The Arab Spring: Why did the Arab Spring produce different results across the Middle East? In the Arab world in late 2010, starting in Tunisia and flourishing in Egypt, a movement of frustrated people from their governments, corrupt leaders and lack of jobs they suddenly felt safe to take to the streets. The Arab Spring began when a young Tunisian man set himself on fire to protest government corruption and poor economic conditions. This action inspired a wave of protests across Tunisia, which ultimately led to the ouster of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali from power. The success of the political uprising in Tunisia sparked similar unrest across much of the Arab world and the Middle East, particularly within Libya, Egypt, Syria, Bahrain and Yemen. To date, the leaders of Egypt, Libya and Yemen have also been overthrown. In those countries that did not experience government upheavals, a common outcome of the Arab Spring was continued civil unrest, political instability, and the spread of political and economic tensions. concessions from leaders trying to appease protesters. Many questions may arise when contemplating those events. One of these questions would be: why did the Arab Spring produce different results across the Middle East? This article is a humble attempt to suggest some answers to these types of logical questions. What is the Arab world? The Arab world is made up of twenty-two countries that include all of North Africa and much of the Middle East. The Arab people number over 360 million people, and although they share a common language, there is a surprising degree of diversity among them, whether in terms of nationality, culture, religion, economics or politics. (McCaffrey, 3) Most of the inhabitants of the Ar...... center of paper...... Arab states that faced massive protests: high youth unemployment, corruption and political repression. Indeed, occasional protests have occurred particularly in the Shiite east of the country. But the regime has successfully used its rich resources to keep the country stable. Revenues from the oil sector have allowed Saudi Arabia to offer concessions that have helped depoliticize strategic sectors of society and finance and increase its security and intelligence forces. When protests occurred in other Arab states, the government immediately imposed a nationwide ban on demonstrations. King Abdullah also announced a large subsidy program. Furthermore, the royal family has received valuable support from the influential Council of Senior Islamic Scholars which has stated that the demonstrations are not compatible with Islam and has therefore declared a ban on the protests.