The only monarchical regime that was seriously challenged during the Arab Spring was the Sunni ruling family in Shia-majority Bahrain, where precisely this sectarian divide seems to have been the crucial ingredient in the uprising, which was then brutally suppressed with Saudi military help.
O único regime monárquico seriamente desafiado durante a Primavera Árabe foi a família governante Sunita, no Bahrein de maioria Xiita, tendo supostamente esta divisão sectária sido o ingrediente crucial da revolta, que acabou por ser brutalmente suprimida com a ajuda militar Saudita.