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Authoritarian temptation emerges in the new geopolitics, claims U.S. intelligence report

The emergence of a non-democratic model of development could have an appeal to states in the Middle East, a senior U.S. intelligence official suggested yesterday. China and, to some extent,

Should liberals promote liberal democracy?

The new U.S Administration will inherit an intimidating array of foreign policy challenges, not least the ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the threat of a nuclear Iran, a stagnant

Health ministry: Dozens of patients may die in case of a power outage

he health ministry in the Gaza Strip warned that dozens of Palestinian patients might die within half an hour if there is any power outage in the units of intensive

European campaign warns of Israeli attempts to dupe the world on Gaza

The European campaign to lift the siege on Gaza has warned of an Israeli attempt to draw the world’s attention away from the oppressive siege imposed on the Strip.

An internationalist president

Barack Obama’s campaign victory was epic-making in America and across the Muslim world. On November 4, as soon as the election was called for Barack Obama, I began to receive

Catholics and Muslims Pledge to Improve Links

Catholic and Muslim leaders worked on Thursday to deflate suspicion between their two faiths, pledging at a high-level seminar here to work together to condemn terrorism, protect religious freedom and

Exclusive: Ikhwanweb Interview With Hamas Deputy Leader

In his exclusive interview with Ikhwanweb, Hamas vice Chair Musa Abu Marzuk confirmed that Hamas "is not interfering with Arab politics. In fact many of those who bet on attacking,

Obama’s win promotes democracy in Arab world

A curious thing has happened as Americans were choosing their first black president. Democracy suddenly ceased to be a bad word for many genuine democrats in the Middle East.

Egypt: A third ruling upholds the decision to prohibit publicity

The legal unit for the freedom of expression utterly rejects the decision issued by the president of the criminal court in south Cairo at the trial session held today. This

Police in Sudan arrest dozens of journalists protesting against media censorship

The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information watched with growing concern as the Sudanese government arrested dozens of journalists and columnists.