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Little oversight allows Mideast military corruption: report
Middle East

Little oversight allows Mideast military corruption: report

The ever-growing, secret defense budgets and poor oversight of militaries in the Middle East make them susceptible to corruption and…
From film to fashion, Dubai bids to be creative capital for Arab world
Art news

From film to fashion, Dubai bids to be creative capital for Arab world

Move over, Cairo, Beirut and Casablanca. Dubai is launching a drive to become one of the Arab world's top centers…
The Silk Road and Orient Express
Opinion

The Silk Road and Orient Express

Whenever things get darker, one looks around to find the risks surrounding the region from every direction, starting with ISIL…
FAO: 10% of Arabs undernourished
Egypt

FAO: 10% of Arabs undernourished

Conflict, rapid population growth and urbanization and a heavy reliance on food imports are posing serious challenges for food security…
EU blacklists military wing of Hezbollah
World

EU blacklists military wing of Hezbollah

BRUSSELS - European Union governments agreed on Monday to put the armed wing of Hezbollah on the EU terrorism blacklist…
Morsy and Marzouki stress support for Arab peoples
Egypt

Morsy and Marzouki stress support for Arab peoples

President Mohamed Morsy and his Tunisian counterpart Moncef al-Marzouki met in Cairo on Friday to discuss relations between the two…
Al-Azhar issues document to support democracy in region
Egypt

Al-Azhar issues document to support democracy in region

Al-Azhar has issued a document in support of democratic transformation in the Arab region, state-run news agency MENA reported on…
Physical contact between men: An Egyptian phenomenon or an acceptance of homosexuality?
Life & Style

Physical contact between men: An Egyptian phenomenon or an acceptance of homosexuality?

During a friendly debate with a cab driver over the current political situation, he reaches over and repeatedly squeezes my…
What Obama will not say
Opinion

What Obama will not say

Tonight, US President Barack Obama will make his first major speech touching on the situation in the Middle East since…
Friday protests erupt in Arab World
World

Friday protests erupt in Arab World

Sanaa/Cairo -- Protests erupted across much of the Arab World on Friday, the Muslim day of prayer, with demonstrators killed…
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