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Many anti-government protesters attend a rally to demand the ouster of Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh at Tagheer square in Sanaa July 10, 2011
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Arab Spring

The Arab Spring was a series of protests directed against various authoritarian regimes in the Middle East, starting at the end of 2010.

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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad

New dangers

Protests rock Syria, a key Mideast player that holds the balance of power in a volatile region.
March 25, 2011