Israel opposition gets new chief, but future unclear
By Sara Hussein / AFP JERUSALEM: Israel's former defense minister Shaul Mofaz won…
Brotherhood conflicted over presidential run
By Maggie Michael / AP CAIRO: Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood has postponed an open…
Albania blocking my return to Egypt: ex-Guantanamo inmate
By Agencies TIRANA: A former Guantanamo inmate granted political asylum in Albania…
Al-Jazeera: controversial ‘Arab Spring’ platform
By AFP DOHA: Al-Jazeera, which on Tuesday decided not to air video…
Exchange of fire along Israel-Egypt border, says army
By AFP JERUSALEM: Israeli troops opened fire at a group of suspects…
Executions jump in 2011, driven by Middle East, says Amnesty
By Adrian Croft / Reuters LONDON: The number of executions carried out around…
Arab League goes from bluster to clout in Arab Spring
By Samer Al-Atrush / AFP CAIRO: Back in 2008, flamboyant Libyan leader Moammer…
Military police attack Qasr Al-Eini hospital after fight
By Omnia Al Desoukie CAIRO: Military police stormed Egypt’s leading public hospital early…
Qaradawi, controversial cleric and darling of Qatar
By AFP DOHA: Influential Muslim cleric Yusuf al-Qaradawi, who has been refused…
Political role of Pope Shenouda overshadows the selection of his successor
By Safaa Abdoun CAIRO: As the Coptic community grapples to deal with the…