People Power
When a Tunisian vegetable seller set himself on fire in December 2010, he sparked uprisings in the Middle East and northern Africa that gave fresh hope to democratic movements across the region.
Within weeks, demonstrations had sprung up in Yemen, Egypt, Libya and Bahrain. The Arab Spring had begun.
Here, Star journalists tell the remarkable stories of those democratic movements, capturing their struggle in stories, pictures and video.
Photos of a revolution
Clashes in Egypt
Security forces fired tear gas and clashed Monday with several thousand protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square in the third straight day of violence that has killed at least 24 people and has turned into the most sustained challenge yet to the rule of Egypt's military.
Gadhafi through the years
A look back at the former Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi through the years.
The world is watching Yemen
Will the poorest of the Arab nations be the next country to demand their president’s resignation, following the revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt.
Egyptian police fire back at protesters
Protests in Egypt continued for a fourth day Friday, with police firing tear gas, water cannons and rubber bullets at protesters. Internet and cellphone service in the country had been disrupted earlier in the day.
The children of Libya's revolution
Amidst the guns, bombs and search for deposed leader Moammar Gadhafi, are Libya's children. NATO said Tuesday some 200,000 Libyan civilians, including children, are still threatened by forces loyal to the African country's former regime, primarily in Sirte and Bani Walid.
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Death toll climbs as Egyptian police, protesters clash
Egyptian police clashed with anti-government protesters for a fifth day in central Cairo Wednesday as a rights group raised the overall death toll from the ongoing unrest to at least 38. The United Nations strongly condemned what it called the use of excessive force by security forces.
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Death toll climbs as Egyptian police, protesters clash
Egyptian police clashed with anti-government protesters for a fifth day in central Cairo Wednesday as a rights group raised the overall death toll from the ongoing unrest to at least 38. The United Nations strongly condemned what it called the use of excessive force by security forces.
