Arab Spring
noun
: a series of anti-government uprisings affecting Arab countries of North Africa and the Middle East beginning in 2010
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Fertilizer affordability has deteriorated to levels not seen since the Arab Spring.
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John W.h. Denton Ao, Fortune, 6 June 2026
Hadi became president in 2012 after the resignation of longtime leader Ali Abdullah Saleh during the Arab Spring uprisings.
—ABC News, 28 May 2026
Anonymous released information online about alleged fraud in the Iranian presidential election in 2009 and about corruption in several Arab countries during the Arab Spring of 2010–2011.
—Paulo Nuno Vicenteall, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
After the Arab Spring, there was massive cultural destruction happening in the Middle East.
—Pablo Larios, Artforum, 7 May 2026
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John W.h. Denton Ao, Fortune, 6 June 2026
Hadi became president in 2012 after the resignation of longtime leader Ali Abdullah Saleh during the Arab Spring uprisings.
—ABC News, 28 May 2026
Anonymous released information online about alleged fraud in the Iranian presidential election in 2009 and about corruption in several Arab countries during the Arab Spring of 2010–2011.
—Paulo Nuno Vicenteall, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
After the Arab Spring, there was massive cultural destruction happening in the Middle East.
—Pablo Larios, Artforum, 7 May 2026
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