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Fired Helen Thomas defends her comments about Israel

Former White House correspondent Helen Thomas defended her comments she made about Israel in 2010, in an interview she had with Playboy magazine. Thomas,89, served as the White House correspondent for...

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Historical series nothing short of controversy: report

Turkish series, "Magnificent Century ("Muhtesem Yuzyil") revolves around Suleiman the Magnificent, the slave who became his wife, Hurrem, and the height of the Ottoman Empire which he ruled between...

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Bolivia: Does Obama deserve Nobel Peace Prize?!

It was Decemebr 2009, less than a year after taking office, when U.S. President Barack Obama was granted the Nobel Peace Prize, although Washington was in the middle of two wars in Iraq and...

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Denmark is trying to wipe out Islam: Libyan TV

Libya launched a media offensive against Denmark on Tuesday as state TV reported that Sunday’s attack on Libyan Leader Muammar Gaddafi’s headquarters in Tripoli was controlled by the Danes. “The fact...

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US pays $100m daily for Odyssey Dawn: report

With the military intervention in Libya costing the United States $100 million per day, the American Department of Defense is now doing its best to avoid asking for an emergency funding to cover the...

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Iran website recruits ‘jihadists’ for Bahrain ‘war’

Iranian authorities have licensed a website calling for “war,” including the use of volunteer suicide militants, against what its founders see as the “invasion” of Bahrain by troops from countries of...

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Gates accuses Iran of complicating things in Bahrain

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said that Iran was trying to seize the opportunity of Bahrain's unrest by spreading its influence there. In a special interview with Al Arabiya, during his visit to...

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Japan’s crime networks, among 1st with relief supplies

Tons of relief goods have been delivered to victims of Japan's catastrophic earthquake and tsunami from a dark corner of society: the "yakuza" organized crime networks. Yakuza groups have been sending...

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Al-Qaeda snatched missiles in Libya: Chad President

Al-Qaeda's offshoot in North Africa has snatched surface-to-air missiles from an arsenal in Libya during the civil strife there, Chad's president said in an interview to be published Monday. Idriss...

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Massive earthquake to hit Iran & Gulf states: expert

A massive earthquake, similar to the one that hit Japan recently, is set to hit Iran and might reach the Arab Gulf states as well, a Kuwaiti expert said, without forecasting she expected such natural...

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Iranian poet insults Arabs, derides Islam

A video of famous Iranian poet Mostafa Badkoobei reciting a poem that derides Arabs and Islam has been widely circulated on the internet, stirring much controversy and once more bringing to the...

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Libya rape victim's cousin warns of regime revenge

After Eman al-Obaidi made headlines worlwide by telling international media of how she was gang-raped my members of Muammar Gaddafi's security forces, her cousin Mariam Omar warned of the grave...

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Egypt PM apologizes to Tunisia for football incident

Egyptian Prime Minister Essam Sharaf apologized late to the Tunisian people for attacks against the players of a Tunisian football club by an Egyptian club’s fans who invaded the pitch of the Cairo...

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Iran’s Bushehr to endanger the Gulf if quake hits

Located in a seismically active area, Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power is reportedly built to withstand an earthquake of a high magnitude, but due to its ageing equipments and lack of regular checks some...

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Bin Talal remains richest Arab in 2011: report

Saudi billionaire al-Waleed bin Talal kept his place as the world’s richest Arab in the Forbes Middle East list for 2011 even though his place receded a little among the richest of the world. Despite...

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Egypt not to be ruled by "another Khomeini": army

Egypt will not be ruled by "another (Ayatollah) Khomeini," the country's military said on Monday, in reference to the cleric who led Iran's 1979 Islamic revolution. "Egypt will not be governed by...

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Bahrain minister talks to opposition on Twitter

In an unprecedented step that seems to herald the end of political negotiations behind closed doors, Bahraini Justice Minister Sheikh Khaled bin Ali al-Khalifa engaged in a dialogue with one of the...

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US pastor says will put prophet Mohammed "on trial"

Fresh protests erupted in the Afghan capital Kabul on Tuesday over the burning of Quran copies by a U.S. preacher, as another U.S. pastor said he was considering putting Islamic prophet Mohammed "on...

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Alleged Libya rape vicitim demands justice

A Libyan woman who alleged she was gang-raped and tortured by Muammar Gaddafi's security forces demanded justice on Thursday, telling CNN television the people who attacked her were still free. "I am...

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Europe bailout of Spain could cost $125 billion

Spain will ask for a bailout for banks felled by bad real estate loans, in an about-face that European officials welcomed Saturday and said could cost up to €100 billion ($125 billion). A rescue for...

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