The Muslim Brotherhood's offshoot Shura council in Syria elected a new Secretary General for the group after 72 year old Ali Bayanouni submitted his resignation after serving three term mandate

Ali Sadreddine Bayanouni, the General Controller of the Syrian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood, beseeched in his message to a handful of Islamic parties and the Brotherhood’s organizations in Arab

It seems that the Syrian authorities will be facing an embarrassing predicament if the leaders of Sunni Islamist movements insist on boycotting the Arab Leaders summit later this week. Ali