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Return to hope
Libya's first major construction expo since 2014 signals tentative recovery, as the war-torn nation confronts a $100 billion reconstruction bill and crumbling infrastructure.
Turning heads
From Belarus to Hong Kong, political uprisings defined 2020. A decade after the Arab Spring, it’s clear these movements don’t always bring change. What is the secret to a successful revolution?
The new rebels
Tunisia’s tumult battered its fashion factories. But the country’s designers have cut (and sewn) a new direction that’s selling from Paris to Japan.
New dawn
Tunisia’s presidential elections mark a democratic milestone in a region fragmented by the Arab Spring. It is hoped the results might show the way for the nation’s troubled neighbours.
Eye on the prize
A strengthening economy and new confidence have made Turkey a diplomatic rising star. As revolts play out across the Middle East, everyone wants the ear of the country’s ambitious foreign minister.
After the storm
The Arab Spring started in Tunisia. But what happens after you’ve dislodged your dictator? We report from a nation fizzing with the energy that comes with sudden freedom.
Still fighting
The former director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency has refused to sink quietly into retirement and is battling to bring democracy to his home country of Egypt.
