Sentence examples for regional unrest from inspiring English sources

Gen. Nasser Shabani, that economic troubles could cause regional unrest.

Meanwhile, Iran has been forging closer ties with Syria, fueling fears of regional unrest.

Although the militia was outside government control, its leaders distinguished themselves by offering their services to help quell regional unrest.

The demonstrations were part of wider regional unrest over the video that started in Cairo and spread to nearly 20 countries across the Middle East and beyond.

But Syria's oil reserves are diminishing, and plans to do away with subsidies may be diluted as the government keeps a wary eye on regional unrest.

That document, an effort by King Mohammed VI to respond to local and regional unrest during the Arab Spring, was approved in July.

It is time that we stopped training our military to fight cold war-style battles and began to train for the real threats we face today: regional civil unrest perpetrated by paramilitary forces, like that in the Balkans, Somalia and East Timor.

Sidi Bouzid was where Mohamed Bouazizi, a fruit vendor, set himself on fire in protest against a lack of opportunity and the heavy handedness of the local police, touching off a wave of demonstrations that toppled Mr. Ben Ali and inspired the regional revolutions and unrest that became known as the Arab Spring.

Besides domestic unrest, regional tensions have been soaring amid escalating rhetoric between Pyongyang and Washington, Seoul's key military ally, over the hermit kingdom's nuclear and ballistic missile programs.

But rapid economic growth has exacerbated inequality and could fuel social unrest, say regional financial experts.

Another cable released today, from the US consulate in Lagos and dated 19 September 2008, claims that Pickard told US diplomats that two named regional politicians were behind unrest in the Rivers state.