Youth groups walk out of Egypt constitution talks
mass demonstrations on Friday
Coptic bishop warns native Germans about Islam
Our history will be yours
In Islam, it is believed that Allah made three sentient creatures – human beings, jinn and angels, but humans cannot see any of the jinn or the angels
All about jinn: Creatures that dwell in dark places, caves, toilets, and now also in parliaments
Mubarak Regime Cop Sentenced to Death for Killing Protesters
A provisional government court in Cairo has handed down its first death sentence - to a Mubarak regime policeman who gunned down protesters. Other police violence continues, amid calls for a second uprising.
On Obama’s Call for “’67 Borders w/ Swapsâ€
Gamal Helal, a former Middle East affairs adviser to US presidents, says that Obama’s insistence that Israel must shrink to the size it was before 1967, even if inside different borders, is a victory for the Arab world.
Jordan: Protesters Call for End to Peace with Israel
Protesters in Jordan mixed pro-reform protests with anti-Israel activism on Friday, calling both to fight corruption and adopt political change and to end the peace treaty with Israel. Thousands took part in protests in Amman and elsewhere, including one protest near the Israeli embassy.
Assad forces kill five mourners as Syrians bury victims of regime assaults
Syrians prepared for more angry funerals on Sunday after security forces gunned down at least five mourners during burials for anti-regime protesters killed the previous day in the country’s third largest city, Homs.
Series of blasts in and around Baghdad leave 13 Iraqis dead
A rapid-fire series of explosions in Baghdad as Iraqis were going to work on Sunday morning left 13 people dead, including seven policemen killed in a suicide attack, and 65 wounded.
What does new Al Qaeda leader have in common with Bin Laden
Former Egyptian special forces officer Saif al-Adel may find Osama Bin Laden’s sandals too big to fill, but he shares at least one trait with the man he is succeeding as leader of Al Qaeda: a passion for soccer.
North Sudan army takes control of oil-rich Abyei, raising prospects of war
The northern Sudanese army has taken control of main town of the disputed oil-producing Abyei region, the state television reported late on Saturday, adding that President Omar Hassan Al Bashir had ordered the dissolution of the region’s administrative council.