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Haneyya: The latest round of dialog was uneasy and strained

Palestinian premier Ismail Haneyya stated Wednesday that the latest round of the national dialog which ended Tuesday in Cairo was difficult and strained, attributing this tense atmosphere to the refusal

IOF troops block firefighters from extinguishing fire in Palestinian land

Israeli occupation forces on Tuesday night blocked Palestinian firefighters from reaching cultivated lands of Anin village, Jenin district, to extinguish a fire that started at a late night hour and

Naim discusses with Red Cross delegation ways of developing health sector

Dr. Bassem Naim, the minister of health, met with a delegation from the international committee of the Red Cross led by Antoine Grand and discussed with them the health situation

Masters of hypocrisy

I have no doubt whatsoever that Shimon Peres, the President of the criminal state of Israel , would be the main winner in any international championship for the world’s worst

Reformist in the balance

In an exclusive interview to the English Edition of Al Masry Al Youm before his arrest last week, Abdel Moneim Abul Fotouh talks about reform and the future of the

Should the Burqa be Banned?

The issue of the burqa (or the niqab) is one that I’ve struggled with because it forces us to choose between competing goods. It cuts to fundamental questions of the

Arab dissent finds voice in cyberspace

When Wael Abbas, an Egyptian blogger and political activist, was detained by prosecutors in April after an altercation with his neighbour, a police officer, he used Twitter, the social networking

Egypt takes no chances over Iran-inspired demonstration

The Egyptian authorities were taking no chances. There were at least as many vehicles stuffed full of Egyptian police and security parked near the downtown Cairo square as there were

Renewal of detention for Dr. Mahmoud Hussein and ten other MBs. for 15 Days

The Prosecutor-General of Qena Prosecutions ordered the detention renewal for 11 of MB leaders today, at the forefront is Dr. Mahmoud Hussein, member of the Guidance Bureau, for 15 days

A letter from the prisoners of conscience in Central Damascus Prison, Adra

But this did not solve the problem, it creates another contradiction, since the purchase of such tools from the black market creates another problem where the prisoner faces the problem