• Wael Ghonim at TED http://www.arabist.net/blog/2011/3/6/wael-ghonim-at-ted.html 2 comments 6/3/2011
• Egypt has shut off the Internet (update: not everywhere) http://www.arabist.net/blog/2011/1/28/urgent-egypt-has-shut-off-the-internet.html 139 comments 27/1/2011

• Tuareg-Islamist Alliance Collapses in Northern Mali http://www.arabist.net/blog/2012/7/7/tuareg-islamist-alliance-collapses-in-northern-mali.html 3 comments 16/7/2012 worldevents
• After journalist blasphemes Muhammed, Grand Mufti of the KSA wants to ban twitter while nephew of King owns 3% of it. http://www.arabist.net/blog/2012/2/19/hamza-kashgari-social-media-and-the-saudis-dual-monarchy.html 52 comments 19/2/2012 worldnews
• Human Rights And Egypt's Transition --- Intelligent summary of key issues facing Egypt. How can culture change to support accountability, human rights and public freedom when military police engage in widespread torture and propose laws to criminalise protests? http://www.arabist.net/blog/2011/3/25/human-rights-and-egypts-transition.html 5 comments 27/3/2011 worldnews
• Wael Ghonim, one of the instigators of the Jan25 movement and a Google executive, gave his first interview last night after 12 days in detention. This writer calls it "one of the most moving moments of television" he has ever seen. http://www.arabist.net/blog/2011/2/8/wael-ghonim-relaunches-the-revolution.html 8 comments 8/2/2011 worldnews
• The art of counter-revolution: It's easy to forget that there are still millions of Egyptians who haven't been among the protesters, who distrust Arab satellite stations, and who derive their political narrative from state TV. http://www.arabist.net/blog/2011/2/4/the-art-of-counter-revolution.html 4 comments 4/2/2011 worldnews
• 'I've been working in Egypt for 7 years and I know that "pro-Mubarak supporters" are always trouble. Everytime there is an election or a demonstration, somewhere in the vicinity, alongside the police, you'll see rows of shabbily dressed young men, waiting to be given the order to rough people up' http://www.arabist.net/blog/2011/2/3/midan-tahrir-under-siege.html 67 comments 3/2/2011 politics
• 'I've been working in Egypt for 7 years and I know that "pro-Mubarak supporters" are always trouble. Everytime there is an election or a demonstration, somewhere in the vicinity, alongside the police, you'll see rows of shabbily dressed young men, waiting to be given the order to rough people up' http://www.arabist.net/blog/2011/2/3/midan-tahrir-under-siege.html 27 comments 3/2/2011 worldnews
• The Arabist: Mubarak may not even be still in charge of Egypt http://www.arabist.net/blog/2011/1/30/manipulation.html 7 comments 30/1/2011 worldnews
• URGENT: Egypt has shut off the internet http://www.arabist.net/blog/2011/1/28/urgent-egypt-has-shut-off-the-internet.html 102 comments 27/1/2011 politics
• URGENT: Egypt has shut off the internet http://www.arabist.net/blog/2011/1/28/urgent-egypt-has-shut-off-the-internet.html 121 comments 27/1/2011 worldnews
• URGENT: Egypt has shut down the Internet completely. http://www.arabist.net/blog/2011/1/28/urgent-egypt-has-shut-off-the-internet.html 1912 comments 27/1/2011 reddit.com
• The Palestinian Archipelago [Map] http://arabist.net/archives/2009/04/24/the-palestinian-archipelago/ 285 comments 28/5/2009 worldnews