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MB in Arabian pressWorkers December 22, 2006

Thousands of Egyptian Workers Stage New Sit-In

Less than two weeks after a large labor protest, more than three thousands workers at Helwan and Torah cement plants (south of Cairo) staged an open sit-in due to not paying
Military TribunalOther Views December 22, 2006

Why Did The Regime Detain Khayrat Al Shater?

The declared reasons for detaining Khayrat Al Shater last week are that flimsy; since the man has nothing to do with the militia parade staged by the Azhar University students.
Parliament News December 22, 2006

MB Parliamentary Bloc Meets With EU Delegation

A delegation of the Muslim Brotherhood parliamentary bloc- headed by Hussein Mohamed Ibrahim- the MB bloc’s deputy chief-received, last Wednesday evening, a delegation from the Socialist Group in the European
Palestine December 22, 2006

Transcript of Haniyeh’s speech

This is the speech I mentioned a couple of days ago… It should be noted that Fatah issued a statement that the speech had “inaccuracies,” but did not elaborate further.
Iraq December 22, 2006

100,000 Iraqi refugees in Egypt?

A new Pentagon report out yesterday describes the continuing disaster in Iraq. One item was on refugee flows. It says that: “The numbers of refugees fleeing the violence are immense:
Lebanon December 22, 2006

Report: Lebanese, Israeli PMs Met Secretly in Egypt

A secret meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Siniora took place in Egypt last October, the Palestinian Ma’an News Agency reported.   The report
MB in International press December 22, 2006

Haniyeh calls for formation of Palestinian state on 1967 lines

Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh on Tuesday reiterated a callfor a long-term truce with Israel and for the formation of a temporary Palestinian state along the 1967 borders.In a rambling
Palestine December 22, 2006

On the New Book “Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid”

 Former President Jimmy Carter has come under sustained attack for having dared to use the term "apartheid" to describe Israel’s policies in the West Bank. However, not one of Carter’s
Palestine December 22, 2006

Audio Report: Montrealers Denounce Israeli Apartheid

On Saturday, December 16th, 2006 Palestinian solidarity activists gathered on St. Catherine street in downtown Montreal to draw attention to a 2005 appeal from over 170 Palestinian civil-society organizations to,
Iraq December 22, 2006

Iraq not Eye-raq, please

Despite the deluge of information on the Middle East in the US media Americans remain baffled and confused about basics in politics and culture. It is my guess that most