From KCRW in Santa Monica and PRI, Public Radio International, this is To the Point.

The Middle East, from democracy to chaos.

Hello again, I'm Armin Alney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International.

A daily look at the issues Americans care about most.

Two years ago, Tunisia

led the so-called Arab Spring by replacing a dictatorship with a democracy. Egypt was not far behind.

But elected Islamist governments have provoked secular opposition and the streets of both countries

are full of protesters once again. Tunisia was hailed as the model for peaceful transition,

but an assassination has led to the first general strike in 35 years.

In Egypt, murders during a soccer match have turned organized clubs

into disruptive political rivals.

We'll update events in both countries

and learn how the social media that helped create peaceful revolutions

are now threatening national unity.

First, here's the news.

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Hello again, Mormon-Aulney, back with To The Point. Two years after the so-called Arab Spring,

elected governments in Tunisia and Egypt are struggling to maintain stability.

Are Islamic and secular factions just unable to get along? Are both countries suffering from revolution fatigue?

What's the potential fallout in the rest of the Middle East? First is news update. Mayor Thomas Menino has this warning today for people who live in Boston.

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