Syria has warned that they will retaliate against any country that recognizes the newly formed Syrian National Council. Walid al-Moualem, the Syrian foreign minister, noted "we will take tough measures against any state which recognises this illegitimate council," despite many ...

Clashes broke out between Coptic Christians and Egyptian security forces over the destruction of a church in southern Egypt, resulting in 23 people dead and more injured. Demonstrations took place in Tahrir Square and in Alexandria, forcing the ...

Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Representative James McGovern (D-MA) introduced resolutions in both houses of Congress intended to block the proposed arms sale to Bahrain. The two congressmen, concerned about the way the Bahraini government is handling the popular uprising, ...

In response to protesters demands, Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh announced he will step down as president in the coming days. Saleh stated "I reject power and I will continue to reject it, and I will be leaving power ...

Amnesty International sent a letter to the Senate and House of Representatives, calling on the U.S. government to suspend the proposed arms sale because it "poses a substantial risk of contributing to further grave violations of human rights in Bahrain." The ...

The Local Coordinating Committees of Syria have announced the killing of Mashaal Tammo, a prominent Syrian Kurdish opposition figure and spokesman for the Kurdish Future Party. Activists have released a video (warning: graphic) of his body.  While ...

Yemeni journalist and activist Tawakul Karman is among three women awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The two remaining recipients are activists from Liberia. In an official statement, the Nobel committee said, "We cannot achieve democracy and lasting peace in the world unless women ...

The UN Human Rights Council released an updated number of deaths in Syria, increasing the number to 2,900- an increase of 200 people. The report found that  "the use of lethal violence against peaceful protestors by the Syrian authorities" ...

"Tunisia could be a model for several countries of the region if it managed to achieve the objectives of last January 14 revolution," Interim Prime Minister Béji Caid Essebsi stated at a series of talks in Washington with ...

Ali Alekri, a Bahraini surgeon sentenced to 15 years for treating protesters, expressed concern over the international community's silence on the continuing crackdown: "The international community did nothing. We expect pressure from the Americans, and we do not ...

Deposed Libyan President Muammar Gadhafi implored "the Libyan people, men and women, to go out into the squares and the streets and in all the cities in their millions" to reject the TNC, making his call late Thursday on ...

Rep. James McGovern (D-MA) and Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) introduced a joint resolution in both the House and Senate opposing the proposed $53 million arms sale to Bahrain.  Human rights groups have rallied to oppose the ...

The SCAF's latest announcement of its timetable for presidential elections has drawn concern from several of Egypt's presidential hopefuls. The new schedule, agreed upon at the SCAF's recent meeting with 13 political parties, says that the People's ...

Gregory Aftandilian released a report entitled "Presidential Succession Scenarios in Egypt and Their Impact on U.S.-Egyptian Strategic Relations." The monograph, written prior to the January 25 revolution, outlines possible political outcomes after Mubarak. Aftandilian's work also examines ...

The Bahrain Center for Human Rights has generated a petition to "protest the ongoing violations towards students, teachers, and university faculty and staff in Bahrain." The petition contends that "the Ministry of Education has conducted a sectarian ...

Josh Rogin writes that "a growing group of lawmakers and non-governmental organizations are gearing up to oppose the State Department's" proposed $53 million arms sale to Bahrain, and that "Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA) are circulating ...

Even as the Syrian government moved to revoke its week old import ban on consumer goods which saw a tripling of inflation and subsequently  "unsettling the business elite in Syria," Turkey prepared to leverage sanctions of their own ...