Two Tunisian police officers have been convicted of rape and sentenced to seven years.

The ongoing civil war in Syria is being felt beyond the Syrian borders. In neighboring countries like Iraq, Syrian fighting can be felt most acutely in the strain of hosting thousands of refugees. In Israel, the threat of a broader conflict transcending Syria’s borders looms large. Syrian conflict, however, isn’t…

Based on two true stories and a bit of forward thinking, Three Big Pigs combines Angry Birds animation with Disney melodies to walk us through the fate of three Arab League leaders.

Qaddafi's public rambling today has told us nothing about what will happen in Libya, nor whether the bloody reprisals against protesters will end. But as the dust settles on Tunisia and Egypt's unusually peaceful revolutions, women inside and outside of those countries are asking what's next for them.

Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, the repressive president of Tunisia, has left the country after waves of protests. Did you know everyone also hates his Imelda Marcos-like wife? The revolution was basically her fault. Okay, not exactly, but she didn't help.

[Tunis, October 22. Image via Getty]

[Tunis, August 26. Image via Getty.]

A Tunisian woman is reportedly pregnant with twelve babies. With her home country's estimated infant mortality rate of 22.57 per 1,000, one hopes she gets the extra prenatal care she needs...and stays away from reality TV producers. [Daily Mail]

[Djerba, Tunisia; May 11. Image via Getty]