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Nobel Peace Prize to only surviving member of the 'Arab spring”

Saturday, October 10th 2015 - 06:52 UTC
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The 2015 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to Tunisia's National Dialogue Quartet for its efforts to bring democracy to the country, where the political upheaval in 2011 sparked pro-democracy movements throughout the Arab world. Read full article

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  • ChrisR

    Democracy in the land of the Arabs?

    More like an Arab nightmare.

    “Peter Wallensteen, a professor of peace and conflict studies at Sweden’s Uppsala University, said the prize may help Tunisia “work to maintain a steady course toward further democratization of the country.””

    Really, good luck with that?

    Oct 10th, 2015 - 07:22 pm - Link - Report abuse 0

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