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  • Russia emphasises importance of political solution

    Syrian regime 'agrees' to attend Geneva peace conference

    Syrian regime 'agrees' to attend Geneva peace conference
    Syrian President Bashar al-Assad (C) in central Damascus
    Moscow - Arabstoday
    Russia said on Friday that the Damascus regime had agreed "in principle" to attend an international peace conference on the Syria crisis that world powers hope will take place in Geneva in June. Read more...
  • Security on high alert amid fears of 'terror threat'

    5 detained in Morocco on suspicion of links to al-Qaeda

    5 detained in Morocco on suspicion of links to al-Qaeda
    Moroccan counter-terrorism police have launched crackdown
    Agadir - Mohammed Al Fakeer
    Five individuals have been arrested in the Moroccan city of Agadir on suspicion of links to global militant Islamist organisation al-Qaeda, Moroccan security sources have confirmed. Read more...
  • Militias attack power lines in fractious Marib province

    Yemeni president releases tribesmen amid NDC tensions

    Yemeni president releases tribesmen amid NDC tensions
    Hadi pushes for dialogue success
    Sanaa - Ali Rabea
    Yemeni President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi has agreed to release a relative of tribal militias from prison in return for granting the freedom of a National Dialogue Conference (NDC) delegate currently being held in captivity. Read more...
  • Ennahda criticised for ‘double standards’ amid tensions

    Al-Qaeda tells Tunisian Salafists to avoid government clashes

    Al-Qaeda tells Tunisian Salafists to avoid government clashes
    Local protesters clash with security forces
    Algiers - Khaled Alloush
    Extremist organisation al-Qaeda has called on Salafists in Tunisia to avoid clashes with the country’s government, according to a statement. The statement claimed Tunisia was a “land of preaching, not jihad” Read more...
  • 70 Sahwa members join Ramadi Square sit-ins

    Iraqi Sahwa militias threaten violence against protesters

    Iraqi Sahwa militias threaten violence against protesters
    President of Pro-Iraqi government movement Sahwa, Wessam Hardan
    Baghdad - Jaafar Al Nasrawi
    President of the pro-government Iraqi movement, Sahwa, Wessam Hardan, has threatened to use force to break up the sit-ins held in the city of Ramadi, Iraq on Friday. Read more...
  • Woolwich suspects 'known to security services'

    British prime minister calls soldier's murder a 'betrayal of Islam'

    British prime minister calls soldier's murder a 'betrayal of Islam'
    David Cameron speaks outside Downing Street a day after the attack in Woolwich
    London - Sheeffah Shiraz
    British Prime Minister David Cameron issued a bold statement on Thursday following the brutal murder of a soldier on a London street, stating "Islam must not be blamed." Read more...
  • Syrian spillover clashes bring city to standstill

    Death toll in Lebanon’s Tripoli hits 17 as violence continues

    Death toll in Lebanon’s Tripoli hits 17 as violence continues
    Security officials condemn ‘Syria-led terrorism’
    Beirut - Georges Chahine
    Overnight clashes killed six people in the Lebanese port of Tripoli, a security source said Thursday, as a fifth day of violence sparked by the Syria conflict spread to previously quiet neighbourhoods. Read more...
  • Map found detailing Gaza borders

    Olmert was ready to withdraw from Jerusalem

    Olmert was ready to withdraw from Jerusalem
    Map appears to show Jerusalem's  Al-Aqsa mosque was granted to Palestine
    Ramallah - Nehad al-Tawee
    Hebrew website Walla reported on Thursday that it had obtained a handmade map presented by the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to the former Read more...

Headlines

Fire rips through Moroccan parliament
Rabat - Redouane Mabchour
A fire has ripped through Morocco’s main parliamentary building in the capital Rabat, local media reported, in what has been dubbed an accident. The fire, which began at 1545 hrs local
Khatib puts forward new proposal to govern Syria
Damascus - Arabstoday
Former head of Syria's main opposition group, Moaz al Khatib, posted a new proposal to the Syrian coalition on his Facebook page on Thursday. Some of the main points from
EU helps Libyan immigration
Tripoli - Moftah Mesbahi
EU leaders agreed yesterday to send a civilian border assistance mission to Libya as early as next month. A statement issued by European Foreign Minister Catherine Ashton, stressed the importance of
Geagea calls for Hezbollah expulsion
Beirut - Georges Chahine
The leader of the Lebanese Forces party Samir Geagea has accused Hezbollah of threatening the Lebanese state and called for elections to exclude the party. Geagea said that "the implication
Syria opposition open key talks in Istanbul
Istanbul - Arabstoday
Syria's main opposition National Coalition opened a fresh round of talks Thursday in Istanbul, where dissidents will discuss a US-Russian proposal to bring rebels and regime officials to the negotiating
Algerian leader sends message to Tunisia
Algiers - Khaled Alloush
Spokesperson for the Free Awakening Front, Abdelfattah Hamadache Zeraoui sent a message to the Tunisian regime advising them to deal with the ongoing Salafist trend with flexibility. Zeraoui called on

