Tunisian Salafists shutdown ‘un-Islamic’ events

Salafists protest against cultural events deemed as 'un-Islamic'

Luiz Sanchez

Monday marks end of “transition” in Somalia

New parliament to take power amid doubts over their credentials and ability to govern

Connor Molloy

Militants continue assault on Yemeni state

Tribal groups who fought against al-Qaeda also targeted

Daily News Egypt

Rights organisations seek assistance for Egyptian sentenced to lashes in Saudi

Egyptian rights organisations are calling for help in the case of Egyptian Najla Yehya Wafa who is being held in Saudi Arabia while a sentence of prison time and lashes…

Basil El-Dabh

Morsy plans historic visit to Tehran

President Morsy to make historic visit to Iran

Basil El-Dabh

Rethinking 24 August

If participating political forces can redefine the day and use it for their interest, it could be of major significance to Egypt’s transition to democracy

Ziad A. Akl

UNSMIS ends tenure in Syria

Report attributes widespread rape to gov’t forces, and crimes to rebels

Connor Molloy

Nasarallah pledged to make the lives of Israelis hell

Nasrallah boasted that Hezbollah has the capability of hitting specific targets which would leave tens of thousands of people dead

Luiz Sanchez

Deadly wave of bombings rock Iraq; Al-Qaeda-linked group blamed

So far, no one has claimed responsibility, but Iraq believes the attacks are the work of an Al-Qaeda offshoot

Luiz Sanchez

Algerian Lakhdar Brahimi in place of Kofi Annan

Brahimi will fill the post previously occupied by former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan.

Basil El-Dabh