Ibtihal Ahmed

Putin claims third term amidst opposition

Vladimir Putin won more than 50% of the vote in a presidential election on Sunday, a much anticipated victory which will make him serve a third term as Russa’s president."We have won in an open and...

Syrian forces kill more than 60 people in Homs

In a major assault by Syrian security forces, more than 60 people were killed on Thursday in the city of Homs, a city which is considered the microcosm of the Syrian uprising."The regime is paving the way to...

Recapturing the Highlights of 2011

The year 2011 was no ordinary year. It was the year which yielded the Arab Spring in the Middle East and North Africa. Not only that, but it inspired the Occupy Wall Street movement in the United States.You can...

Egypt votes amidst mixed feelings

Polls open today in Cairo, Alexandria and seven provinces in Egypt’s first parliamentary elections since the January 25th uprising of this year.Voting will take place in three phases in the upcoming months. Today’s election includes...

My American Dream

We are often not far from the truth when we say that the notion of the American Dream strikes a different cord for different people. This is because the American Dream has become as dynamic as the American way of...

At least 94 children killed so far in Yemen: UNICEF

At least 94 Yemeni children were killed so far this year amidst armed clashes between protesters and the government, a United Nations Children’s Fund report revealed. The UNICEF report also found that more than 240 children were...

Biggest Election Campaign Kicks off in Tunisia

The people of Tunisia who overturned their two decade long leader and inspired many Arab nations to follow suit are preparing for the biggest special election campaign in the country’s history.Candidates will be elected for the National...

Young Sudanese Witness Democratization for the First Time

Most of the young Sudanese who will vote during the 2010 General Elections had either just been born or were children when the current president, Omar Al-Bashir took office in 1989. Mohamed Siddig, a Sudanese photojournalist who was 7...

Palestinians and Israelis speak on controversial Israeli Apartheid Week

This month, many people in the United States and across the globe are witnessing the controversial Israeli Apartheid Week which sheds light on the Palestinian liberation struggle. The event started six years ago by a number of pro-Palestine activists...

Coffee may be good for heart, study finds

Contrary to conventional beliefs about coffee, a new study found that drinking coffee can regulate heart rhythm problems, hence reducing the number of hospitalizations related to this condition. ''People who reported four or more cups a day had...

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