The owner of a Tunisian TV station is fined for showing a controversial and award-winning animated film, Persepolis.
A Tunisian court on Thursday imposed a 2,400-dinar ($1,550) fine on a television boss over blasphemy charges after a trial that deepened the division between Islamists and secularists. The director of Nessma television is accused of insulting sacred valu
Opposition Islamists on Thursday warned that the makeup of the new Jordanian government amounted to a “setback” for the country’s reform plans, a day after the cabinet was announced. “It is a setback for reforms. It entrenches a pre
Israel, by necessity, has developed one of the most able security and intelligence apparatus in the world. There has been no necessity to develop a world-class political apparatus, however, and it shows.
The U.N. admitted a shaky three-week-old truce in Syria is not holding but said the number of observers would be doubled within days. Despite the bloodshed, the head of a U.N. military observer mission said his team was having a positive ef
ذكرت مصادر ليبية، أن المجلس الوطني الانتقالي الذي يدير شؤون ليبيا، أصدر قانونا يحظر تمجيد حكم الزعيم الليبي الراحل معمر القذافي، أو مديح أف
عدد من السجناء السابقين المفرج عنهم من السجون الاسرائيلية في صفقة مبادلة الجندي غلعاد شاليط ينضمون الى اضراب مئات المعتقلين الفلسطينيين في
ناشطون سوريون يقولون ان قوات الامن السورية اقتحمت سكنا للطلاب في جامعة حلب، عقب احتجاجات جرت هناك، وسقوط اربعة قتلى على الاقل وجرح العديد.
Protests expected in Spanish city in the absence of high hopes of any support mechanisms emerging from the meeting.
أعلنت منظمة العفو الدولية أن الصحافيين، وحرية التعبير بشكل عام، يتعرضون لهجمات متزايدة في السودان، حيث تمت مصادرة صحف وملاحقة صحافيين لأسب
Saudi Crown Prince Nayef bin Abdul Aziz has described as “unacceptable” Iran’s attitude towards three islands under its control which Gulf Cooperation Council member UAE claims it owns, a report said. “I reiterate the kingdom’s c
A Cairo meeting between Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal and an official of the rival Fatah movement made no headway on the formation of a Palestinian national unity government, an official said on Thursday. Two hours of talks Wednesday night i