Étiqueté : inevitable

Second wave of Arab revolutions ‘inevitable’, specialists issue 0

Second wave of Arab revolutions ‘inevitable’, specialists issue

Doha, Qatar – Eight years after the so-called Arab Spring, the region is facing the prospect of another phase of revolts due to pressing financial, urbanisation and unemployment challenges, experts have argued. Several Arab leaders were deposed in the aftermath of the popular 2010 and 2011 uprisings, while others’ grip on power was loosened. Speaking…

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Barzani adviser: Kurdish secession is inevitable

Amid rising regional tensions and international opposition, Iraqi Kurds voted in a controversial secession referendum in September, setting off a chain of events that resulted in a military confrontation between Erbil and Baghdad. Central government troops quickly regained control of Kirkuk, home to more than one million people and the hub of a major oil-producing area.…