Published July 21st, 2011 – 09:14 GMT

Lebanese singer Maya Diab is currently in a hospital in Beirut after she experienced a hard fall in her dressing room. Maya had stumbled from an elevated location in her dressing room and a ladder fell on her back causing her to break a leg in addition to minor injuries in her back.

Doctors have not yet specified a release date from the hospital. It is said that once the singer is released, she is to remain home for at least three weeks to regain her strength and fully recover from the fall.

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Iraqi singer Shatha Hassoun revealed she will be holding her
first concert in Bahrain after the recent events that occurred in the country
with demonstrations taking place calling for political reform. Shatha stressed
that she likes to take risks and hopes that through her concert she will be
able to bring smiles to people in Bahrain, whom she holds great respect for.

Shatha stated that during the coming holy month of Ramadan,
she will be spending her time with her family in Lebanon and will not be
holding any live performances. She added that the only work activities she will
be doing is recording songs at one of the studios in Lebanon.

According to the internet website MBC.net, Shatha denied
rumors of an engagement, stressing that the time has not come for to marry and
that she does not care much about the origin of the man she will one day marry
for her father is Iraqi and her mother is Moroccan.

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Tayseer stated that she will be travelling to all of Egypt’s
municipalities to hold conferences and meetings with people to educate them
about her new party and explain its political and social goals.

Tayseer stressed that she is the one who established the
party, but the head of it may be a different person who is appointed. She added
that the most important gals of the party is achieving equality and justice and
will attempt to meet demands of society on different levels.

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Published July 28th, 2011 – 18:55 GMT

The trial of ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, his sons and former interior minister will be held in Cairo, a top judiciary official said Thursday. According to the AP, this came after the health minister declared the toppled leader well enough to be brought to the capital from a hospital in the Sinai.

This will be the first time the 83-year-old will be brought back to Cairo for the first time since his Feb. 11 fall from power. The trial is due to start Aug. 3.

Deputy Justice Minister Mohammed Munie told the state news agency MENA that a “final decision” has been made to hold the trial in a hall at Cairo’s Convention Center. The decision was made by representatives of the ruling military, security officials and the industry and trade minister, who oversees the convention center.

Health Minister Amr Helmy gave the nod for Mubarak to be moved. “Mubarak’s health is in an appropriate condition to be tried in Cairo,” he told reporters Thursday.

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Published July 24th, 2011 – 18:51 GMT

Activists said Syrian security forces have stormed a northwestern village and made sweeping arrests. The Local Coordination Committees said tanks shelled a telecommunications tower in Sarjeh village and cut electricity and water supplies early Sunday.

According to the AP, the LCC added authorities arrested scores of people in the capital, Damascus, and its suburbs late Saturday. Renowned movie producer Shadi Abu-Fakhr was believed to be among them.

Meanwhile, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday issued a decree to appoint Samir Osman Sheikh as the new Governor of Deir ez-Zor (east of the country). He replaces Hussein Arnous, who was appointed as the new governor of Kenitra. It should be noted that the city of Deir ez-Zor saw on Friday a huge demonstration involving more than 550,000 people, according to human rights activists.

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Published July 24th, 2011 – 06:59 GMT

Egyptian actress Ameerah Suleiman has completed filming her scenes for the upcoming television drama “Al Shawari’ Al Khalfieh” (The Back Streets). In the drama, Ameerah plays the role of ‘Aneesah’, who is a Christian villager that always creates gossip and lies to make trouble for others. Through her actions, she stands in the way of marriage plans for the leading stars prominent Egyptian actress Laila Elwi and Syrian actor Jamal Suleiman.

The drama is written by the late author Abd Al Rahman Al Sharqawi and the script is written by Dr. Midhat Al Adel. Ameerah stars in the drama alongside Jamal, Laila, Mahmoud Al Jundi, Sami Al Adel, Jihan Fadel and a number of other stars. The drama is directed by Jamal Abd Al Hameed and Mohammad AL Adel and directed by Jamal Al Adel.

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Egyptian actress Yusra says that she still dreams of becoming a
mother, but not through adoption.

The actress said that the idea of adopting a child that is not
her flush and blood is out of the question.

According to the internet website
MBC.net, Yusra said that her maternal feelings are often expressed through
children of her friends and family.

“I accept God’s will, even if
it is for me not having children,” said Yusra.

Yusa denied recent rumors that she has divorced her husband
Khaled Saleem. She and her husband are very happily married and their life is
stable, said Yusra, adding that her husband does not like to be in the public
eye, and that is why he rarely accompanies her to entertainment events like festivals
and social gatherings for artists.

“Khaled likes to keep his life private and quiet, and I do
not pressure him to accompany me,” she said.

Yusra said that when she and Egyptian director Enas Al Dughaidi
were in London to attend a ceremony celebrating the downfall of ousted Egyptian
President Husni Mubarak, they were shocked when people attacked them. Yusra
stated the people thought that she and Enas were supporters of Mubarak, but she
was one of the first people to speak out against Mubarak and his corrupt
regime.

She supported revolutionaries every
step of the way, said Yusra.

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Published July 27th, 2011 – 16:51 GMT

Britain on Wednesday recognized the Libyan rebel National Transitional Council (NTC) as the country’s sole legitimate government and expelled Libya’s remaining diplomats in London, the Foreign Office said. “The UK recognizes and will deal with the NTC as the sole governmental authority in Libya,” a Foreign Office spokesman told AFP.

“We can confirm that the Libyan charge d’affaires has been called to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and is being informed that he and the remaining Libyan diplomats in the UK are being expelled,” the spokesman told Reuters.

Foreign Secretary William Hague said he had invited the NTC to take over the embassy and appoint an official envoy. “The prime minister and I have decided that the United Kingdom recognises and will deal with the National Transitional Council as the sole governmental authority in Libya,” Hague told a news conference in London.  

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Published July 26th, 2011 – 13:44 GMT

Hamas on Tuesday executed two Palestinians convicted of collaboration with Israel, the interior ministry in Gaza said in a statement. The statement did not say how the death sentence was carried out.

A security source said that the defendants were two brothers. According to press reports, they admitted supplying information which led to the assassination of the famous leader of Hamas Dr. Abdel Aziz Rantisi in 2004.

The statement also noted that the ruling was issued against the defendants in 2004 for death by hanging. On July 14, 2011, the Court of Cassation rejected the appeal and upheld the death sentence against them. The charges against the defendants included “communicating with a foreign and hostile security body with the intent to harm the national interests, weakening the morale and power of the resistance, intentional participation in killing and an attempted murder.

This is the second time this year that death sentences are carried out by the Gaza Strip rulers of Hamas. Observers say the implementation of these rulings by Hamas constitutes a challenge to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, the Fatah leader, who holds the authority to approve death sentences.

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Published July 28th, 2011 – 13:52 GMT

At least 15 people died and 38 were wounded when two bombs went off in the Iraqi city of Tikrit as police and troops were collecting their salaries at a local bank, Reuters reported Thursday.

A car bomb detonated outside the Rafidain state-run bank in the center of Tikrit and a suicide bomber blew himself up as emergency workers arrived on the scene, police conveyed.

Local news reports said security forces imposed a curfew on Tikrit city, whilst the security bodies began an inspection campaign against existence of booby-trapped cars or possible additional attackers.

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