The “Guardian” newspaper accused the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), and the Palestinian Security officers of torturing members of the Hamas movement in the West Bank.

French and American officials have been monitoring the construction by Egyptians in installing a series of metal sheets some 60 feet deep along its border.

Shunning of Muslim Brotherhood Movement raises questions of sincerity and transparency of opposition.

Steps taken by Britain, Sweden, and Norway acknowledge the illegitimate nature of several Israeli policies against Palestinians -- pressuring Israel to change those policies, says Rami G. Khouri.

The disturbing reality that emerges from an examination of Israeli practices in the area around Jerusalem exposes, quite simply, that their efforts speak more of a naked land grab of

Ahmed Saad Douma, a 20-year-old blogger and student at Tanta University, was arrested by State Security Intelligence (SSI -Amn Al-Dowla) at the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt on

Light a candle One little candle Watch the darkness fade away Just try it out One ray of light Wipes away the gloomiest Jet-black nights As the dawn breaks

The old cliché that the first casualty of war is truth has never been so blatantly evident as we witness the making of further wars and conflict.

An attack on Quetta, and on the leadership of the Afghan Taliban is something else entirely - and not just because bombing Quetta would probably result in mass civilian casualties,

In his June 4, 2009 speech at Cairo University, President Barack Obama dramatically raised expectations for U.S. policy in the Middle East, among Americans and Muslims both.