The Egyptian Defense Center of Human Rights has stated that 690 people were detained after the incident when fire was opened on civilians outside the Republican Guard HQ in Cairo last Monday morning and that there were children, women and elders among the detainees who were holding a pro-Morsi sit-in.... More

　　While the notions of peace and cooperation are celebrated in the Muslim world at this time of year, Egyptians are struggling with those concepts during the holy month of Ramadan after the divisive military overthrow of the elected government. 　　Egypt's Muslim population, which makes up the majority of its 84... More

　　As crowds dominate political discourse in Egypt - on one end, those who support the military, and on the other, backers of deposed president Mohamed Morsi - a middle ground is mourning the loss of a dream. 　　"My hope was that we don't live in injustice anymore, because we were... More

　　One of the most memorable objects from the Bosnian war two decades ago was the sign that said "Pazi Snajper" (Watch out, sniper). Hundreds of Bosnians were killed by snipers up in hidden posts around Sarajevo. 　　Dozens of people collapsed in streets, shot dead silently. It was the "sniper death,"... More

　　Life hasn't settled down in Egypt, the state going through the most important days of its history. 　　Egypt's Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) has left behind 36 days of demonstrations at Rabaa al-Adawiya Square which has become the center of attention of the world recently. Crowded groups, at times exceeding... More

　　Visiting the Gaza Strip to join his Palestinian family during the Eid holiday has proven to be an unwise decision for Wael Salem, a 24-year-old engineering student. He didn't know he was putting his academic studies in Sweden at risk. 　　Salem is stuck in Gaza because Egypt has closed the... More

　　The early-morning barrage against opposition-held areas around the Syrian capital immediately seemed different this time: The rockets made a strange, whistling noise. 　　Seconds after one hit near his home west of Damascus, Qusai Zakarya says, he couldn't breathe, and he desperately punched himself in the chest to get air. 　　Meanwhile,... More

　　Life in overcrowded refugee camps of Lebanon is proving difficult for Palestinians fleeing Syria. 　　"We are discriminated against here. The Palestinians think we take their jobs and other things. But you see, here, we have nothing. 　　We don't feel welcome." 　　The Palestinian refugee from Syria sits in the single small... More

　　Egypt's closure of tunnels used to smuggle goods into the Gaza strip has caused monthly losses of $230 million to its economy, a Hamas official has said. 　　The "closure of the tunnels caused heavy losses to the industry, commerce, agriculture, transport and construction sectors" of about $230 million monthly, said... More

　　Twenty-six Palestinian prisoners, some held in Israeli jails for more than two decades, were released to their families in a "gesture of good faith" by Israel's government. 　　But critics say Tuesday's move should have been made decades ago under the Oslo Accords, and that the Palestinian Authority (PA) is milking... More

　　The UN says it has halted work on all but one of its 20 building projects in the Gaza Strip as a result of an Israeli ban on importing building materials into the Palestinian territory. 　　Israel imposed the ban after discovering on October 13 a 2.5km tunnel which it said... More

　　On the morning of October 31, 15-year-old Yomna Abu Eissa was wearing her school uniform and carrying her backpack when she was handcuffed and taken into custody in Alexandria, Egypt's second-biggest city . 　　Her school uniform was ultimately replaced by the plain white garments worn by prisoners. In November, a... More

　　The number of attacks on Palestinians by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank has increased every year for the past eight years, according to figures from the United Nations. 　　About 2,100 attacks have been launched by Israelis since 2006 and annual totals are up from 115 that year to... More