Behind The News

July 19, 2010

Salah shot his wife in the head
15:00 GMT

Egyptian TV presenter on Monday shot dead his wife.

July 14, 2010

Dalia Al-Shami
07:24 GMT

Dalia Al-Shami will participate in Miss Arab in the United States contest.

July 11, 2010

Tanya Savchuk
10:43 GMT

Tanya Savchuk (21), originally from Kiev, Ukraine, has been voted June's Face of Wafi winner. Tanya, who has lived in Dubai for just over a year, is a sales executive with a passion for fashion.

June 29, 2010

Moroccan king
14:27 GMT

A Casablanca court has charged two Chinese men $650.

June 23, 2010

Elbaradei
09:41 GMT

Adel Emam has entered the political spotlight after publicly criticizing former director of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Mohamed Elbaradei

June 15, 2010

Alisar Ailabouni
14:11 GMT

Only a month after a Lebanese girl won the Miss USA beauty competition, a Syrian-born woman has won Germany's Top Model 2010 competition.

June 7, 2010

Iran allows prostitution
10:04 GMT

Iranian authorities have allocated funds for prostitution houses under the guise of temporary marriage, Al-Osboa has reported.

May 27, 2010

09:59 GMT

Twitter limits posts to 140 characters, but Saudi Information Minister Abdulaziz Khoja wants more.

May 3, 2010

ISRAEL, Ramat Gan : British singer and musician Sir Elton John performs at the "Ramat Gan" Stadium near the Israeli coastal city of Tel Aviv on June 17, 2010. AFP PHOTO/JACK GUEZ
15:58 GMT

"controversial remarks attacking religion."

April 13, 2010

SYRIA, Damascus : Syria's President Bashar al-Assad (R) meets with Lebanese President Michel Sleiman at al-Shaab palace in Damascus on June 15, 2010. AFP PHOTO/LOUAI BESHARA
09:05 GMT

A “Scud Crisis” may potentially spark another Israeli-Hizbullah war, Kuwait's Al Rai reported on April 11.

March 16, 2010

14:14 GMT

A Bahraini citizen has filed a lawsuit against Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II for insulting “the symbols of the Kingdom of Bahrain,”