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  • Sunni separatists call for confrontation with Baghdad

    11 dead in Iraq as gunmen, bombers attack local lawmakers

    11 dead in Iraq as gunmen, bombers attack local lawmakers
    Violence takes toll on civilian life
    Baghdad – Jaafar Al Nasrawi
    Violence in Iraq killed 11 people on Saturday including a police officer, his wife and two children, while gunmen kidnapped up to 10 people, among them police, officials said. The attacks are the latest in Read more...
  • SNC demands end to ‘massacre’ as Hezbollah joins fight

    Over 40 dead as battle for rebel stronghold Qusayr intensifies

    Over 40 dead as battle for rebel stronghold Qusayr intensifies
    Regime troops prepare to take Qusayr
    Beirut – Georges Chahine
    The battle for rebel stronghold Qusayr in Homs province has intensified, as Syrian troops attempt to take the city with the help of Hezbollah. The advance came as Assad's opponents warned his regime's "barbaric Read more...
  • Algerian media slams Sheikh's statement

    Moroccan Salafist leader criticises Algerian President

    Moroccan Salafist leader criticises Algerian President
    Sheikh  Alfezazi said Bouteflika 'will meet his God soon'
    Rabat - Redouane Mabchour
    Sheikh Mohammed Alfezazi, leader of the Salafists in Morocco, has delivered a statement criticising Algerian President Bouteflika. The statement has provoked Algerian media, with some outlets describing Alfezazi as a “liar and Read more...
  • Assad denies chemical weapon use

    Israel warns Syria of 'dire consequences' if attacked

    Israel warns Syria of 'dire consequences' if  attacked
    Reports claim Syria is preparing Israeli offensive
    Damascus - George Al Shami
    In an interview with Argentinean media, President Bashar al-Assad denied that his forces had used chemical weapons against opposition fighters, and ruled out his resignation. Read more...
  • PM Sellal censors 'false' news reports

    French media claim Algeria president is in a coma

    French media claim Algeria president is in a coma
    Government sources said the president is 'recovering'
    Algiers - Sufian Si Yusuf
    The Algerian  prime minister Abdelmalek Selal denied  news reported by the French media about the deterioration of  the Algerian presidents health. Selal confirmed that President Bouteflika had left the military hospital a week Read more...
  • Unidentified gunmen kidnap several police

    Violent clashes break out across Iraqi city of Ramadi

    Violent clashes break out across Iraqi city of Ramadi
    Guns and grenades used in clashes with police
    Baghdad - Jafar Al Nasrawi
    A police source in Al Anbar province (110 km- west of Baghdad), said that violent clashes have taken place across the city of Ramadi, between gunmen and security forces. It is not Read more...
  • Army given green light to free hostages

    Egyptian negotiation failure prompts military intervention

    Egyptian negotiation failure prompts military intervention
    7 soldiers have been abducted in Sinai since Thursday
    Cairo - Al-Deeb Abu Ali
    A senior Egyptian military source has revealed that President Mohammed Morsi issued instructions to Defence Minister Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi to conduct military operations, to rescue the seven soldiers abducted by armed Read more...
  • Officer detained for attack on fuel storage facility

    Yemeni president alleges 'toxic' plot against air force

    Yemeni president alleges 'toxic' plot against air force
    Aftermath of last week's military plane crash in Sanaa
    Sanaa - Ali Rabea
    Yemen's President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi has urged the country's air force to remain vigilant in the face of a plot by "toxic elements" to destabilise the military. The president has vowed to Read more...

Headlines

Son of former Yemeni President appointed ambassador
Sanaa - Ali Rabea
The eldest son of former Yemeni president, Ahmed Ali Abdullah Saleh was sworn in by President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi, for his new appointment as ambassador of Yemen to
Ansar al-Sharia holds Tunisian conference
Tunis – Azhar Jarboui
Tunisia’s Salafist Ansar al-Sharia group has announced its third annual summit will go ahead, despite an increasingly tense stand-off with the country’s government. The conference is expected to be held
Hamas approves political bureau re-shuffle
Gaza - Mohammed Habib
Hamas officials have approved an internal re-shuffle following elections last month, sources said on Sunday. Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh assumes the position of deputy political bureau chief, second to leader
3 killed in Palestinian camp clashes
Beirut - Georges Chahine
One Palestinian was killed and three others were wounded in violent clashes on Saturday in the Ain al-Hilweh camp, east of the city of Sida, southern Lebanon. Machine guns and
Jordan coordinates Syrian refugee effort
Amman - Iman Abu Kaoud
Prime Minister of Jordan, Dr Abdullah Al Nsour has stressed the need to continue coordinating the efforts of all Jordanian parties and agencies concerning the Syrian refugee situation. Al Nsour said
Hamas calls for Rafah crossing opening
Gaza - Mohammed Habib
Leader of Hamas’ National Security Authority, General abu-Obeida el-Garah has reiterated the need for opening the Rafah Crossing. El-Garah said that the crossing does not pose any security threat to Egypt,

