Behind The News

April 24, 2012

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum: Is the UAE colluding with the Lebanese 'State'?
13:33 GMT

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?

April 22, 2012

 Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Kamil al-Maliki
15:02 GMT

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.

April 18, 2012

Left wing Israeli activists are arrested by Israeli police as they demonstrate in favor of the 'Welcome to Palestine' fly-in protest.
15:25 GMT

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.

April 17, 2012

Omar Suleiman is an appealing choice for Israel and their best bet for President of Egypt
06:37 GMT

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

April 12, 2012

Eric Justin Toth, the child pornographer is equally bearded and just as dangerous, replaces Osama bin Laden as the FBI’s most wanted man.
11:50 GMT

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.

April 11, 2012

This week marks the first anniversary of a French law banning the wearing of full-face veils in public.
10:56 GMT

"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.”

April 8, 2012

Bikinis and veils co-exist in Egypt, as in Lebanon
15:45 GMT

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.

April 5, 2012

The jury is still out on who killed Rafic Hariri.
13:27 GMT

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.

April 4, 2012

Azza Al Shater: This woman could be Egypt's next First Lady
07:13 GMT

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.

April 2, 2012

Islam and homosexuality - an uneasy union.
11:17 GMT

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

March 29, 2012

Abu Qatada, Osama Bin Laden's ambassador, or right hand man, is enjoying the good life after prison.
00:37 GMT

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.

March 26, 2012

Kuwaiti officials have issued an apology for the Kazakh national anthem snafu.
08:24 GMT

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.

March 21, 2012

Asma al-Assad Compared to Bashar al-Assad's Mystery Girl
14:35 GMT

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

March 20, 2012

Bashar al-Assad's other woman?
08:00 GMT

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

March 18, 2012

Could Asma Assad find herself behind prison bars?
14:07 GMT

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.