On Wednesday, U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton addressed civil society representatives from around the world during the Civil Society 2012 Summit. Referencing a speech she gave in 1998, Clinton compared society to a three-legged stool. Each leg being represented ...

The final results have confirmed that Algeria's ruling party, the National Liberation Front, received a majority of the votes in last week's parliamentary election. In the newly-expanded 462-seat legislature, 221 seats went to President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s National Liberation Front; ...

Burhan Ghalioun was re-elected yesterday to remain president of the Syrian National Council (SNC) for another three months. However, due to increased pressure from mounting criticism internally, he announced his resignation today. “I am announcing my resignation as head ...

More than a year after that the street vendor Mohamed Bouazizi set himself alight,  Abdelaziz Barrouhi assessed (French) the Tunisian situation, insisting the economic and social issues are the "real problems." Barrouhi expressed concerns that the economic situation has worsened in ...

On Tuesday, a convoy of U.N. monitors found themselves caught in a violent clash between protesters and Syrian government forces. Arriving in Idlib province to observe the checkpoints of Syrian forces, the monitors came across residents mourning a man who had been killed ...

Nabeel Rajab, who was in court today, told the judge that his detention is a political act aimed at weakening the uprising against the ruling family, and said authorities seek to muzzle free expression as part of crackdowns against ...

President Barack Obama plans to issue an executive order today that would give the Treasury Department authority to freeze the U.S.-based assets of anyone who “obstructs” implementation of the political transition in Yemen. According to one authority, the order ...

Today, thousands gathered in parts of the occupied West Bank, Gaza, and parts of Israel to commemorate al-Nakba, or the catastrophe, the day where hundreds of thousands of Palestinians were expelled or fled their homes during Israel's war for independence. Protests were concentrated in ...

Nearly 3,000 Moroccan magistrates began a week-long general strike to protest against judicial corruption and interference by the executive branch that they claim undermines their independence from the state. According to Bloomberg news, the judges will wear an armband ...

Offensive tactics from both the U.S. and al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) are increasing. Yemen's military carried out a four-front assault in the south that was directly guided by American troops at a nearby airbase. President Barack ...

The retrial of twenty Bahraini medics, which was already delayed once in March, has been delayed yet again until June, drawing criticism from human rights groups such as Physicians for Human Rights (PHR). PHR called for the ...

The coalition of Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika emerged victorious in last week's parliament elections.  The elections resulted (French) in the nomination of 145 women to Parliament that hosts 462 representative, increasing their representation from 7% to 31%. The U.S. and the European Union praised Algeria for holding elections ...

Prominent Moroccan rapper Mouad Belghouat, whose stage name is al-Haqed, was sentenced to one year in prison for attacking the image of the security services and "showing contempt" in a song about police corruption. At the sentencing, Belghouat's defense ...

  Prominent human rights activist Nabeel Rajab, who was recently arrested for "inciteful" tweets, had his detention extended by another week. His lawyer, Mohamed al-Jishi, said Rajab is facing two trials: one on May 16th for his tweets, and ...

Earlier this week, twin suicide bombings tore through the center of Damascus resulting in the deaths of an estimated 55 people. Even as the U.N. mission expands, violence has continued and reamins persistent throughout all areas of Syria. ...

While "mindful" of the ongoing human rights concerns in Bahrain, the U.S. State Department announced the decision to resume arm sales to the gulf kingdom yesterday afternoon, citing national security interests.State Department officials claim that none ...

The party of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika strengthened its presence in the government after yesterday's parliamentary elections.  The National Liberation Front (FLN) won 220 out of the 462 seats in the national assembly. The second party of the ruling coalition, the ...

Citing national security interests, Victoria Nuland, spokesperson for the State Department, released a statement which details the Administration's decision to "release additional items and services for the Bahrain Defense Force, the Coast Guard, and the National Guard for the purpose of helping ...

On Thursday, Tunisia  facilitated a Jewish pilgrimage to one of the oldest synagogues in Africa, El Ghriba, on Tunisia's Djerba island. The pilgrimage traditionally attracted thousands of visitors, but turnout declined dramatically following an al-Qaeda attack in 2002 ...

Principal Bahraini opposition party Al-Wefaq released a statement in response to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's call for "meaningful institutional and political reforms that take into account the interests and aspirations.” The party welcomed Clinton's ...