US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton introduced the 2011 Human Rights Report saying that it formed an invaluable reference point for leaders in government and civil society around the world....

Moroccan Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane arrived in Tunisia on Thursday on a two day visit to Tunisia.He was met at the airport by his Tunisian counterpart Hamadi Jebali and Finance Minister...

It was recently reported that U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) commander Adm. Bill McRaven and Deputy Director of Operations Brig. Gen. Sean Mulholland want to establish a worldwide network...

Voting closed late Cairo after a generally peaceful election with large crowds visitig the polling stations late into in the cooler evening....

The co-founder of the project Andre Borschberg was at the controls of the aircraft.Its wings are covered with 12,000 solar cells powering four electric motors with an output of 10 hp each....

The former president, tried several times in absentia for is indicted for 'aiding and abetting voluntary manslaughter', incurring the death penalty, called against him by the Public Ministry....

Unlike Western economies, the global financial crisis has had a greater effect on the real economies of the Maghreb, than on the financial system itself. Depending on the country, this has led to a...

The regional project YAANI – The Young Arab Analysts Network International – initiated by the British Council in collaboration with Chatham House (the Royal Institute of International Affairs –...

"The courage shown by protesters in the past 12 months has been matched by a failure of leadership that makes the UN Security Council seem tired, out of step and increasingly unfit for purpose."...

President Diacounda Traore has flown to Paris for treatment following an attack by a crowd protesting at the agreement with ECOWAS to extend gis tenure for a year AP reported....

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who has invested heavily in the success of the upcoming U.N. Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD), is publicly expressing his frustration at the lack of...

Al-Qaeda has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing in the centre of the Yemeni capital that has left nearly 100 people dead. Officials...

As Egyptians head to the polls Wednesday and Thursday to elect the country's first post-Mubarak president, local analysts say that voting results - even on the very eve of the balloting - remain...

Last Thursday Morocco withdrew its confidence in the UN Secretary General's Special Respresntative for Western Sahara Christopher Ross.Has a new chapter opened in the dispute or has the procress...

50 million registered Egyption voters are going to the polls today to elect a new President, early reports indicate a high turnout amid an atmosphere of excitement. Voting are beginning early to...

Saudi Arabia has announced it will re-open its embassy in Egypt, after closing it in late April due to massive protests. The conflict began when Ahmed al-Gizawi, an Egyptian human rights lawyer,...

As Egyptians prepare to elect their country’s first president since the uprising that toppled dictator Hosni Mubarak, the military junta that has ruled for the last 15 months has shown little sign...

The fifth Arab-Chinese forum, jointly organized by the Arab League and the People's Republic of China with Tunisia will be held from May 29 to 31 in Hammamet, under the theme "deepen the strategic...

Algeria is working to establish food self sufficiency and the dairy sector is an important part of the process. Mahmoud Benchekor, president...