Behind The News

A new wave of deportations of Lebanese nationals living in the UAE is underway, following the collective expulsion of a number of families in 2009. Is this a collaboration between the Emiratis and 'Lebanon' against Hezbollah?

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al Maliki on Friday branded Turkey a "hostile state" with a sectarian agenda, the latest in bitter exchanges between the regional neighbors.

More than 40 pro-Palestinian activists reached Tel Aviv's international airport yesterday as part of an attempted "fly-in", only to be detained as Israel denied them entry and scrambled to stop other campaigners boarding flights in Europe.

According to Israeli press, Omar Suleiman is the best bet for Israel.

An equally dangerous mind to that of the Al Qaeda mastermind OBL is now the most wanted man. No 'childish' mind, this fully bearded adult is wanted for child pornography production.

"France is the worst place in Europe to be a Muslim, because the government is so against us. And if Nicolas Sarkozy is re-elected, it can only get worse.”

During a tour in the Golan Heights on Wednesday, Israeli President Shimon Peres said that “if Egyptians ban bikinis, they won’t have tourism,” Ynetnews website reported.

As the case of who killed Rafic al Harriri lives on in the form of the Special Tribunal, a new revelation emerges, giving us a new name to point fingers at or to expose the real culprits.

Could this Niqab-donning conservative wife, mother and grandma be the next 'face' of Egypt's First Lady? With her husband Khairat al-Shater claiming his position in the presidential race, anything is possible.

It’s a love story like no other, daring to confront many taboos: homosexuality, AIDS, Islam.

The Daily Mail Newspaper revealed this week that the Jordanian Islamist militant, known variously as ‘hate cleric’ Omar Mahmoud Othman, and Abu Qatada al-Filistini, has upgraded to a bigger house in London, paid for by British tax payers.

Kuwait, the proud outlier nation to the Arabian peninsula, apologizes to save face. Kuwait has issued a public apology to Kazakhstan on its disgraceful anthem gaffe that gave credence to the 'Borat' Kazakh long-running entertainment slander.

What if the mystery sexy photographed woman appearing in Bashar al-Assad's private emails is his wife Asma?

Assad's E-bombshell: The practically naked secret sex-pot's out the bag.

Online shopping sprees could see the British born wife of the Syrian President held liable for up to two years in prison as she may have broken financial sanctions imposed on her killing spree husband by shopping.