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    Frustration and anger fuel wave of youth unrest in Arab world

    Eight years after the Arab spring, unrest has shaken the Middle East and north Africa, amid youth joblessness and falling oil prices
    by Michael Safi in Amman Nov 02, 2019 4 minutes
    Iraqi demonstrators take part at the ongoing anti-government protests in Baghdad, Iraq, on 1 November. Photograph: Ahmed Jadallah/Reuters

    A president toppled in Algeria. Renewed demonstrations in Egypt. More than 100 people killed in Iraq. The Lebanese prime minister’s resignation – brought about by protesters who say they are just getting started. It has been a year of rage across the Middle East.

    At the Al-Shareef coffee shop, on a dusty highway in the Jordanian capital, Amman, a waiter with a remote control flicks past news channels to an American movie playing silently. It is just after 1pm, and the cafe is filled with young men dealing cards, cracking jokes and staring at their phones. The unrest enveloping the region could be a million miles away, but such scenes point to a major

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