Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, who was ousted two years ago as part of the so-called Arab Spring protests, has made a surprise call to Egyptians to rally around his Islamist successor and end violent protests. Mubarak’s lawyer, Farid a-Deeb, told AFP on Monday that his client had told him that President Mohammed Morsi,
Syria warned Tuesday that it is ready to fight "for years" against rebels, as world powers worked on a new initiative to find regime officials suitable for peace talks with the opposition, AFP reports. The pro-government newspaper Al-Watan said the army was "in perfect condition" and that it "has at its disposal enough men
Egyptian security services have banned a film about the Jews of Egypt on the eve of its scheduled release, the film's director told AFP on Tuesday. "The film was banned by National Security," Amr Ramses told the news agency by telephone from New York. The film, which documents the lives of members of
The ancient, brutal practice of female genital mutilation (FGM), once considered primarily a problem of the developing world, is a growing threat to girls and women in the United States, according to a new report. The United States has longstanding laws against the practice of FGM on U.S. soil and in January, passed a
Brussels as the headquarters of the European Union is the nominal "capital of Europe." One would expect the city to be the center of enlightenment -- the exemplification of political and social tolerance and freedom of speech, assembly, and religion, not to mention an advocate of human rights. Disappointingly, recent events have shown that
Three terrorists who were suspected of planning an attack around the anniversary of last year’s terrorist attacks in Toulouse were arrested in southern France last week, it was reported Monday. French prosecutors said that police found weapons and explosives in one suspect’s home in a town near Marseille. Police also intercepted communications between the
Hamas rulers in Gaza launched a month-long campaign on Tuesday urging alleged Arab "collaborators" with Israel to turn themselves in as a means of being granted leniency. "We announce the opening of the door to repentance for remaining collaborators and for all those who have fallen into the traps set by the enemy's intelligence
A man set himself on fire Tuesday at the Tunisian capital’s center, only hours before the country's lawmakers were to vote on a new government tasked with pulling Tunisia out of a deep political crisis. “This is a young man who sells cigarettes because of unemployment,” shouted the man before immolating himself on Habib
Despite the Egyptian cabinet's promises to resolve the crisis of fuel shortage within days, the problem is further developing due to its negative repercussions on citizens. Traders say the number of firms supplying fuel to the Arab world’s most populous country has shrunk and repeated shortages have angered motorists and disrupted industry and agriculture.
In a meeting with a group of Arab Americans this week, U.S. President Barack Obama revealed that he will not push the Israelis and Palestinians toward restarting negotiations or outline a new peace initiative during his upcoming visit to the region, but he will take with him a cash infusion of $500 million – which
