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JERUSALEM - Clashes broke out in the southern Bedouin city of Rahat early on Sunday as Israeli police

Living under continuous persecution

Israeli police fire rubber bullets, tear-gas at Bedouins protesting against demolition of their…

Would Meryl Streep, Spike Lee, Tim Robbins or Susan Sarandon be willing to swear an oath of loyalty to the

The struggle between the democratic demand that all citizens be treated equally and Zionism’s hyper-nationalist ideal seems to have been determined once and for all, notes Neve Gordon.

United States and its policies in order to receive public funding for feature films that they star in,…

Less than two weeks before the world's largest annual gathering, 1.5 million Muslims from around the world

Two million Muslims are expected to perform hajj ritual, which is expected to begin on November 14.

By Paul Handley - JEDDAH

have flooded into the holy cities of Mecca and Medina for…

WASHINGTON - The administration of President Barack Obama has deployed unmanned Predator drones in

US drone strikes are seen as a good recruiter for Al-Qaeda

Yemeni officials express deep reservations about US weapons which they see as…

Democracy in the Middle East continues to be a hugely popular topic of discussion. Its virtues are tirelessly

Have Middle Eastern ruling elites figured out the democracy trick, the great con of our time? Have they realized that democracy in the Middle East is only what the White House says it can be? Asks Ramzy Baroud

praised by rulers and oppositions alike, by intellectuals and ordinary people, by…

MANAMA - Some Arab states have made significant strides in human development over the past 40 years, but

Impressive long-term improvements in health and education

UN report states high-achieving Arab countries can attribute their success largely to impressive…

RAMALLAH - A senior Palestinian official accused Israel on Wednesday of having sought to manipulate US

'US interests will not change'

Abed Rabbo accuses Israel of manipulating US mid-term elections to further hamper stalled Mideast peace…

An Al-Qaeda threat to Egypt's Coptic Christians has met with growing condemnation from leading Muslim

The Muslim Brotherhood is the biggest opposition group in Egypt

Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood says believers must protect Christian houses of…

Discarded drinks cans and plastic bags litter the halls of al-Mamuniyeh state school in Baghdad where, despite

They deserve better conditions

Pupils resume studies in crowded classrooms, often without electricity, driving some parents to opt for private…

At public ceremonies staged all across Iran, the authorities destroy a wide range of banned goods, sending out

Crushed and burned

From bottles of wine to heroin hauls, Iranian authorities stage public shows to destroy illegally smuggled goods.…

WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama will visit the largest mosque in Jakarta and make a major

Obama frequently visited mosques on travels to Muslim countries

US President bids to make new visible outreach to Muslim communities around…

While Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been trying to bolster his support by visiting senior

Iran's Supreme Leadership is generally held to be above partisan politics and beyond criticism

Outspoken Ayatollah Dastgheib says Supreme Leader’s…