25 Arrested From MP Rally in Nile Delta

Egyptian police arrested on Friday 25 supporters (including son) of Muslim Brotherhood MP Dr. Farid Ismail from a public conference he convened to present his accomplishments in the latest parliamentary

MB Candidate says his Electoral Campaign Faces Security Harassment

Dr. Hassan Abu Shaesha, MB candidate in Kafr Al Sheikh for complementary elections of the parliament, said that his electoral campaign is facing strict security harassment these days.

Police Disperse Students With Water Cannons, Tears Morality Campaign Banners

Tense altercations occurred between students and the faculty director at Faculty of Law in Al Mansura University on Tuesday, November 4. In turn, he tore the banners of MB students,

Dumyat Lawyers to Sit-in against Elections Derail

Lawyers in Dumyat organized a sit-in on the stairs of the compound of courts at Shata in Dumyat, to protest against the attempts of the ruling regime to take the

Saleh Slams NDP Leader’s Statements About MB

In his statement to Ikhwanweb, Saleh described the ruling regime, which had launched a fierce attack on the MB in its annual conference, as "broke" and surviving on "corruption and

MB Parliamentary Bloc To Elect New Office Tuesday

Secretary General of the MB Parliamentary Bloc Dr. Mohamed El-Baltagy stated that the bloc has determined to hold internal elections next Tuesday November 11, 2008, 24 hours before the start

Ashour Calls Criminal Prisoners’ Escape A New Security Scandal

MB MP for the Nozha and Maraj districts Magdy Ashour posed a pressing question to the Egyptian PM and Minister of Interior regarding the escape of nine prisoners from the

Kareem Amer: two years awaiting justice

The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) said today in a statement that Kareem Amer has now completed his second year in prison, and his lawyers from ANHRI and

Welcome to Mideast Peace, President Obama

In Haaretz, Aluf Benn unintentionally reminds us that America’s foreign policy challenges in the Middle East are no less daunting or intractable today than they were yesterday. He offers his

The Day After….

For those of you who aren’t glued to TV/internet/radio/civilization, last night Barack Obama was elected President. Check out the latest polls, counts, and punditry. Of course, bloggers didn’t wait long