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Other Issues May 13, 2008

Election Preferences on the Arab Street

Zogby International and the University of Maryland’s Shibley Telhami conducted a poll last month of 6 Arab publics: Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE.
MB and WestPalestine May 13, 2008

The EU, Israel and Hamas

The US has embarked on a new attempt to solve the Arab-Israeli conflict, backed by wide international support. But the situation on the ground between Israel and the Palestinians is
Human Rights May 13, 2008

Survey: Gulf Between Democracy in Theory and Practice

The basic democratic principle that "the will of the people should be the basis for the authority of government" is supported by overwhelming majorities throughout the world, according to a
ObamaPalestine May 13, 2008

Confronting Questions, Obama Assures Jews of His Support

Faced with doubts about his support for Israel and American Jews, Senator Barack Obama has stepped up his efforts to reach out to the Jewish community over the past month,
Human RightsReform Issues May 13, 2008

HRInfo Condemns Blocking Kefaya Website

The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information said today, that the website of the Egyptian Movement for Change:Kefaya "http://Harakamasria.org" was blocked in Egypt and the Internet users who have access
Human RightsPalestineReform Issues May 13, 2008

Anti-siege committee: Allowing in small fuel quantities an Israeli game

The popular committee against the siege stated that the Israeli occupation manipulates one and a half million Palestinians in the Gaza Strip when it allows in every few weeks small
Human RightsParliament RequestsReform Issues May 13, 2008

MB MP Calls for Applying Pay Rise in Private Sector

Mahmoud Meghed (member of the MB parliamentary bloc) demanded the Egyptian government to oblige the private sector to raise the employees" salaries by 30% to be equal to those of
Parliament News May 13, 2008

MB MP Condemns Low Education Budget

Ali Ismaeel (member of the MB parliamentary bloc) has submitted a query to the Premier regarding a statements made by the Minister of Education about demanding 28 million pounds for
Human RightsPalestineReform Issues May 12, 2008

Dwaik: Return of Palestinian refugees is a sacred right

Kidnapped Hamas senior political leader and speaker of the PA legislature MP Dr. Aziz Dwaik described on Monday the Right of Return of the Palestinian refugees as the "hard rock"
Human RightsOther Blogs May 12, 2008

Egyptian human rights groups critical of EU report on Egypt

A coalition of Egyptian human rights organizations have objected to a recent European Union report on Egypt that they say ignored major abuses, Almasry Alyoum reported Monday.