Maryam Kallis and Zahour Ahmed Released

The Syrian Human Rights Committee (SHRC) has learnt that the Syrian Authorities have released Maryam Kallis (36 years) and Zahour Ahmed (28 years),

Islamist policy shift?

In his recent speech in Cairo, President Barack Obama stated that "America respects the right of all peaceful and law-abiding voices to be heard around the world, even if we

The Three Branches of the AIPAC: The Executive, the Legislative and the Judicial

AIPAC’s main influence and domination is in Congress although it certainly impacts all levels of the U.S. Government. Its main concern is U.S. foreign policy vis à vis Israel, the

How to Improve Relations with the Muslim World – Challenges and Promises Ahead

The election of President Barack Hussein Obama on November 4, 2008, meant perhaps more for the rest of the world than it did for the United States. It signified a

Obama’s Speech: First Responses from the Region

The New York Times surveys the responses of a few Arab students to President Obama’s speech in Cairo. Sulafah Al Shami, a Jordanian student, called it “a big break from

Islamist radicalisation: the challenge for euro-mediterranean relations

The question underlying the book is whether the EU should engage more specifically with the ‘moderate’ Islamist parties, and at least recognise radical Islamist movements that achieve democratic electoral success

State Security Police forces Internet café owners

When the cafe owner and the café manager received their license and ID cards from the State Security an officer warned them and ordered to write down the names, addresses

Hamdan: West Bank incidents top Mishaal-Suleiman talks

Osama Hamdan, the Hamas representative in Lebanon, said that the Ramallah security apparatuses’ practices in the West Bank would top the agenda of the talks between Hamas supreme leader Khaled

Bahar: IOA committed all forms of war crimes against Palestinians in Gaza

Acting PLC speaker MP Dr. Ahmad Bahar has accused the Israeli occupation authority of committing war crimes against the Palestinian people in Gaza Strip as he briefed a Norwegian delegation

Abu Marzouk: Qalqilia massacre would be discussed on the dialog table

Dr. Mousa Abu Marzouk, the deputy-head of Hamas’s political bureau, has confirmed that the Movement’s delegation headed by Khaled Mishaal, the Movement’s top political official, would discuss the recent events