The Middle East in Revolt

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After decades of living under oppressive dictatorships, the people of the Arab world are rising up to stake their claim to democracy. Inside the historic popular upheaval that began in Tunisia and is spreading to Egypt and across the vital region More »

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Tempers Flare Across the Middle East

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Photos: Yemen on the Brink

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On the Ground in a Chaotic Yemen

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The War in Libya: Photographs by Michael Christopher Brown

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Photos: Scenes from the Mubarak Trial

Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, his sons and their associates go on trial in Cairo More »
Video: Politics, Arguments and Arrests in Egypt's Constitutional Vote

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On the Ground in Tripoli

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Photos: Protests in Jordan

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Exclusive Photos: Dispatch from Libya

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Exclusive Photos: Muammar Gaddafi's Tripoli

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Marketers Look to Profit from Egypt's Revolution

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Yemen at Midnight: Photos of the Calm Before the Arab Spring

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My Meeting with Muammar

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Exclusive Photos: Libya in Revolt

Scenes from the east of the country, where opposition forces remain in control of the major cities More »
Video: Col. Gaddafi's Camera-Ready Victory Celebrations

In Zawiyah, an oil-refining town in western Libya, pro-Gaddafi victory celebrations appear to be created for the benefit of the foreign press, and truth is hard to come by More »
Photos: Lampedusa Flooded by Tunisian Migrants

In the wake of change in regime, thousands of Tunisians flee their homeland in search of a a future in Europe More »
Video: Libyan Rebels Have Passion, Lack Order

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Video: The Mental Toll of Libya's War

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Photos: Inside the Tents of Muammar Gaddafi

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Photos: On the Ground in Yemen

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Video: Somali Refugees from Libya Put On a Show in Tunisia

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Video: TIME's Exclusive Interview with Gaddafi's Son Saif

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Photos: Inside a Libyan Police Station

On a tour of a torched police station in Zawiyah given by Libyan authorities, signs of torture and execution by Gaddafi's government are found.

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Video: An Islamic Crowd Fills Cairo's Tahrir Square

Friday's gathering in Cairo's Tahrir Square was meant to be a show of national unity. But a heavy influx of Islamists showed the divisions at play in Egypt's revolution More »
Photos: The Libyan Conflict

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Video: The TIME Cover Speaks: Ideas from Arab Youth

The young Egyptians on the cover of TIME, who represent the generation leading the sweeping changes in the Middle East, talk about what they hope happens next More »
Photos: Workers Lost in Libya's Turmoil

Thousands of foreigners are caught in the wake of the Libyan revolution More »
Video: In Tripoli, Supporters Express Their Love for Gaddafi

Gaddafi supporters demonstrate in Tripoli's Green Square, expressing their love for their leader, while dissenters are arrested and killed elsewhere in the capital More »
Rage, Rap and Revolution: Inside the Arab Youth Quake

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Video: A Stream of Stories on the Libyan-Egyptian Border

At the Libyan-Egyptian border, thousands of Egyptians and other foreign nationals flee Libya, each with a personal story of why they fled and what violence they experienced More »
Protests Spread in Syria

Unrest in a southern town reaches the capital Damascus More »
Why There's No Turning Back in the Middle East

The combination of youth and technology is driving a wave of change in the Middle East. Fingers crossed: it may turn out just fine More »
Exclusive Photos: Drama on Tahrir Square

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Video: Egyptians Show Pride as Cairo Cleans Up

Youth volunteers have been busy the last three weeks transforming the face of Cairo, cleaning streets and painting lampposts with newfound pride More »
Photos: The Rule of Libya's Colonel Gaddafi

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Photos: Bahrain Routs Protesters from Pearl Square

Government troops burn tents and clear protesters who had camped in the square to call for reform More »
Photos: Inside Egypt's State Security Headquarters

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Photos: Settling In on Tahrir Square

As the confrontation in Egypt continues, protesters on the square find amenities where they can More »
Photos: The Perilous Voyage of Libyan Refugees

Evacuees flee war-torn North Africa across the Mediterranean by boat More »
Video: Volatile Yemen: Uprisings and Al-Qaeda

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Photos: Crackdown in Bahrain

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Exclusive Photos: Living in Gaddafi's Libya

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Photos: Clashes in Yemen

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Video: Jubilant Egypt: Street Celebrations in Cairo

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18 Days that Shook the World

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Photos: Mubarak: The Man Who Stayed Too Long

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Photos: A Night in Tahrir Square

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Video: The Cult of Gaddafi: How the Leader Built His Following

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Photos: The Hardware of Operation Odyssey Dawn

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TIME Exclusive: Turmoil in Egypt

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Video: Col. Gaddafi Greets Reporters in Tripoli

Libyan Leader Col. Muammar Gaddafi smiles delightedly as he's mobbed by TV cameras and reporters when he arrives at a Tripoli hotel More »
Video: The Two Cities Inside Cairo's Tahrir Square

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Video: A Times Square Rally for Tahrir Square

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Photos: Protests in Lebanon

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Photos: Makeshift Helmets of Egypt's Protesters

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The Young Revolutionaries of Egypt

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How Democracy Can Work in the Middle East

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Uprising in Cairo

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