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Interviews

Ali Baraka exclusively to Arabstoday:

Palestinian people will return home

Palestinian people will return home
Gaza - Mohammed Habib
In an exclusive interview with Arabstoday, Hamas representative in Lebanon, Ali Baraka, stressed the need to develop a unified national strategy to help Palestinian refugees return to their displaced towns and villages, dating back to 1948. Baraka, who is visiting the Read more...

Nour El Din Badry to Arabstoday:

Preserving Moroccan music
Moroccan singer Nour El Din Badry
Casablanca - Soumia Alougai
Moroccan singer, Nour El Din Badry, is excited over the release of his first album containing heritage Moroccan music. In Read More..

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Style

Glamorous Goop girls

Gwyneth, Kate's super-clean style

Gwyneth, Kate's super-clean style
Gwyneth Paltrow (L) and Kate Hudson at event
London - Arabstoday
Gwyneth Paltrow hosted a party Tuesday at the Mark's Club in London to celebrate the launch of GOOP's summer season. The Iron Man star Read more...
Gwyneth, Kate's super-clean style
Gwyneth, Kate's super-clean style
Jessica Biel wows in Monaco
Jessica Biel wows in Monaco
Selena Gomez stuns in Versace
Selena Gomez stuns in Versace

Celebrities

Hend Rostom’s daughter denies biopic rumours
Cairo - Khaled Faraj
Basant Hassan Reda, daughter of iconic Egyptian actress Hind Rostom, has dispelled rumours surrounding her alleged agreement to an upcoming television biopic about her late mother. She asserted that she has Read more...
Alama wants Najwa Karam to appear on Arab Idol
Cairo - Mahmoud Al Rifai
Lebanese singer Ragheb Alama sent an invitation to Najwa Karam, via Twitter on Wednesday, asking her to appear on the televised singing competition, Arab Idol. He wrote: “We want you to Read more...
Kinda Alloush supports the Syrian revolution
Cairo - Mohamed Alloush
Syrian actress Kinda Alloush has issued a statement on her Facebook page confirming that her support for the Syrian people does not mean that she supports the Muslim Brotherhood, whether Read more...

Health and Nutrition

Neglect rife in Moroccan hospital

Patients' human rights abused

Patients' human rights abused
Ibn Tafil Hospital, Marrakech suffers from overcrowding
Marrakech - Souad Al Medraa
The Moroccan Assembly for Democrats revealed that patients are being violated at Ibn Tafil Hospital in Marrakech, Morocco. The statement was issued on Wednesday following an inspection visit. The Read more...

Women in the News

Spread of polygamy in Egypt

Women demand new laws

Women demand new laws
Cairo - Akram Ali
The Centre of Egyptian Women Issues demanded new legal restrictions on polygamy in Egypt at a conference on Wednesday. The meeting in Cairo, Egypt was attended by a number of representatives from Arab countries to discuss the introduction of a new family legislation which prohibits men from marrying again without permission from their wife. President of the centre, Azza Suleiman said during Read more...

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Travel

New figures show positive increase

Egypt sees a bright future in world of tourism

Egypt sees a bright future in world of tourism
Cairo - Hani Badr Al Din
Egypt's tourism ministry has announced a notable growth of 14 per cent in tourist revenues during last year. The figure was issued by World Tourism Organisation (WTO) and has raised hope for a country that Read more...

Auto

Nismo model on sale from June

Nissan discloses 370Z information for UK motorists

Nissan discloses 370Z information for UK motorists
London - Arabstoday
Nissan has revealed UK pricing for its new 2013 model year 370Z range with the revised line-up kicking off at just £26,995, and the arrival of the 370Z Nismo, which will cost from £36,995. Revealed at the Geneva Read more...
 

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