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Bahrain Arrests Four Americans During Protests on Fifth Anniversary of Failed Uprising
Bahraini police have arrested four US citizens, including one the Gulf Kingdom accuses of taking part in protests on Sunday, a senior police official said, although local media described them as journalists covering a protest.
The VICE Morning Bulletin
This morning, the Storm Jonas blizzard shuts down federal offices, 40 inmates escape a prison in Brazil, VICE News give you a rundown of the world's 10 most wanted drug lords, and more.
Watch the 'VICE' Episode About the Grave Robbers Looting Egypt's Archaeological Heritage
In this episode from the third season of VICE's HBO show, we investigate the surge in the looting of antiquities after the Arab Spring. Then we check out the "rent a white guy" trend in China.
Five Years After the Jasmine Revolution, Detainees Are Still Being Tortured in Tunisia
Amnesty International accuses Tunisian law enforcement of abusing new counterterrorism legislation and committing human rights violations.
Inside the Carthage Film Festival After the Tunis Suicide Bombing
Despite a suicide bombing hours before and a national state of emergency, Africa's oldest film festival carried on.
An Interview with Nawal el Saadawi, Egypt's Most Fiery Feminist
Saadawi is the author of 56 books and has been imprisoned for her writing, which condemns how women have and continue to be treated in the Middle East. We talked religion, capitalism, and the state of Egyptian politics.
The Nobel Peace Prize Has Been Awarded to a Tunisian Mediator Group
The global prize has been awarded to the negotiating team that helped Tunisia transition to democracy following the fall of autocrat Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali — unlike other Arab Spring countries.
The State Department Just Released Another 6,300 Pages of Hillary Clinton Emails
Clinton's emails are being released in response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit filed by VICE News senior investigative reporter Jason Leopold.
Egyptian Forces Kill 12 After Mistaking Mexican Tourists for ‘Terrorist Elements’
Egypt's Interior Ministry said that police and military forces were pursuing “terrorist elements,” when they accidentally opened fire on a convey carrying Mexican tourists.
This Video Shows Syrian Rebels Using a Massive Sandstorm To Capture an Air Base
A coalition of fighters, including the al-Qaeda-aligned Nusra Front, have completely expelled the Syrian army from the province of Idlib.
Building a Video Game Studio in Post-Revolution Tunisia
Digitalmania has created 47 games and is now worth $1.5 million.