December 2011 Blog Posts (49)

Millions flooded Iraq's shrine city Karbala on Tuesday for Ashura rituals on Shiite Islam's most important day, amid

Number of Karbala visitors reaches about three million

Shiites mourners flood Iraq's shrine city Karbala for Ashura rituals amid tight security after bomb attacks killed 28 people.

By Abdelamir Hanoun – KARBALA (Iraq)

tight security after bomb attacks targeting Shiite…

Islamists trounced their liberal rivals in the opening phase of Egypt's first post-revolution election, official figures

Egypt’s future in Islamists’ hands

Islamist parties win 65 percent of all votes cast for parties in the first round of parliamentary elections.

By Samer al-Atrush – CAIRO

showed on Sunday, with one in four voters opting for hardline Salafists.…

BEIRUT - Lebanon's Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah vowed Tuesday to arm his fighters more heavily than ever as he

Attempt to prove popularity amid increasing pressure

Increasing pressure on Hezbollah for its support of Assad regime forces Nasrallah to leave his hideout for first time since 2008.

made his first public appearance since 2008 before a frenzied crowd in the southern suburbs of…

For decades, Egypt's Westernised elite kept the country's growing religosity at arm's length, but a projected Islamist

Speedy poor taking over soon

Rich, westernised Egyptians weigh emigration as Islamists Brothers and Salafis surge.

By Hania El Malawani - CAIRO

surge in the first post-revolution polls has driven many to think of moving abroad.

Sporting the latest…

BEIRUT - Lebanon's Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah said Thursday his militant party would not cause "trouble" over

New realities in MidEast: financing your own demise

Hezbollah rhetoric continues, but Nasrallah has no alternative but to accept financing tribunal.

the premier's decision to fund a controversial UN court, in order to preserve the national interest.

"Even though…

The International Criminal Court Thursday began a probe into sex crimes by Moamer Gathafi's troops during the revolt

Horrific accounts to be revealed

Investigators arrive in Tripoli to look into accusations of how Gathafi loyalists raped, victimised women during revolt.

By Jay Deshmukh – TRIPOLI

against him as three women spoke of their suffering under the slain dictator's rule.…