March 14 marks the first year anniversary of the pro-democratic protests that turned into a high scale of violence between the opposition and the regime during the last months. The regime does not seems eager to slow the violence as yesterday ...

Ousted Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh said that ten of his rivals among the country’s top military commanders, politicians and tribal leaders must leave the country with him for the sake of stability. However, as al-Qaeda attacked an ...

On Saturday, presidential hopefuls began registering their candidacies in Egypt. The Economist explains that the current front-runner is former Arab League Chief Amr Moussa, though "most Islamists reject Mr Moussa as too secular." The profile of Mansour Hassan, ...

Two dissidents have quit the  opposition group Syrian National Council (SNC), that was founded shortly after the beginning of the uprising in Syria a year ago. One of the dissidents, Kamal al-Labwani, described the SNC as "autocratic." He accused Council Chief Burhan Ghalioun ...

On Sunday, the speaker of the Egyptian People's Assembly, Saad al-Katatni, asked the parliament to begin steps toward withdrawing confidence from the government of interim Prime Minister Kamal al-Ganzouri. Al-Katatni spoke at a parliamentary session after hearing ...

During Senate Armed Services Committee testimony, General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Defence Secretary Leon Panetta stated that President Barack Obama has asked the Pentagon for a preliminary review of military options, such as enforcement of a ...

President Barack Obama said he prefers to use diplomacy to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons, but he made it clear that he will not "hesitate to use force" when necessary to defend the U.S. and its interests. "We all ...

Meeting in Tunisia, the 'Friends of Syria' have prepared an early draft that would call for the Syrian government “to implement an immediate ceasefire and to allow free and unimpeded access by the UN... and humanitarian agencies.” Commenting on the ...

On Monday, a delegation of U.S. Congressmen met with Egypt's Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) Chief Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, as well as other officials and members of parliament (MPs). Arizona Republican Senator John McCain headed ...

On Monday, International Cooperation Minister Fayza Abouel Naga said the United States funded Egyptian nongovernmental organizations in an effort to control and undermine post-revolutionary Egypt. Aboul Naga is widely seen as the architect of the investigation into foreign-funded NGOs ...

On Wednesday, the Muslim Brotherhood's Deputy Supreme Guide Khairat Al Shater told Al Jazeera that the Islamist group rejected the cabinet of Prime Minister Kamal Al Ganzouri, and said, “we must start the formation of a coalition government immediately.” ...

In a speech on the Senate floor yesterday, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) called for an amendment to the upcoming Highway Bill (S. 1813) that would cut off the $1.3 billion annual foreign aid given to Egypt until the "illegally" detained ...

Two months since the release of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry (BICI) report, as the February 14 anniversary approaches Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) delivered remarks on Thursday regarding the critical situation Bahrain faces on the path to reform. ...

Twenty-four members of Congress co-signed a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, to "express our opposition to the Adminstration's decision to move forward with the sale of a limited number of military items and services to Bahrain.” The members "believe that any such  sale ...

In a report released in mid-December, 2011, the International Crisis Group analyzes the "significant problem" posed by militias in Libya after the fall of Muammar Gaddafi. The report recommends that Libya's National Transitional Council (NTC) work with local authorities ...