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National Theater Blaze

Attorney General Judge Abdul Majeed Mahmoud had decided, Saturday night, to assign a team of downtown Cairo prosecutors to inspect the impacts of the blaze. Mahmoud also decided to assign

Human Rights Network Asks Mubarak to End Ibrahim Eissa Trial

The Arabic Network referred to the Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh’s decision to release the journalist Abdul Kareem al Khiwany, who had been sentenced to prison for six years, last

International Organization Opens Dialogue with Egypt

Representing the international human rights organization, Freedom House, Mr. Joshua Muravchik Advisor on Democracy to the US Secretary of State and Dr. Matyas Eorsi, member of the Parliamentary Assembly of

Is the EU serious about democracy in Jordan?

Political reform in Jordan, initiated with much fanfare in 1989 has not lived up to expectations. In fact, the last five years have seen significant reversals.

Syria Muslim Brotherhood Denounces Damascus Bombing

General Supervisor of the Syrian Muslim Brotherhood Ali Bayanouni denounced in a statement to Ikhwanweb the car bombing that hit the Syrian capital Damascus on Saturday leaving at least 17

Student Prosecutes Officer Who Assaulted Her

Students of Faculty of Engineering at Ain Shams University launched a campaign entitled “So as Not to Get Spanked” to raise students’ awareness about the security officers’ limits while treating

Seventeen killed by bomb in Damascus

DAMASCUS (AFP) — A car bomb exploded near a Shiite shrine in southern Damascus on Saturday killing 17 people and wounding 14 others in one of the deadliest attacks to

Al-Dostour Calls For Protest Against Detaining Its Journalist

Al-Dostour newspaper called Friday on journalists and media figures to protest against arresting its journalist Hosam Al-Wakil.

Who is behind Relentless, Obsession and The Third Jihad?

28 million copies of a DVD of the film “Obsession: Radical Islam’s War Against the West” have been distributed free of cost in newspapers across the country. The film was

Father of Al-Jazeera Student Paralyzed Due to Police Torture

Hamadah Abdullatif (detained father of one of the students of Al-Jazeerah Islamic School) developed quadriplegia due to severe torture and beating on his neck at the hands of security officers