Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi made a speech late on Wednesday that has garnered immense criticism from the Egyptian opposition and sparked anger among portions of the Egyptian public. President Morsi admitted that he had made some mistakes in his ...

A group of Bahraini legislators issued a response to a letter sent earlier this month by 20 Members of the United States Congress that expressed concern at the delayed visit of U.N. Special Rapporteur on Torture ...

Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani gave his first public speech today since his father officially handed him power over the country yesterday. He began by promising to "continue with his father's reform agenda and growth projects" and stressing ...

A Saudi Arabian court has sentenced Abdul-Karim al-Khader, a founding member of one of Saudi Arabia’s leading human rights organizations, to eight years in jail on grounds of inciting sedition. Al-Khader is the co-founder of the Saudi Political Civil ...

One day after he discussed his plan with the royal family, HH Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani of Qatar announced today that he would hand down power to his son, Former Crown Prince Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. ...

Commander Richard McDaniel, USN, Federal Executive Fellow at Brookings' Center for 21st Century Security and Intelligence, published a report entitled "No 'Plan B:'  U.S. Stretegic Access in the Middle East and the Question of Bahrain," on how the U.S. ...

On Monday, President Barack Obama spoke on the phone with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan about a range of issues, including the Syrian crisis and protracted demonstrations in Turkey. According to a White House statement, “The two leaders discussed ...

A mob attack in a village near Cairo resulted in the death of five Shia worshipers on Sunday. The mob accused the worshipers of spreading Shia beliefs. The mob numbered in the hundreds and some reports indicate that ...

Kuwait's Awazem tribe, the largest tribe in Kuwait, has decided to forego the national opposition's boycott of the upcoming parliamentary elections on July 25. As Sheikh Falah bin Jamaa, chief of the Awazem tribe, commented, "we might have our ...

Armed followers of Sheikh Ahmad al-Assir, a hard-line Sunni cleric, clashed with the Lebanese army at a checkpoint near Sidon in southern Lebanon on Sunday. Fighting broke out after Assir's supporters opened fire at the checkpoint but it is ...

On Sunday, Egypt’s army chief warned that the military is prepared to intervene in order to stop the nation from descending into a “dark tunnel” of internal conflict. General Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi gave the statement ahead of mass protests planned ...

Citing security concerns in Jordan, which borders the Syrian civil war, President Barack Obama told Congress on Friday that 700 U.S. troops would remain in the country following training exercises until the situation improves. "The deployment of this detachment ...

On Friday, Human Rights Watch (HRW) accused Moroccan courts of convicting defendants based on confessions that were obtained through torture and coercion. According to HRW’s 100-page report, “Just Sign Here: Unfair Trials Based on Confessions to the Police ...

Bahraini Adviser to the King for Media Affairs Nabil bin Yaqoob Al Hamer received U.S. Ambassador to Bahrain Thomas Krajeski yesterday at Gudaibiya Palace, where "they discussed strong historic relations" between Bahrain and the United States, "and their progress in various fields." ...

Turkish activists shifted gears this week, engaging in peaceful protests and organizing neighborhood counsels to discuss demands. On Tuesday, over a thousand protesters gathered in Taksim Square to stand and stare at a portrait of Mustafa Kemal Attaturk, founder ...

Photo Credit: Evan Vucci-Pool/Getty ImagesSyria's rebel commander, Gen. Salim Idris, confirmed that they have received new weapons, though he refused to indicate the source. He also urged the U.S. ...

The Kuwaiti cabinet approved July 25 as its date for the country's next parliamentary polls today, scheduling elections for Kuwait's National Assembly for the third time in 16 months and for the sixth time since 2006.  The ...

Just after two weeks in office, Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah submitted his letter of resignation on Thursday. It is unknown at this time whether Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has accepted his resignation though sources speculate that Abbas ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a new report titled "Interfere, Restrict, Control: Restraints on Freedom of Association in Bahrain." The report details the repressive laws and policies that restrain civic and political groups and trade unions in Bahrain. The report ...

President Mohamed Morsi appointed 17 new governors on Sunday including eight Islamists, seven of whom belong to the Muslim Brotherhood. Of these appointments, the naming of Adel al-Khayat as governor of Luxor inflamed controversy and sparked protests which have continued ...