Mali Islamists accept talks
Islamist forces came to prominence in the region after the military coup that took place in March
Defected Syrian PM confirmed in Jordan
Hijab only came to power in June but defected last week
First gold for Arab world
Algerian Taoufik Makhloufi came in first place in the men’s 1,500m
Qandil’s faux independents
The fact that a quarter of ministers in Prime Minister Hesham Qandil’s cabinet remain in posts they held in his predecessor Kamal El-Ganzouri’s cabinet is only the tip of the…
Bahraini policemen charged with hospital violence
Authorities make some concessions to rights groups but crackdown against opposition continues
Spy chief had information on Rafah before attack
Head of intelligence service widely criticised for remarks to Turkish news agency
Israel targets Hezbollah operatives
Shin Bet claims that the explosives were enough to launch a “wave of serious terrorist attacks"
Morsy strikes back
The president sacks key security and government officials
Egyptian army retaliates after Rafah attack
The raids followed further attacks on security checkpoints on Tuesday night, this time near Al-Arish.
Plan to increase support for Egyptian exports through IT solutions
The Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA) is working on its IT development exports programme and expanding its projects. ITIDA is pursuing a partnership with a foreign investment company to…