Egypt

Faced by months of uprising against his regime, Syrian President Bashar al Assad continues to blame much of the unrest on armed groups and Islamist movements.

Three American students were shown on Egyptian television after being arrested during the protests near Tahrir Square in Cairo, where demonstrators are calling for the Military Council to hand over power to a civilian government.

Protests have erupted in Bahrain to coincide with the publication of a much-anticipated report on the uprisings in the Gulf state earlier this year.

Crowds in Cairo's Tahrir Square continued Wednesday to fight a pitched battle against riot police and the Egyptian army, as pro-democracy protesters rejected military rulers' timetable for elections.

Despite three days of clashes between protesters and the security forces, which left at least 33 dead, the Egyptian authorities have announced that the parliamentary elections expected to take place in a week's time will proceed as scheduled.

Amnesty International has slammed Egypt's ruling military council as pro-democracy activists in Egypt call for a mass rally in Cairo's Tahrir Square to overthrow the current government.

Aliaa Magda Elmahdy, the Egyptian blogger, who shocked the Arab world with her nude pictures posted on Twitter, has broken cover to issue a defiant rebuttal on Facebook to accusations of insulting Islam, saying she does not "acknowledge any discriminatory law".

Egyptian nude blogger, Aliaa Magda Elmahdy published a series of naked pictures of herself on her blog and on her Twitter page to protest against Islamic extremism.

In an interview with CNN International, Egyptian blogger Aliaa Magda Elmahdy explained the reasons behind her bold move to post nude pictures of herself on Twitter.

In what seems eerily like a replay of February's revolution, protesters in Egypt have set up camp in Tahrir square to call for regime change. The images and videos emerging from the demonstration show violence has once again gripped the country.

Aliaa Magda Elmahdy, the blogger who posted nude pictures of herself on a blog in a protest against Islamism, is gaining support from expat Egyptians and Arab commentators in Western countries alike, while facing backlash and furious criticism among liberals inside the country.

Maltreatment of African workers in Arab nations has been highlighted by reports that migrants suffered human rights violations during the Libyan conflict.

Egyptian blogger Aliaa Magda Elmahdy recently made headlines when she bared all online to protest against the censoring of the female body in Egyptian and Arab society. But she is not the only one to have used nudity as a form of protest.

Over 50,000 protesters rallied in Cairo's Tahrir Square, in the biggest demonstration since January, when an 18-day uprising toppled President Hosni Mubarak.

EXCLUSIVE: An Egyptian group of Islamic law graduates filed Thursday a suit against activist Aliaa Magda Elmahdy, the blogger who published nude pictures of herself on Twitter, and her boyfriend, the well-known blogger Kareem Amer, under charges of "violating morals, inciting indecency and insulting Islam."

Aliaa Magda Elmahdy has become an online sensation after posting naked pictures of herself on a blog to denounce the oppressive nature of the Egyptian society, and the taboo surrounding femininity and women's body. While she certainly represents a portion of Egyptian women, others on the other hand have joined the rank of the Muslim Brotherhood, even sporting the party's banners during the anti-Mubarak protests.

Turkish police found weapons hidden in the garden of the Libyan Embassy in Ankara, Turkey, less than a month after arms were also found in the Libyan embassy in Cairo, prompting fears the former regime could have used the weapons against opposition figures living abroad.

Much speculation has been made about the possibility of the popular protests in Syria disintegrating into an Iraq-style sectarian conflict. The IBTimes presents an analysis of the various arguments on either side.

Aliaa Magda Elmahdy the controversial blogger who posted nude pictures of herself on Twitter to protest against Islamism, is the girlfriend of Kareem Amers, also a dissident blogger, who was been jailed by the Mubarak's regime.

Italian fashion label Benetton has withdrawn a picture showing the Pope kissing a leading imam from its new advertising campaign after the Vatican issued a fierce condemnation.

U.S. President Barack Obama locks lips with China's Hu Jintao and Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu plants a smacker on Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Welcome to the first major Benetton advertising campaign in more than a decade.

For Aliaa Magda Elmahdy, 'the nude, Egyptian blogger,' blogging represents an opportunity to stand against oppression while claiming her own freedom of expression.

Tagged, one of the world’s less popular social media sites has released lists of the most sociable countries in the world.

Aliaa Magda Elmahdy, the Egyptian blogger whose naked pictures triggered a heated debate on Twitter, hit back at sexist comments attacking her on her blog.

Egyptian blogger, Aliaa Magda Elmady who published a series of naked pictures on Twitter in a protest against Islamism has sparked a heated debate on Twitter.

The case of an Egyptian blogger, Aliaa Magda Elmahdy, who published a series of naked pictures on Twitter in a protest against Islamism is emblematic of the radical changes undergoing in the Arab world.

At first many Egyptians acclaimed the military for speeding the departure of Hosni Mubarak but now a tide of resentment against the new rulers is building.

Egyptian blogger, Aliaa Magda Elmahdy, who published a series of naked pictures on Twitter in a protest against Islamism has sparked a heated debate on Twitter.

An Egyptian blogger posed naked in a series of pictures published on Twitter under her real name sparking mixed reactions among her followers. Some praised her move, while others left outrageous comments on that.

Former South Africa's president, Thabo Mbeki, has hinted that that Africa's right to self-determination is still threatened by a "new imperialism", illustrated by the Nato Libyan operation.