Arab watch for reformation and democray

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Olmert claims progress with Abbas
	Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has said he has reached "understandings and points of agreement" with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas. He gave no details of what the understandings or agreements were. Mr Olmert made his remarks on the eve of a visit to Israel by US President George W Bush. More.

EU official sees 'new momentum' in Middle East peace process

UNITED NATIONS -- There is "new momentum" in the Middle East peace process, a high-ranking European Union official said Friday after meeting the U.N. secretary-general. More.

Iran women arrested over protest

Iran's authorities have arrested more than 32 women activists protesting outside a courthouse in Tehran More.

Jordan's king urges US peace push

Israel, Iran top 'negative list'

President Mubarak urged to keep promise he made three years ago

In Sudan, two editors accused of sedition

Statement from the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt

Ecuador leader celebrates 'win'

Ecuador's President Rafael Correa has been celebrating an apparent landslide victory in a referendum on overhauling the political system.

AL chief urges for clear Israeli stance towards Arab peace initiative

Arab League (AL) Secretary General Amr Moussa on Wednesday called on Israel to take a clear stance towards an Arab peace initiative that was reactivated at Arab summit in Saudi capital Riyadh last week, Egypt's official news agency MENA reported.

American Bar Association welcomes applications

ABA is seeking law professors interested in lending their expertise to ABA's legal education reform efforts. More

Middle East: Selling arms for peace?

Last week, during their joint visit to the Middle East, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Defense Secretary Robert Gates desperately tried to improve Washington’s leverage in the Arab world. Such efforts seem to be too little, too late. The Bush administration’s return to multilateral diplomacy in the Middle East and the simultaneous announcement of a major arm sales program are in fact blatant attempts at damage control.

Women graduates challenge Iran

The number of women graduating from Iran's universities is overtaking the number of men, promising a change in the job market and, with it, profound social change.

Jordan: The Fallout Between the Islamists and the Regime

Until recently, the Muslim Brotherhood movement enjoyed an exceptional relationship with the Jordanian government, unlike that between Egypt and the Islamists there. More