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Other IssuesReports April 24, 2008

Hunger Pains for Mubarak

It’s well known that the run-up in oil prices in recent years has had the unpleasant consequence of enlivening autocrats in oil-producing countries, from Vladimir Putin and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to
ActivitesReform Issues April 24, 2008

Dissatisfied Doctors Stage General Protests Accross Egypt

Hundreds of doctors staged protests on Wednesday demanding a new pay-scale and denying the government¢s silence towards the deteriorating economic conditions.
ActivitesDevelopmentReform IssuesWorkers April 24, 2008

Analysts: Strikes are Outputs of Gov’t Siege on Political Freedom

During the political seminar of MB parliamentary bloc on Tuesday April 22, titled "Strikes between Chaos and Influence", all attendees stressed the importance of continuing recent strikes that began to
MB in International pressMB NewsMB OpinionsMB Statements April 24, 2008

Mahdi Akef: Muslim Brotherhood Rejects Gamal Mubarak as President

Mahdi Akef, chairman of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB), totally rejected Gamal Mubarak, the son of the current Egyptian President, as a possible presidential candidate.
Human RightsMB NewsMilitary TribunalPrisoners of Conscience April 24, 2008

In Focus: Risks of excluding the Brotherhood

The military sentences issued against some members of the Muslim Brotherhood represent a turning point in the relationship between the group and Mubarak regime. This is not only because they
Reform Issues April 24, 2008

Talking back

Yesterday several of the opposition-minded papers in Egypt ran with front-page stories about Bilal Diab, a Cairo University student who heckled Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif as the latter was delivering
Reform Issues April 24, 2008

Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood leader slams President Mubarak’s son

The leader of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood opposition group on Wednesday rejected Gamal Mubarak, the son of President Hosny Mubarak, as a possible presidential candidate, saying his policies are the worst
Human RightsPalestine April 24, 2008

Dweik: The release of MPs won’t be at the expense of detainees of high sentences

Dr. Aziz Dweik, the kidnapped speaker of the PLC, stated that the imprisoned MPs have to be released, as a demand related to the Palestinian sovereignty, but not at the
Human RightsPalestine April 24, 2008

European campaign: IOA trying to retain Gaza in state of clinical death

The European campaign against the Gaza siege has condemned the continued Israeli occupation authority’s ban on fuel supplies to Gaza, warning that the condition in Gaza was heading to a
Human RightsMB NewsPrisoners of Conscience April 24, 2008

Six MBs Detained Despite Court Orders to Release Them

The Ministry of Interior ordered re-arresting four Muslim Brotherhood (MB) members who were released according to Ismailia Prosecution yesterday.