Middle East

China uses whistles, water, police on protests
World

China uses whistles, water, police on protests

Large numbers of police--and new tactics like shrill whistles and street cleaning trucks--squelched overt protests in China for a second…
Iran MPs rage against opposition after deadly protest
World

Iran MPs rage against opposition after deadly protest

Lawmakers on Tuesday demanded that opposition leaders who they say are backed by Iran's arch-foes be hanged following violent anti-government…
Egypt could be catalyst for MENA investment withdrawal
Business

Egypt could be catalyst for MENA investment withdrawal

London--Mass protests in Egypt, one of the darlings of African and Middle Eastern investors, sharply increase the risks that international…
US Ambassador: US to withdraw troops from Iraq this year
World

US Ambassador: US to withdraw troops from Iraq this year

The US is expected to withdraw its troops from Iraq by the end of this year, according to John Negroponte,…
Talk won’t protect Christians, Paris says
World

Talk won’t protect Christians, Paris says

Paris--The time for making statements of concern regarding the Christian community in the Middle East is over, the French foreign…
Turkey deploys TV star in hopes of luring Egyptian tourists
Business

Turkey deploys TV star in hopes of luring Egyptian tourists

Kivanc Tatlitug, the Turkish soap opera star popularly known as "Muhannad," is expected to visit Cairo next month in an…
Heavy rain and strong winds batter the Middle East
World

Heavy rain and strong winds batter the Middle East

Heavy rain and fierce winds pummeled countries across the Middle East on Sunday, killing a woman in Lebanon, sinking a…
Arab Thought Foundation lists Al-Masry Al-Youm as best newspaper
Egypt

Arab Thought Foundation lists Al-Masry Al-Youm as best newspaper

Al-Masry Al-Youm website topped a list of best Arabic websites issued yesterday by the Arab Thought Foundation as part of…
A century of Middle Eastern history: Gilbert Sinoué’s ‘Le Souffle du Jasmin’
Books

A century of Middle Eastern history: Gilbert Sinoué’s ‘Le Souffle du Jasmin’

Le Souffle du Jasmin (The Breath of the Jasmine) is Egyptian novelist Gilbert Sinoué latest literary work. The book constitutes…
The Bidoun Library at Townhouse
Art news

The Bidoun Library at Townhouse

The book Bechtel fi Bilad al-Arab (Bechtel in the Land of the Arabs) tells the story of the great adventurer…
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