December 30, 2006 – Ikhwanweb

Palestine December 30, 2006

Rice asked Israel to strengthen Fatah and choke Hamas

American Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told Israel’s Strategic Affairs Minister Avigdor Lieberman in Washington this month that Israel must "choke off" Hamas, the Hebrew newspaper Ma’ariv reported.She added that

MB in International press Workers December 30, 2006

Workers’ Revolt Pays Off

More than 20,000 Egyptian textile workers have scored a rare win over plans to privatise their publicly-owned company, with a massive strike that forced the company’s management and the pro-free

Eye on IOF December 30, 2006

Egypt transferred large quantity of arms, ammunition to Abbas’ guards

Hebrew press: Egypt transferred large quantity of arms, ammunition to Abbas’ guards. The Egyptian authorities have recently transferred a big number of guns and ammunition to PA chief Mahmoud Abbas’

Other Opinions December 30, 2006

The Trials of Occupation

Executing Saddam will not bring peace to Iraq. That can only come when US forces leave. The imminent execution of Saddam Hussein is nothing but a smokescreen - a diversion

Human Rights Torture December 30, 2006

Al-Wadi Al-Gadid Detainees commit suicide to escape torture

A new letter sent by a group of detainees in Al-Wadi Al-Gadid Prison to the editor of Torture In Egypt blog details some of the horrors in Mubarak’s gulags. In

Human Rights Torture December 30, 2006

An Egyptian Police Torture Story

Sometimes you have friends who you assume are incapable of talking about politics, most of the time you’re right but I was wrong about my friend “Mahmoud”. Mahmoud is your

Human Rights Torture December 30, 2006

Boulaq torturers to be tried 9 January

The Boulaq al-Dakrour Police Station agents involved in the sexual abuse of driver Emad Kabeer have been officially referred by the prosecutor to court, reports Al-Masry Al-Youm today. The South

Palestine December 30, 2006

Israel to build new settlement in the West Bank

The Israeli war ministry has sanctioned the establishment of a new settlement to north of Jordan Valley in the West Bank in the first such step in 14 years.Hebrew media