By Persian Service and Barry Unger Washington, DC 16 November 2006 watch Arab Comedian report One Arab-American comedian is hoping to educate Americans about his heritage through laughter. VOA's Crystal Park narrates. Dean Obeidallah I grew up in th...
By Barbara Schoetzau New York 09 August 2006 A delegation from the League of Arab Nations has met with the U.N. Security Council to push for revisions to the U.S.-French draft resolution aimed at a truce in the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah...
By Margaret Besheer Beirut 07 August 2006 Arab League foreign ministers held an emergency meeting in Beirut Monday to discuss the Israeli offensive in Lebanon against Hezbollah militants, who have been firing rockets into Israel. The violence was tr...
By Jeff Swicord Washington, D.C. 24 July 2006 watch Arab American report The current Middle East crisis has been especially difficult for Americans of Lebanese descent. Recently, many Arab Americans met in Washington to share their concerns with mem...
By Greg Flakus Houston, Texas 06 July 2006 watch Economic Forum report U.S. Arab Economic Forum participants Some 800 people came together in downtown Houston last week for the U.S.-Arab Economic Forum, organized by Arab-American organizations and s...
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 15 May 2006 Jewish settlers stand on the roof of one of two formerly Arab-owned buildings A recently-released poll in Israel indicates a majority of Israeli Jews want Israeli A...
By Noel King Khartoum 28 March 2006 Sudanese President Omar El-Bashir, right welcomes Palestinian Authority President, Mahmoud Abbas in Khartoum, March 28, 2006 A two-day Arab League Summit has conven...
By Mohamed Elshinnawi Washington, DC 06 February 2006 watch Arab Democracy report In his latest State of the Union address, President Bush urged the Arab World to embrace democracy and free elections....
By Paula Wolfson Washington 05 February 2006 Outraged Syrians torch Denmark's Embassy in Damascus Muslim outrage over the publication in Europe of political cartoons depicting the prophet Mohammed has...
By Challiss McDonough Cairo 05 January 2006 While Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is unpopular in the Arab world, some Arab political analysts are watching Mr. Sharon's health with great interest,...