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Blogger Mohamed Khairi To Be Referred Tomorrow

Faiyum Prosecution decided on Tuesday November 18 to put off the referral of internet activist Mohamed Khairi till tomorrow for yet unknown reasons despite existing at the prosecution premises

Khudari warns: Gaza population might march towards crossings

Alarm sirens wailed in northern Gaza on Tuesday as the popular anti siege committee members and foreign solidarity activists marched near the Beit Hanun (Erez) crossing to protest the Israeli

IOA navy kidnaps three int’l activists and 16 fishermen in Gaza waters

The ministry of agriculture reported Tuesday morning that three international activists and 16 Palestinian fishermen have been kidnapped in Palestinian waters by the Israeli navy.

‘Seismic’ economic shifts challenging democracy assistance

The Economist Intelligence Unit recently highlighted the possibility of the global financial crisis undermining democracy and democracy assistance

The Mantra of ‘Change’ Makes Arab Autocrats Nervous

Daoud Kuttab writes in the Huffington Post about how the Egyptian government sought to expunge a newspaper cartoon that hoped for change in Egypt much like the one seen in

Egypt Judiciary Halts Gas Exports To IOA

Administrative Judiciary Court decided on Tuesday to halt the government decision of exporting natural gas to Israel. The ruling might motivate similar lawsuits against exporting gas to other countries.

Court Releases Journalist Hosam Al-Wakil

South Cairo Court ordered Tuesday the release of Hosam Al-Wakil, journalist at Al-Dostor daily newspaper, after being kept at Wadi Al-Natroun and Al-Mahkoum prisons for more than 50 days.

Turkey Joins the Fray

Last week Turkey offered to mediate talks between Iran and the Obama administration. This fits into a pattern of recent diplomatic assertiveness on the part of Turkey in regional and

Prohibition of Publication in Tamim Case Is Worrying, Says MP

Member of the MB parliamentary bloc and the committee of culture and media Mohsen Radi expressed his deep worries about the decision of the chief of Cairo Criminal Court Al

Mishaal explains to Mousa Hamas’s views on dialog

Khaled Mishaal, the supreme leader of the Hamas Movement, on Sunday evening conferred with Arab League secretary general Amr Mousa in Damascus on Palestinian developments especially reasons for suspending the