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Election CoverageHuman RightsPrisoners of Conscience March 23, 2008

Four MB Candidates Arrested During Campaign Stops

Damanhour’s prosecution in Behera governorate, Egypt, ordered detention of four Muslim Brotherhood (MB) candidates who have succeeded in registering their names as candidates in the upcoming municipal elections
Parliament News March 23, 2008

Minister of Information: MB Parliamentarians Still Belong to Outlawed Group

The Egyptian People’s Assembly witnessed a number of disputes between the Egyptian Minister of Information, Anas Al-Feqi, and many Parliamentarians, specially from the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) bloc, on Saturday’s meeting
Other OpinionsOther ViewsPalestine March 23, 2008

Arabs driven by biases that mirror Israeli biases

Last month, Hamas terrorists fired rockets into Israel and killed an Israeli girl. The attack provoked a massive response from Israel which claimed to target Hamas militants but ended up
ActivitesPalestine March 23, 2008

Hayya: Hamas will never accept any initiative detracting from Palestinian rights

Dr. Khalil Al-Hayya, a prominent Hamas leader, stated on Saturday that his Movement would not accept any mediation or initiative for calm with the Israeli occupation if this calm detracted
Palestine March 23, 2008

Hamas: Cheney’s statement provocative, affirms collusion in crimes

The Hamas Movement said on Saturday evening that American vice president Dick Cheney’s backing to "Israel’s right of self defense in face of missiles launched from the Gaza Strip" constituted
Election CoverageHuman Rights March 22, 2008

Egyptian elections: Brotherhood says it’s ready

In two weeks’ time Egyptians will head to voting booths to cast ballots in what analysts say could be one of the most important elections in the country’s modern history.
Human RightsPalestine March 22, 2008

Israeli court turns down appeal to free longest serving administrative detainee

The Israeli military court in Negev jail has turned down an appeal to free the longest serving Palestinian administrative detainee who has been held in occupation jails for 51 months
Palestine March 22, 2008

Abu Marzouk: The PA delegation’s statements undermines Yemeni efforts

Dr. Mousa Abu Marzouk, the deputy head of the Hamas political bureau, said that the statements of the PA leadership and its delegation to Sana’a that Hamas did not approve
Human RightsIraq March 22, 2008

Bush Blisters the Truth on Iraq

On the occasion of the fifth anniversary of Bush’s illegal war of aggression in Iraq, the Fabricator-in-Chief made a speech at the Pentagon, whose muzzled army chiefs had opposed his
Human RightsPalestine March 22, 2008

Denying the Palestinian Nakba: Sixty Years Is Enough

What is happening in Gaza today is not a humanitarian crisis; rather, it is another Nakba, another war. Israel will continue to escalate its atrocities and intensify its siege in