Nabila Ramdani

The French Touch: What the ‘Carla Bruni effect’ tells us about the Paris establishment

Pop singer and former first lady of France Carla Bruni has a new English language album out, and is using the UK and American media to try and sell it ...

Has Marine Le Pen really exorcised her party of its demons?

As the most bizarre presidential election in recent French history heads towards a conclusion, the alleged financial crimes of two of the favourites ...

West Ham’s Sofiane Feghouli talks about his move to London

Feghouli says he is ‘particularly proud’ of joining the club

Galloping goodwill: The horse racing history of British-Arab relations

Knights returning from military campaigns in the Middle East during the 11th Century brought large numbers of Arabian horses back to Europe

Yes, I ‘get’ Charlie Hebdo ‘joke’ about Aylan. And it’s repulsive

Think of some famous dead children, and then try to work out who might use their suffering to raise a satirical smile. For the sake of argument, make ...

What politicizing Paris Plage taught us about Tel Aviv

The mayor of Paris reportedly encouraged people to celebrate the “fun” side of Israel

A day at the races: How Dubai is democratizing horse racing

Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid al-Maktoum, deputy ruler of Dubai and the minister of finance, who is doing so much to democratize the sport

Remembering Srebrenica: British royal highlights need to stop persecution

It was the unspeakable horror of Srebrenica which finally brought the international community to its senses

Tunisian director shares secrets behind hit Romeo and Juliet film

Tunisian film maker Hinde Boujemaa reveals the story behind her award-winning Romeo and Juliet

Arab tragedy, optimism reflected in leading Oran film festival

The tragedy of failed democratic revolution stamped its mark on this year’s Oran International Arab Film Festival, held this month in the ...

Hit actor Saleh Bakri tells all at the Paris Palestine Film Festival

The first Palestine Film Festival ever to be held in Paris is a fitting stage for Saleh Bakri

Palestinian film festival draws eager crowds in Paris

Division and subjugation dominate the high quality films being shown in Paris

Meet the human face of the Nakba’s 67th anniversary

This year is the 67th anniversary of the disaster, and Fatma marked it surrounded by children and grandchildren

A memory of the Nakba: 10-years-old and forced out at gunpoint

Nabil Shaath was just 10 years old when he was forced out of Jaffa at gunpoint... he retells his story to Al Arabiya News

Tunisia atrocity can be traced back to Western bombing of Libya

Libya is now a springboard for groups such as ISIS to carry out atrocities in neighboring countries

Nicolas Anelka talks football, discrimination, and his Islamic faith

Anelka was the first signing of Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger

Arab leaders call on Britain and France to clamp down on their radicals

It follows a meeting of the Council of Arab Interior Ministers during which all pledged to destroy groups like ISIS

Lakhdar Brahimi: Algeria has moral responsibility to help Libya

The former United Nations and Arab League peace envoy’s strong words will have huge international repercussions

Army rule will never produce Arab democracy

There is something macabre about the public relations stunts being organised by the Egyptian Army as it tries to manipulate democracy to its own ends. ...

Hope of Arab Spring Tunisia still thrives

Violent Islamists fighting the police is not a sight which sits easily with what should be the on-going hope and optimism of the Arab Spring. Freedom ...

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