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Interviews

Mohamed Anis Chaieb to Arabstoday:

Ansar al-Sharia rejects Tunis talks

Ansar al-Sharia rejects Tunis talks
Tunis – Azhar Jarboui
Tunisia’s Ansar al-Sharia leader Mohamed Anis Chaieb has rejected calls for dialogue with the government, amid growing tensions between the two sides. Speaking exclusively to Arabstoday, Anis Chaieb blamed Tunisia’s ruling Ennahda party for the deaths of 17 Salafists in recent Read more...

Abdel Fattah Greeny to Arabstoday:

My new show is full of surprises
Moroccan singer Abdel Fattah Greeny
Cairo - Mahmoud Al Rifai
Moroccan singer Abdel Fattah Greeny has finished filming episodes of the second season of his show Coke Studio, which aims Read More..

Video

Style

Royal flair

Olivia's effortless glam

Olivia's effortless glam
Olivia Palermo dons a feminine look
Connecticut - Arabstoday
Greenwich and New York's most influential figures attended the Sentebale Royal Salute Polo Cup in Greenwich, Connecticut on Thursday, marking the end of British Prince Harry's Read more...
Olivia's effortless glam
Olivia's effortless glam
Sonam Kapoor the show-stealer
Sonam Kapoor the show-stealer
The Great Gatsby glamour
The Great Gatsby glamour

Celebrities

Mohammad Hamaki finishes From my heart I sing video
Cairo - Mohamed Alloush
Egyptian star Mohamed Hamaki has returned to the Lebanese capital Beirut after filming the video for From my heart I sing with director Emil Sililaty, who is collaborating with Hamaki Read more...
Ehab Tawfiq releases new video
Cairo - Mohammed Alloush
Egyptian star Ehab Tawfiq released a promo for his new video How would you feel, through his official page on Facebook. Ehab finished filming the clip in Kimo land on the Read more...
El-Helani concert postponed pending US visa approval
Cairo - Mahmoud Al Rifai
Lebanese singer Assi el-Helani was unable to perform in Atlantic City, New Jersey after he was denied a visa for entry into the United States. The singer apologised for delaying his Read more...

Health and Nutrition

Control your happiness

Upbeat music boosts mood

Upbeat music boosts mood
Actively trying to improve your mood can work
London – Arabstoday
People can successfully change their moods and try to be happier with the help of upbeat music, US researchers claim.   Conducted at the American University of Missouri, Lead author Read more...

Women in the News

Smuggled sperm gives hope

Gazan prisoners’ wives pregnant

Gazan prisoners’ wives pregnant
Gaza - Arabstoday
Rafaat Hamdouna, director of the Centre for Prisoners Studies in Gaza, announced that six Gazan women have become pregnant using sperm smuggled from Israeli jails. Tamer al-Zaanin, a 28-year-old Gazan serving a 12-year sentence, said a fertility doctor confirmed his wife’s pregnancy two weeks after his sperm was smuggled out of jail. Al-Zaanin’s wife said she was “extremely happy.” She added that Read more...

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Travel

Investigation into 5-year-old's death underway

British child found dead in Egyptian pool

British child found dead in Egyptian pool
Sharm el-Sheikh - Arabstoday
A British child has died in a pool at a hotel in Egypt. Five-year-old Chloe Johnson from south London died in a waterpark at the Coral Sea Waterworld Hotel in the resort of Sharm el-Sheikh. Read more...

Auto

Automaker scoops top British award

Suzuki SX4 range lauded for fuel economy

Suzuki SX4 range lauded for fuel economy
London - Arabstoday
With low fuel consumption becoming even more important these days, Suzuki GB is pleased to announce that the SX4 range was voted the Best Real MPG Performer at the honestjohn.co.uk awards ceremony held in London on Friday Read more...
 

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