On Wednesday, Algeria passed a new media law that promises freedom of the press, but outlines 12 areas where journalists much approach with caution "to avoid undermining Algeria's national identity, sovereignty and security and the country's economic interests." ...

Egyptian blogger Maikel Nabil was sentenced to two years in prison and fined 200 Egyptian pounds over criticizing the army. Nabil, who criticized the ruling military on his blog and called on people to avoid the draft, ...

Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah swears in Kuwait's new cabinet on Wednesday just one day after the new government line up was announced. In addressing the new cabinet, the Emir stated "there are many responsibilities ahead of you ...

On Monday, tens of thousands of Libyans gathered in Benghazi voicing their frustration with the interim government. The protesters demanded transparency from the Transitional National Council (TNC) calling for leader Mustafa Abdul Jalil  "to make its membership and ...

The U.N. human rights chief  Navi Pillay reported that more that 5,000 people are believed to have been killed in Syria, 1,100 higher than what Pillay announced just 10 days earlier. "It is rather shocking that when I reported to the ...

The Libyan government promised to disarm Tripoli by the end of December in an attempt to rid the city of rogue rebels. Abdul Razzak Buhajar, Tripoli's council chief, stated the government has "assured the Tripoli council that the entire ...

Hundreds of Tunisian students clashed at a university over Islamists students' demands for segregated classes and the right for women to wear full-face veils. Witnesses stated that the demonstration at Manouba university near Tunis broke down into fighting ...

As violence escalates in Syria with reports documenting mass atrocities, international pressure has mounted on Syria to end its violent crackdown on demonstrators. The U.S. and E.U. called on the Syrian government to  “end violence immediately" and to ...

As demonstrations continue in Egypt, clashes erupted near Cairo's Tahrir Square, leaving one person dead during the aftermath of a mass rally on Friday. It was reported that Ahmed Serour was run over by security forces, as Omar Robert Hamilton, an activist, ...

Morocco held its first parliamentary elections on Friday since a new constitution was approved by a referendum in July, which provided for a more empowered parliament. Moroccan Interior Minister Taib Cherkaoui said around 45 per cent of registered ...

Egypt's military rulers picked Kamal el-Ganzouri to serve as the country's new prime minister to head a new cabinet after several days of demonstrations. Ganzouri, who served as ousted President Hosni Mubarak's prime minister for several years, asked Egyptians ...

MMoroccan opposition activists have increased calls for boycotting this week's parliamentary election, stating "it will produce a corrupt assembly unwilling to implement the radical reforms they believe the country needs." "We are calling for a boycott because the constitution ...

Rabab El Mahdi in Foreign Policy Magazine argued that while elections are necessary, and conditions surrounding them are bleak, elections are only part of the political process unfolding in Egypt. Many analysts and Egyptians have complaints about the elections, ...

Three reformist parties in Iran have been banned by the Iranian election office from participating in the upcoming legislative polls. The Islamic Participation Front, Islamic Revolution Mujahideen Organization, and Freedom Movement of Iran were barred from participating because they ...

Despite President Ali Abdullah Saleh and opposition forces signing a ceasefire on Tuesday, violence continued, turning the northern part of Sana'a into a "war zone." Clashes between forces loyal to Saleh and General Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar's opposition forces have put the peaceful ...