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Four Things Obama Needs to Do in the Middle East

In a recent piece, I discussed the growing sense of “Bush nostalgia” among Arab reformers. Such nostalgia has less to do with George W. Bush and more to do with

Montana University discusses MB impact on Egypt

The Eighth Annual, Central and Southwest Asia Conference at University of Montana is scheduled to take place on April 21-23.

Egyptian politician calls for protesters to be shot

Amnesty International on Monday condemned comments by an Egyptian MP and member of the ruling party who urged the police to shoot protesters that have been calling for political reform

Egypt Brotherhood MP calls for march against government

The Muslim Brotherhood’s Hamdi Hassan, a member of Parliament, invited on Tuesday for all Egyptian activists, politicians and lawyers as well as those symbols of civil society “to participate in

Egypt’s Mubarak, Libya’s Gaddafi talk peace

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Libya leader Colonel Muamar Gaddafi met on Wednesday at the Red Sea resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh to discuss peace efforts and efforts to resolve

Verdict June 29, for individual participation in presidential elections

A verdict will be announced on June 29 regarding an appeal filed against the Egyptian President Mubarak and the Interior Minister.

Yemeni media and journalists targeted by spate of prosecutions

“The situation of the media is getting worse by the day, with one prosecution after another. The international community must intercede as a matter of urgency.”

Tafakji: Israel uses religion to erase Arab and Islamic roots from J’lem

Director of maps and survey department of the orient house Khalil Al-Tafakji said that Israel uses religion to remove the Arab and Islamic roots from the occupied city of Jerusalem

Egypt: AUC grad student creates advanced device for allergy testing

Reem al-Olaby, a graduate student at The American University in Cairo (AUC) and a team of research colleagues have created an advanced device to “quickly, accurately, safely and cost effectively

Egyptians die more frequently in hospitals, especially children

A report released by the Ministry of Health last week revealed the death of approximately 23,167 patients out of a total of 3 million patients who underwent treatment in ministry