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Palestine April 6, 2008

Building the Palestinian Contras

Israel, the Bush Administration and the Palestinian Authority (PA), headed by Mahmoud Abbas, are collaborating to build a depoliticized Palestinian security force whose main task and raison d’être will be
Election CoverageOther OpinionsOther ViewsWorkers April 6, 2008

Reactions of Opposition Voices to MB Stance towards Strike

Mohamed Mahdi Akef, chairman of the Muslim Brotherhood, confirmed that the group’s attitude towards April 6 strike, doesn’t prevent any of the group members from participating in the strike. He
IranIraq April 6, 2008

Iran joined militias in battle for Basra

IRANIAN forces were involved in the recent battle for Basra, General David Petraeus, the US commander in Iraq, is expected to tell Congress this week.
Iraq April 6, 2008

General William Odom Tells Senate Rapid Withdrawal Is Only Solution

Good morning Mr. Chairman and members of the committee. It is an honor to appear before you again. The last occasion was in January 2007, when the topic was the
Election CoverageHuman RightsPrisoners of ConscienceReform Issues April 6, 2008

Ghozlan: Egyptian Regime Cannot Compete With MB in Transparent Elections

The number of Muslim Brotherhood affiliates arrested, shortly before the beginning of the registration for the upcoming municipal elections, has exceeded 900 detainees till last Thursday (April 3rd) according to
Islamic Issues April 6, 2008

Required class: Islam 101

There’s been a lot of talk about Muslims and Islam in the media lately, with the reprinting of the Danish cartoons. We can debate what the newspaper’s intentions were, but
Human RightsPalestine April 6, 2008

HRW Urges Abbas to punish killers of Majd Barghouthi

The American Human Rights Watch organization has called on PA chief Mahmoud Abbas to bring to trial those who tortured Majd Al-Barghouthi, a Mosque Imam, to death while in PA
Human RightsPalestine April 6, 2008

Health ministry denounces world silence over growing number of Gaza victims

The health ministry in the PA caretaker government has denounced the world silence over the growing number of victims of the Israeli siege imposed on the Gaza Strip that reached
Election CoverageHuman RightsReform Issues April 6, 2008

Egypt: Municipal elections on Tuesday 8 April, concerns mount

Next Tuesday, 8 April, sees municipal and local elections taking place across Egypt. These should have taken place two years ago but were postponed by the authorities until now.