Veteran journalist Hasan Cemal was forced out of his job in March for defending his newspaper's decision to publish secret protocols that embarrassed Turkey's ruling

And it’s exactly what we’ve always told you…

Last week, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas’ military wing, published an article on their website entitled ‘Jihad with Money’ (link in Arabic). The term ‘Jihad with

Ismail Ertug, a member of the European Parliament and Germany's Social Democratic Party, spoke with DW about the clash between the Turkish police and demonstrators. The path

The democratically elected prime minister eyes a bigger prize, but is testing the patience of his people, writes Allan Massie Turkey has been the most successful state in

Iran’s sponsorship of terrorism experienced a ‘marked resurgence’ in 2012

Iran was named the worst offender for state-sponsored terrorism in the latest report released by the U.S. State Department, on May 30. The report, titled "Country Reports on

While riot police beat, gassed and killed protesters, Erdogan kept mainstream media silent about the uprisings

Early Friday morning, a friend e-mailed me from Istanbul in despair. Police were firing tear gas through the streets, she said, shooting water cannons at peaceful protesters in

American Islamist militants jailed for threatening violence over the Internet are still posting political writings – while serving time in federal prison. Jesse Curtis Morton,

On any given night in Seattle, there are 1,000 young people with no safe place to sleep. It’s estimated that one in three of them will be lured into prostitution within 48

Post "Arab Spring” Egypt continues exposing its true nature, including now legal persecution of Christians. Earlier this month, according to Fox News, Dimyana Abdel-Nour, a

As long as Fayyad was prime minister, it was almost impossible for Abbas and Fatah to lay their hands on the hundreds of millions of dollars of international aid. Unlike Fayyad, Hamdallah will serve as the obedient and faithful servant of Abbas, as well as the Fatah and PLO leadership. On the political arena, the appointment will have no impact whatsoever.

The appointment of Palestinian academic Rami Hamdallah as Palestinian Authority Prime Minister is a big victory for Mahmoud Abbas and his Fatah faction. Hamdallah, who had

Despite criticism from at home and abroad, the Turkish government shows little sign of caving to the demands of protesters around the country. Observers fear an escalation of

"When the girls started falling unconscious, our teacher saw a man fleeing to the school’s orchard,” the agency quoted one of the students from the Jamshidi School Some 97

Living in Arkansas, the same state where the Murfreesboro Crater of Diamonds is located, I've heard stories of people who have unearthed massive gemstones that, upon first