Tunisia’s Jomaa, technocrat PM tasked with ending crisis
Tasked with forming an interim government of technocrats and overseeing fresh elections
Bahrain detains soccer teams and scores of players and athletes
By James M. Dorsey Bahrain has detained a soccer team as well…
Democracy International prepares to observe referendum
The US-based group will deploy observers across 23 governorates
26 Al-Azhar students sentenced to 2.5 yrs in prison
Students Against the Coup organise protests and burn a police car in…
Syria opposition under pressure to attend ‘Geneva 2’ talks
Syria's main rebel groups have warned opponents against attending the talks and…
Alcoa to pay US $384 mn for bribing Bahrain officials
Aluminum giant Alcoa will pay $384 million to settle charges it paid…
Qatar comments fall-out leaves FIFA under attack
World football's ruling body came under withering fire following FIFA secretary general…
Egypt courts jail 87 pro-Morsi protesters
Courts sentenced 87 Morsi supporters to three years for taking part in…
Voting on referendum scheduled during working days
Freedom and Justice Party accuses the current regime of intending to forge…
Tunisia Islamist PM set to step down as unrest mounts
The Islamist Ennahda party has been under mounting pressure to relinquish the…