The withdrawal of former International Atomic Energy Agency director Mohamed ElBaradei from Egyptian presidential elections was met with a mixture of indignation and disappointment on the part of politicians and intellectuals in the country, all of whom a
Human Rights Watch on Sunday accused Kuwaiti police of torturing and sexually abusing transgender women and called on the Gulf state to hold officers accountable. In a report, the New York-based group said that police have been using a “d
The conflict between different factions of the conservative camp in Iran has recently escalated with a series of incriminations exchanged between the president and supporters of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad acc
أصدر الرئيس السوري بشار الأسد اليوم الأحد مرسوما بمنح عفو عام عن "الجرائم المرتكبة" على خلفية الاحتجاجات المطالبة بإسقاط النظام. من ناحيته،
وسط عاصفة من الانتقادات للقوة الكبيرة التي تتمتع بها وكالات التصنيف الائتماني دافعت وكالة ستاندرد أند بورز عن قرارها خفض الجدارة الائتماني
A 39-second video purporting to show Marines urinating on dead bodies in Afghanistan is straining U.S.-Afghan relations but is not expected to undo months of work aimed at brokering peace with the Taliban. The images have not sparked widesp
Bahrain’s king announced constitutional amendments on Sunday giving parliament more powers in overseeing governments selected by the ruling monarchy. In a televised address, King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa said the new powers will include approving Cabin
ذكرت صحيفة نيويورك تايمز أن فشل بعثة جامعة الدول العربية في وقف العنف وضآلة الضغط الدولي وتحدي الحكومة السورية وحالة الفوضى التي تعيشها الم
At least five people were killed and six more wounded after a series of explosives-packed cars and suicide bombs were detonated in the western Iraqi city of Ramadi on Sunday. Four car bombs had targeted a mosque and a police building in the city, AFP ne
سقط ثلاثة قتلى، على الأقل، وأصيب 22 آخرون بجراح، الأحد، في سلسلة تفجيرات استهدفت مقار أمنية في العراق، في هجمات تأتي بعد قليل من مقتل وإصابة 1