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# What we are reading - February 6, 2012
- URL: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/what-we-are-reading-february-6-2012/
- Published: 2012-02-05T16:02:56.000Z
- Updated: 2019-02-14T22:14:32.000Z
- Description: Our readers help us highlight what they are reading about the Arab Spring from around the web...
- Author: Arab Awakening
- Tags: #en, #Migrated, #Import 2026-04-09 17:19

[Anger after Russia, China block UN action on Syria](http://www.egyptindependent.com/node/639931?ref=opendemocracy.net) *Egypt Independent,* Reuters

The US ambassador to the United Nations said she was "disgusted" by the vote, which came a day after activists say Syrian forces bombarded the city of Homs, killing more than 200 people in the worst night of bloodshed of the 11-month uprising.

[The ultras and the Egyptian Revolution ](http://www.jadaliyya.com/pages/index/3759/the-ultras-and-the-egyptian-revolution?ref=opendemocracy.net)*Jadaliyya,* Mahmoud El-Wardani

A new book describes the bravery shown by Egyptian Ultras throughout the Revolution and the passion for football that ties them together.

[Egypt’s Ultras: Politically involved but not politically driven, yet](http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/31904/Egypt/Politics-/Egypt%E2%80%99s-Ultras-Politically-involved-but-not-politi.aspx?ref=opendemocracy.net) *Al Ahram,* Sherif Tarek

A year after the revolution, Ahram Online looks at the Ultras — football fan groups in Egypt — and whether soon they might be motivated by more than mere hatred of the police

[Activists, politicians see more than hooliganism in football violence ](http://www.egyptindependent.com/node/633646?ref=opendemocracy.net)*Egypt Independent,* Mohamed Elmeshad

At least 71 are confirmed dead in the worst-ever fan violence following a sporting event in Egypt, after a fight apparently broke out between fans of the home football team Masry and visiting team Ahly in the coastal city of Port Said.

[Tunisia Expels Syrian Ambassador, Withdraws Recognition of Assad’s Government ](http://www.tunisia-live.net/2012/02/04/tunisia-expels-syrian-ambassador-withdraws-recognition-of-assads-government/?ref=opendemocracy.net)*Tunisia Live,* Sana Ajmi

The Tunisian Office of the President declared in a statement released today its initiation of the process to expel the Syrian ambassador to Tunisia and to withdraw recognition of the ruling regime in Damascus.

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