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As Mubarak was going back home, the world is watching for an intervention in Syria and Libya is living a chaos. One cannot stop...
Randa: A transsexual is above all a human being
Randa is an Algerian transsexual. She tells her poignant story in a book, The Memoirs of Randa the Trans, which was recently published in...
Libya: Light at the end of tunnel for freedom fighters
Muammar Gaddafi’s government has warned the international community that any attack on Libya would threaten air and sea traffic in the Mediterranean after it...
Morocco ahead of Algeria and Egypt in democratic transitions in the Arab World
The Arab Reform Initiative (ARI) Monday presented its report, on the development of the democratic transition in ten Arab countries for the year 2008,...
Ethiopia accuses Lebanon of hampering plane crash investigation
Ethiopia accused the Lebanese government, saying it has been deterring the investigation process of the crashed B-737 aircraft by hiding essential information.
Preliminary report of...
Ethiopian PM consoles families of Airline crash victims as list confirms 90
Prime Minister Meles Zenawi and Girma Wake, CEO of Ethiopian Airlines,
have announced their condolences to the families of victims of Ethiopian Airline crash in...
Egypt furious over Muslim brotherhood and Hezbollah collaboration accuses Lebanon of conspiracy
According to the Al Hayat newspaper, Egypt will file an official request to Lebanon demanding to open investigations of serious deviations, over the Lebanese...
Media coverage of Egyptian tycoon’s trial for the murder of Lebanese star blocked
An Egyptian court has ordered a media blackout in the ongoing trial of an Egyptian business tycoon, accused of conspiracy in the brutal murder...
Egyptian tycoon goes to court over Lebanese star’s murder
The trial of Egyptian business tycoon and politician Hisham Talaat Mustafa for his alleged involvement in the killing of Lebanese singer Suzanne Tamim in...
Lebanese ‘Idol’ star’s murder : Millionaire could face death penalty
The arrest of Hisham Talaat Mustapha, a leading Egyptian businessman and member of the country's Upper House of Parliament, for his alleged involvement in...
Nigerian police on alert as Hezbollah terrorist plan against Israeli interests is uncovered
A plan by the Hezbollah terrorist group to attack Israeli interests in Nigeria has been uncovered, according to the Israeli Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr....
Top Ghanaian-Lebanese musician, Faisal Helwani, dies
A top Ghanaian music producer of Lebanese descent, Faisal Helwani, died in Lebanon on Sunday after a short illness, his colleague musician s said...
A new President and a coalition government for Lebanon
Opposing Lebanese leaders, Wednesday, finally reached a deal to put an end to 18 months of political conflict by virtue of the Arab league’s...
Lebanese opt for a coalition gov’t at Doha talks
A peace deal has been struck at the Doha, Qatar talks between the Lebanese Western-backed government and the pro-Syrian opposition. The deal will pave...
Bush snubbed by Lebanese Prime Minister in Egypt
US President George W. Bush is wrapping up his Middle East tour on Saturday with meetings in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, where he...
Arab ministers call for an end to Lebanese crisis
Arab Ministers of Foreign Affairs, on Sunday, launched an urgent appeal for an immediate end to raids and a cease-fire in Mount Lebanon.
By...
West Beirut under militia control
According to CNN Hezbollah militias have taken control of western Beirut, Friday. Lebanons capital has gone through a week of violence that has so...
Labor strike paralyses Lebanese capital
Beirut is paralyzed by the anti-government labor strike led by the Hezbollah opposition according to Al Jazeera. The strike initially called to demand pay...
Palestianian leader Mahmoud Abass visits Tunis
The President of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, arrived in Tunis yesterday for a three-day "working and friendly" visit at the invitation of President...
Thousands protest in Indonesia for a ban on Muslim sect
The Indonesian government is under pressure to ban a muslim sect known as the Ahmadiyya muslim community. The Indonesian constitution protects the freedom of...
Jimmy Carter disregards US warning and meets with Hamas
Former American President Jimmy Carter went against both governments of Israel and the US when he met with senior Hamas leaders Thursday after the...
Several dead as Israeli forces and Hamas militants clash.
According to CNN four Hamas militants were killed in an early morning clash with Israeli military forces. These deaths were declared by the Israeli...
Lebanese shot in Nigeria
Thieves shot and wounded a Lebanese businessman in Port Harcourt, the River State capital a hotbed of insecurity and violence, said a police statement....