4,400 Workers Still on Strike at the Shebin El Kom Textile Company

Some 4,400 workers at the Indorama Shebin El Kom Textile Company - in the Nile Delta Governorate of El Mounufiya – are persisting in their ongoing strike, for the ninth

USA: Top officials urge dialogue with Hamas

Nine former senior US officials and one current adviser are urging the Obama administration to talk with leaders of Hamas to determine whether the militant group can be persuaded to

Protests, Strikes Unabated in Egypt

A political deadlock is in the making in Egypt which is repeatedly facing strikes, sit-ins and protests in which Egyptians are calling for their rights from a government that closed

OIC secretary general in Gaza for single day visit

The secretary general of the organization of Islamic conference, Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, is to visit the Gaza Strip on Sunday for a single day visit to inspect the devastation inflicted by

Ihsanoglu: My visit to Gaza is aimed to support war-torn Gaza people

Dr. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, the secretary-general of the organization of the Islamic conference (OIC), stated Sunday that his visit to the post-war Gaza is intended to support the Palestinian people after

The Next King of Saudi Arabia?

Rob at Arab Media Shack brings to our attention an article in Forbes on Prince Alwaleed bin Talal of Saudi Arabia. “Is there a possibility that Alwaleed might someday be

Egypt must halt campaign against bloggers

The Committee to Protect Journalists is writing to protest the relentless campaign of persecution against Internet journalists and bloggers by Egypt’s various security services. Regrettably, the routine harassment and detention

Meet the Real Islam

In the final Republican presidential debate last year, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, speaking about America’s adversaries in the so-called "war on terror," told the audience: "This is about Shi’a

Democracy and the Muslim world: the “post-Islamist” turn

An old argument over the compatibility of Islam and democracy is being transformed under the influence of new social and intellectual currents. The external advocates of democracy in the Muslim

Hamdan: Cairo dialogue moves towards declaring unity government

Osama Hamdan, the representative of Hamas Movement in Lebanon, has asserted Friday that the inter-palestinian dialogue in Cairo was moving in a positive way towards announcing a PA unity government