NDP Prepares for Presidential Elections Amid Muslim Brotherhood Crackdown

NDP sources said that following the forming of NDP governorate-wide administrative offices in the up-coming elections in July, a wide-scale party forum is expected to be formed to include senior

Does The West Really Understand What Goes On In Iran?

Ian has made the headlines for the past weeks. What is happening in this country which maybe after North Korea and Myanmar is one of the most tightly controlled and

MB – Turning the other cheek?

On the other hand, blogger Mahmoud Abdel-Monein sees the crackdown as part of the ongoing attempt to weaken the movement ahead of the coming transfer of the presidential post from

White House Weighs Order on Detention

Obama administration officials, fearing a battle with Congress that could stall plans to close the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, are crafting language for an executive order that would reassert

Dwaik: Imprisoning MPs unjustified

Dr. Aziz Dwaik, the speaker of the Palestinian legislative council, has described Israel’s detention of PLC members as unjustified and a blow to democracy.

OCHA: Israeli military activities and restrictions against Gaza still ongoing

The UN office for the coordination of humanitarian affairs (OCHA) said in a report covering the period from17 to 23 of June that Israeli military activities in the Gaza Strip

Turkish demo in front of Azerbaijan consulate protesting Peres visit

A group of Turkish activists on Sunday demonstrated in front of the Azerbaijan consulate in Istanbul to protest the visit by Israeli president Shimon Peres to Baku.

Awad: Turkey pledged big development projects in Gaza

Dr. Mohammed Awad, the secretary-general of the PA council of ministers in the Gaza Strip, has disclosed Sunday that Turkish government and private foundations have pledged to carry out big

Ministry of prisoners: Press reports on Shalit deal unfounded

The Palestinian ministry of prisoners’ affairs on Sunday urged the media not to publish unfounded press speculations on the fate of the prisoners’ exchange deal between the Palestinian resistance and

Hamas to decide on dialog today, affirms no political detainees held in Gaza

Hamas on Sunday affirmed that there are no political detainees in the Gaza Strip and added that it would announce its final position regarding national dialog later today.