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Egyptian MPs visit Gaza, Bahraini Mps call for lifting the siege

Dr. Ahmad Bahar, acting speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) received on Thursday a delegation of Egyptian MPs representatives of the Karama Party headed by Hamdain Sabah, the party’s

view: Egypt or Turkey?

Turkey is doing things it hasn’t done in fifty years. In 2001, the Turkish Parliament amended 34 articles of the Constitution granting and protecting civil and political rights; cementing ‘institutions

The Islamist opposition online in Egypt and Jordan

An October report from Reporters without Borders indicates that the level of media freedom in both Egypt and Jordan has deteriorated over the past year following the jailing of several

Italians awaken to Palestinian pain

Several Italian civil society groups will mark the World Social Forum’s global day of action Saturday by pledging support for Palestinians

No rights, little mercy

Seventy-six-year-old Mustapha al-Jamal goes door to door, looking for help in finding medicines for his son. At home, the 53-year-old son Yahya al-Jamal lies back, staring at the ceiling. By

Egypt Cheers Films Critical of Police

One of Egypt’s latest hit films opens with scenes of police brutally beating pro-democracy protesters and ends with angry masses storming a police station where demonstrators are tortured. The audiences

A high price for the freedom of expression in Egypt

On Sunday, January 27, 11 am, at its headquarter in Maadi, the Arabic Network For Human Rights Information is holding a press conference to declare its first annual report about

Israeli Oppression in Hebron – A Case History of Separation, Forced Displacement and Terror

B’Tselem is the independent Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Palestinian) Territories (OPT) based in Jerusalem with a well-deserved reputation for accuracy and integrity. It was founded

Mashaal to PNC: Ready for Unconditional Dialogue with Palestinian Authority

Khalid Mashaal, Hamas political Bureau chief, told the Palestinian National Conference (PNC) that Hamas is ready to hold talks with the Palestinian Authority, calling for maintaining public rage over the

Haniya Calls for Palestinian-Egyptian Deal to End Rafah Crossing Crisis

Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniya said his government is ready to hold urgent talks with Palestinian Authority (PA) leaders in Ramallah and Egyptian officials in the Egyptian capital, Cairo to