The Guardian | February 14, 2011

Rime Allaf, a fellow at Chatham House, which monitors international affairs, says: "Young people are stuck. It is very difficult especially when the rest of world is not exactly receptive to Arab people. Where would they go? It's a vicious circle. They are stuck where they are. Unemployment is in double digits in most of Arab world. There is very little chance to prosper."

"Things are made worse by cronyism and corruption. The despots who have ruled their fiefdoms have done little to stimulate investment or jobs away from the easy money of tourism. Whole industries are controlled by the elite. It's a matter of mismanagement.

"There has been a focus on a number of industries such as tourism at the expense of other industries, a lot of people not bothering any more to learn to go because they know nothing is coming their way."