In a televised speech following the deadly attack on Bardo museum in the Tunisian capital, Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi vowed to combat terrorism.
Essebsi asked Tunisians to comprehend that their country is facing a war against (...)
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is set to arrive in Saudi Arabia on Saturday for an official visit that aims to bridge gaps between the two countries, according to Ahram Arabic news website.
During the three day visit, King Salman and Erdogan (...)
Italians have responded to the hashtag #We_Are_Coming_O_Rome, propagated by the Islamic State and its supporters, with travel advice on avoiding traffic in the city and finding the best pizzerias
At the end of a horrific video released by the (...)
After Malala Yousafzai became the world's youngest Nobel Prize winner last week, Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sherif hailed her as a "pride" to her country and welcomed her back home.
However, just the next day, the Pakistani Taliban tweeted that (...)
A US-led coalition launched its first strikes on militant jihadists in Syria on Tuesday, notably the Islamic State group who vowed revenge and the Al-Qaeda affiliated Al-Nusra Front.
Even though the strikes were expected, the timing and the (...)
In an interview with Ahram Online, the Damascus-based Syrian writer and journalist – Bassel Oudatt – speaks about the US-led airstrikes against the Islamic State-controlled sites in Syria that started early on Tuesday.
Oudat provides his insight on (...)
As Palestinians and Israelis struggle to agree on a ceasefire in Cairo, international horror at Israel's savage military assault on the civilians of Gaza is growing.
With the reality of life for Palestinians broadcast to a global audience, the BDS (...)
Bolivia's recent declaration that Israel constitutes a terrorist state has caused some in the Middle East to compare the Latin American state's move with the stance of many Arab states on the issue.
Many supporters of Palestine praised Bolivia's (...)
Palestinians living in Gaza have for long been forced to live in fear. However, Israel's bombardment of the coastal strip this past week has been the most aggressive since 2012. The death toll has reached 121, with more than 900 injured.
Israel's (...)
A regional branch of the United Nations for Women praised Algeria's government for appointing seven female ministers to its cabinet, calling the move "historical" and a "role model" for neighbouring Arab countries.
The seven women were appointed (...)
As sectarian violence increases in pre-elections Iraq some Kurdish leaders speak of an inevitable “divorce” from Iraq to establish an independent Kurdish state. Others speak of a civil war that might ravage the already war torn country
It is alleged (...)
A series of attacks north of Baghdad killed eight soldiers Tuesday as Iraq's election campaign enters its 10th day, leaving many believing that efforts taken to reach across the sectarian divide have failed.
Iraq's electioneering campaign officially (...)
In a lecture entitled “The Middle East in search of a new collective security system” at the British University in Egypt, Miguel Moratinos, former Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs and former EU envoy to the Middle East, discussed the challenges (...)
For almost three months mass protests have been taking place in Maidan Nezalezhnosti, the main square of Ukraine's capital of Kiev.
Recently, there has been a great deal of speculation regarding Russia's involvement in the crisis in Ukraine.
As time (...)
International Women's Day, celebrated on 8 March each year, is a day to honour women and the struggle for women's rights. Ahram Online speaks to three Arab feminists of different backgrounds on this occasion to explore some of the issues facing Arab (...)
In January, Catherine Samba-Panza, was sworn in as president of the Central African Republic (CAR) and pledging to bring peace and security to the troubled county.
Samba-Panza is following in the footsteps of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf who was elected (...)
After the resignation earlier this month of Tunisia's Islamist prime minister, Ali Larayedh, Mehdi Jomaa, the new caretaker premier, is closing in on forming a new cabinet. Jomaa is to form a technocratic, non-partisan cabinet in order to end months (...)
This month sees the third anniversary of the Tunisian revolution and the ouster of Zine Al-Abidine Ben Ali -- the revolution that started a wave of uprisings around the region. But three years later, Tunisia, like many other states of the Arab (...)