Browsing Category
MENA News
Bomb Attack In Iraqi City Of Kirkuk Kills 31
A bomb attack on a tea house in the ethnically mixed Iraqi city of Kirkuk killed at least 31 people on Friday,…
Iraq Foreign Minister Says Can’t Stop Iran Arms Flights To Syria
Iraq is unable to stop its neighbor Iran transferring weapons to Syria through its airspace, Iraqi Foreign Minister…
UN Urges Egypt To Rethink New Entry Rule For Syrians
The UN refugee agency on Friday expressed deep concern over a new Egyptian visa requirement for Syrians and reports…
Remains Of Rocket Fired From Egypt Found In Eilat: Israel
Israeli troops found the remains on Tuesday of the first rocket to be fired from Egypt since the July 3 overthrow…
Syrian Opposition Suffers Setbacks On Ground, In Egypt
Syrian state forces backed by the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah hammered the central city of Homs on Friday,…
Syria Opposition Meets To Find Leader, Show It Is Ready For Arms
Syria's fractious opposition coalition meets on Thursday under pressure to name a new leader and prove to its…
New Tunisian Protest Movement Takes Cue from Egypt
Tunisian opposition activists have launched their own version of Egypt's Tamarod protest movement, whose campaign…
UAE Court Jails Most Of 94 Islamists Accused In Coup Plot Trial
A top United Arab Emirates court on Tuesday convicted 64 Islamists and acquitted 25 others on charges of plotting…
Unrest Roils Egypt As Army Deadline Moves Markets: Arab Credit
Egypt’s 2020 bonds are yielding more than securities due 20 years later after a record slump in June as protests…
Tunisia’s Islamist PM Says Egypt Scenario Unlikely To Happen There
A situation like the one unfolding in Egypt is unlikely to happen in Tunisia - the cradle of the Arab Spring -…