King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa met with senior Egyptian officials to discuss bilateral relations and a range of issues. He also stated that Egyptian revolutions throughout history have been a source of inspiration to Arabs everywhere, and all ...

Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) wrote a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton expressing concern over the recent violence against the Coptic Christian community in Egypt that claimed two dozen lives earlier this month. Nelson, writing on behalf ...

On Monday, the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) voted to accept the Palestinian delegation as a member. The vote was overhwhelmingly in favor of granting membership to Palestine "out of 173 countries voting, 107 were ...

In an article in The Atlantic, Senior Research Associate at the Project on Middle East Democracy Daphne McCurdy contends that the success of Hachemi Hamdi's Aridha Chaabia (Popular Petition) party in Tunisia's first elections, and "the controversy it has provoked," ...

NATO has ruled out the possibility of military intervention in Syria. During a visit to Tripoli, NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said, "My answer is very short. NATO has no intention whatsoever. I can completely rule ...

After Barack Obama called on Egypt's military to lift emergency law and end military trials for civilians last week, Alaa Abdel Fattah, an Egyptian blogger and activist, was detained for 15 days after being accused of inciting violence ...

The Bahraini government has ordered Mrs. Jaleela Al Salman,Vice President of Bahrain’s  Teachers Association, back to prison after her release to await her appeal. Jaleela outlined what she calls “beatings and sexual intimidation under threats of rape that lead ...

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad warned of a disaster if Western countries intervene, saying they would cause an "earthquake." Al-Assad told the The Telegraph in an interview that "Syria is the hub now in this region. It is ...

The trial of Egypt's former President, Hosni Mubarak, has been adjourned until December 28th. The decision to postpone the case came as a separate court will decide whether to change the judge presiding over the trial. Judge ...

Essam Atta, a 24-year-old Egyptian man sentenced to two years in prison by a military court has been tortured to death by his guards, sparking outrage across Egypt. According to the Atta's family, who recieved calls from inmates who ...

Saudi Arabia named Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz al Saud as the new heir to the throne after Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz passed away last week. The new crown prince, aged 78, has served as the nation's interior minister since ...

The Arab League's ministerial committee sent an urgent message to the Syrian government denouncing the violence towards civilians. The committee said in a statement it had "expressed the hope that the Syrian government would take action to ...

Two additional cosponsors have been added to H.J. Res. 80, which calls for “limiting the issuance of a letter of offer with respect to a certain proposed sale of defense articles and defense services to the Kingdom of Bahrain,” ...

Opposition protesters marched in several cities throughout Syria on Friday and voiced support for an internationally enforced no-fly zone. Dozens of protesters have been killed as well, mostly in the city of Hama ...

NATO vowed it would end its controversial Libya campaign, concluding seven months of operations aimed at ousting Gadhafi. “We have fully complied with the historic mandate of the United Nations to protect the people of Libya,” NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said ...

As reports emerged that Tunisia's Ennahda party had won a plurality (41%) of seats in the Constituent Assembly, elections chief Kamel Jendoubi announced the invalidation of six candidates' lists of the Aridha Chaabia (People's Petition for Justice ...