necessities. Workers are demanding better pay and additional benefits and are said

 Hundreds of anti-SCAF protesters are currently making their way from Mustafa Mahmoud Square in Giza towards Tahrir Square, under the banner ‘enforcing the people’s will’. The procession is to mark the events of March 9, 2011, when pro-democracy activists were for the first time forcibly dispersed by the  state’s security forces as they staged an open-ended

According to local Nigerian reporting, hundreds of airline passengers were stranded or had to revise travel itineraries due to the ongoing fuel shortages throughout the country on Friday and Saturday, March 2-3. According to airlines, at no notice, it became difficult to acquire the necessary fuel in the appropriate time, and once acquired, the fuel