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Al-Qaeda supporters back John McCain for president

One message, posted on the extremist website al-Hesbah — which is closely linked to al-Qaeda — said that if the terror group wants to exhaust the US economically and military,

The Costs of Relying on Aging Dictators

most as soon as it started, the democratization agenda that the Bush administration hoped would be the lodestar of its post 9-11 foreign policy has been all but shelved. The

Interview With Hisham Melhem of Al Arabiya

QUESTION: Madame Secretary, let’s take a panoramic look at the region, the Middle East. The Bush Administration came with some high wishes, hopes: preventing Iran from becoming a nuclear power;

Nora Younis to Receive Annual Award from Human Rights First

Congratulations to Egyptian blogger and activist Nora Younis, who will, along with Russian activist Oleg Kozlovsky, receive the annual Human Rights Award from Human Rights First at its 30th anniversary

Demanding Arab democracy

The demand for democracy in the greater Middle East may currently be weak. But, notes analyst Mark Katz, “If and when the demand for democratization does grow in the Middle

Dr. Abu Marzouk: Hamas will give today its reply to the Egyptian draft

Dr. Moussa Abu Marzouk, the head of Hamas delegation to Cairo talks, stated that his Movement will tender its response to the Egyptian draft on the internal reconciliation on Wednesday,

Hamas: Promoting Tirawi cannot reform PA security apparatuses

The Hamas Movement stated that portraying the dismissal of PA intelligence chief Tawfiq Al-Tirawi as a step on the path of reforming the security apparatuses is an attempt to pull

Media forum and journalist bloc slam PA and Israel for arresting journalists

The Palestinian media forum and the Palestinian journalist bloc strongly denounced the PA security apparatuses and the IOF troops for kidnapping journalists, calling for participating in the protest to be

EGYPT: Food For The People

Kushari, often referred to as Egypt’s national dish, has become a staple food for many. Usually served in a plastic container, it is layered from the bottom with rice, followed

Rights Organization Requests Accurate Explanation Of “Fake” Student Elections

In a statement issued Monday, October 20, the Academic Program of the Freedom of Thought And Expression Institute condemned the gross violations that spoiled student elections this year across the