Middle East, North Africa, Persian Gulf: Political Unrest Continues to Spread

By Larry Habegger | Permalink | No Comments | February 23rd, 2011 | Trackback

Following in the footsteps of successful popular revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt, citizens in multiple countries across the region continued to organize mass demonstrations against their rulers, often resulting in skirmishes between government forces and protesters. In Libya, the government was using the military against its own citizens, and in Bahrain, tens of thousands of protesters took to Pearl Square, the symbolic center of the nation, in a sign of disapproval of the ruling monarchy. Travelers should be aware of unrest and possible instability in the broader region.

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