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MB NewsParliament NewsParliament Requests December 18, 2009

Askar criticises the government for failing to solve problems of pilgrims

MP Sheikh Sayed Askar, member of the MB Parliamentary bloc, submitted an urgent request for information to the Prime Minister and Ministers of Social Solidarity and Tourism
MB NewsParliament NewsParliament RequestsReform Issues December 18, 2009

Abdel Rhman criticizes the government for the lack of attention it pays citizens

MP Sheikh Mohamed Abdel Rhman, member of the MB Parliamentary bloc, submitted an urgent request for information to the Prime Minister and Deputy-Minister of Transportation regarding the government's negligence in
DemocracyHuman RightsMB News December 18, 2009

Once again the government has outdone itself by imposing more taxes

Saad Hussein, member of the MP Parliamentary bloc, commented on the TV interview with Dr. Boutros Ghali, Minister of Finance, where he stated that President Mubarak and his family are
InterviewsMB News December 18, 2009

Dr. Mahmoud Ezzat in a comprehensive interview with Al Jazeera’s Ahmed Mansur

Dr. Mahmoud Ezzat, Secretary-General of the Muslim Brotherhood, in a comprehensive interview with Al Jazeera's Ahmed Mansour ascertained that the Muslim Brotherhood's elections for Chairman scheduled to be held in
DemocracyHuman RightsMB News December 18, 2009

Historical court decision revoking demolition order for Muslim Brotherhood’s charity hospital.

A historical decision made in court in a hearing led by Chancellor Mamdouh Rady of the knocking down of a new hospital built by the Muslim Brotherhood to serve poor
DemocracyHuman RightsReform Issues December 18, 2009

Jordan: Most surprising and comprehensive political reform in two decades.

Late November witnessed, Jordan's King Abdullah II dropping a large stone in the country's stagnant political pool, stirring up what could be the country's most far-reaching political reform in two
DemocracyHuman RightsOther Issues December 17, 2009

Headlines from the region

Saudi Arabia was the biggest buyer of U.S. weapons during a four-year span with $11.2 billion in deals, followed by the United Arab Emirates with $10 billion, the U.S. Congressional
DemocracyHuman RightsTorture December 17, 2009

Tunisian student jailed over interviews

Global Voices, the international rights group blog, reported that Tunisian student Mohamed Soudani, 24, disappeared on October 22, 2009, in Tunisia, after giving interviews to Radio Monte Carlo International and
DemocracyHuman RightsTorture December 17, 2009

Amnesty says Kurds trial in Syria a farce

The trial of five members of the Kurdish minority in Syria began again on Tuesday amidst much international rights groups’ frustration. London-based Amnesty International called on Syria’s Supreme State Security
DemocracyHuman RightsIslamic Issues December 17, 2009

Before We Damn Switzerland

On October 27 I was on a visit to Switzerland and in this column I wrote from there a first article about the battle over minarets.