Middle East
China uses whistles, water, police on protests
World
February 27, 2011
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
February 15, 2011
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
January 26, 2011
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
January 20, 2011
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
January 7, 2011
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
January 7, 2011
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
December 12, 2010
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
November 3, 2010
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
October 28, 2010
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
October 18, 2010
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…