How revolt in Tunisia undermines Arab regimes

Acil Tabbara reports from Dubai on unrest in the region and the role played by Facebook

FROM Egypt to Jordan and Algeria to Yemen, Tunisia’s “Jasmine Revolution” has begun to undermine Arab regimes that have for decades maintained their control through fear, analysts say.

“The question is who remains,” not which country is next, said Amr Hamzawy, the research director at the Carnegie Middle East Centre in Beirut, adding that popular protests could affect most Arab states except for Gulf oil monarchies.