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Arab Perspective: Playing US Politics with Iraqi Blood for Oil

Bracing for 2008 presidential election, US Democrats in opposition and the ruling Republicans have embroiled the American public in a political crisis between the executive and legislative powers over deadlines

MB Is Not Opposed To Dialogue With US Despite Reservations

The Meeting between the head of the MB parliamentary bloc with the US Congress delegation raised many inquiries in both Egyptian and Western arenas around the nature of this dialogue

The Religion factor in the Palestine issue

The Religion factor in the Palestine issue First I would like to hint that I don’t attack the Jewish people or their religion here as I respect all religions and

Brotherhood trial run

The Muslim Brotherhood ought to be brought fully into politics, if only to find out what they truly intend The Egyptian parliament recently approved controversial amendments to the Egyptian constitution,

Democracy Declared, Not Practised

In a victory for the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) of President Hosni Mubarak, amendments to 34 articles of the constitution were approved last week in a national referendum. While

Last chance for Mideast peace

George W. Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert are letting what could be the last, best opportunity to resolve the world’s most dangerous conflict slip through their fingers. Unless

VIEW: Regime change in the Arab world

Excluding the Islamists is a recipe for disaster, while inclusion can breed moderation. The necessities of politics are bound to dilute ideological purity. The challenge is not how to destroy

Robert Fisk’s Interview With Heikel On Egypt’s Politics

"Our President Mubarak lives in a world of fantasy at Sharm el-Sheikh," Heikel says. "Let us face it, that man was never adjusted to politics. The cigar. I can never

MB Wishes Copts Happy Easter

Mr. Mohamed Mahdi Akef, Chairman of the Muslim Brotherhood, expressed his warmest and kindest greetings to Pop Shenouda III and the Copts in Egypt and throughout the world during their

House Speaker’s Statements Flagrant Aggression On Freedoms: Press Syndicate

The Egyptian Press Syndicate expressed its worry over statements of the House Speaker in which he declared studying a possible incrimination of the media that helps publishing terrorism-related issues, in