130,000 worshipers attend Friday prayers at Aqsa

More than 130 thousand worshipers from Jerusalem, 1948 occupied Palestine and elderly people from the West Bank attended the Friday prayers at the Aqsa Mosque on the first Friday of

Moderate Islamism- Key to Democracy?

director of research at the Brookings Doha Center, argues in a new policy briefing that the U.S. must reassess its policy toward moderate Islamist groups in the Middle East, or

Pakistan State Oil grants contract to Israeli firm

The Pakistan State Oil, a government-run oil company, has awarded a contact to an Israeli-based firm, Turpak-Orpak, despite the government’s ban on any kind of trade or agreement with an

MB leader Ali Abdul Fattah and five others released

State Security in Alexandria released six Muslim Brotherhood members including MB leader Ali Abdul Fattah after a second release order was issued. The group was apprehended early last week after

Netanyahu rejects any preconditions for direct talks

Israeli media sources have confirmed that the Israeli government has informed the US envoy for the peace process in the region, George Mitchell, of its rejection of the Palestinian preconditions

Iraq’s Shi’a Leadership Crisis & the Iranian End Game

Iraq’s “Shi’a House” (Al-Bayt Al-Shi’i) is in a state of political turmoil. After enduring 1300 years of subjugation before their ascent to power in 2005, Iraq’s Shi’a are on the

Hidden Intelligence Operation Behind the Wikileaks Release of ‘Secret’ Documents?

Since the dramatic release of a US military film of a US airborne shooting of unarmed journalists in Iraq, Wiki-Leaks has gained global notoreity and credibility as a daring website

The Islamist Response to Repression: Are Mainstream Islamist Groups Radicalizing?

Today, some of the Middle East’s most prominent Islamist groups are in a state of crisis, racked by internal divisions and struggling to respond to regime repression. With key U.S.

Post-Hosni Mubarak Egypt

The worsening of 83-year-old Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's illness has raised concerns in the Arab world and the International community over the future of Egypt after Mubarak's possible death.

Germany releases suspect in Mabhouh slaying on bail

German prosecutors Friday let out on bail Mossad agent Uri Brodsky, a suspect in the assassination of Hamas leader Mahmoud al-Mabhouh in Dubai eight months ago.