MB Demands Egypt to Reopen Rafah Crossing to Aid Palestinians in Gaza

MB has issued a statement on the recent deteriorations at Gaza Strip after the Israeli occupation forces’ military operation that led to dozens of Palestinian martyrs. The statement has been

Not by bread alone

WORKERS straggled towards the gates of the Mahalla spinning works, one of Egypt’s biggest textile mills. The prime minister, Ahmed Nazif, had just thanked them in person for not going

Egyptian Local Poll: Mubarak’s Games

Boycotted by the main opposition group the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) and against a backdrop of violent popular unrest, centered on the Nile Delta city of Mahalla el-Kobra, local elections took

Mubarak hangs on

For those too caught up in the drama of on-again, off-again Israeli-Palestinian talks, the Iraq and/or Iran debates, and Lebanon’s political paralysis to pay close attention, Egypt seems like the

Haneyya: Strategic relationship with Egypt bigger than differences

The legitimate prime minister of the PA government Ismael Haneyya has affirmed on Thursday that the Palestinian-Egyptian relationship was and still strategic and brotherly, and couldn’t be affected with small

Olmert threatens to paralyze Hamas’s strength

Apparently shocked by the stunning Palestinian resistance attack on the Nahul Oz crossing point on Wednesday, Israeli premier Ehud Olmert threatened he will "paralyze" the activities of Hamas Movement.

Torch of armed resistance rekindles in W. Bank

The torch of the armed Palestinian resistance in the West Bank has apparently rekindles after the Israeli occupation army confirmed on Friday that the frequency of Palestinian armed attacks against

Iraq Was Not A Preemptive War

This week, Republican presidential candidate John McCain claimed that he would reserve the right to wage preemptive war, and with good reason. After all, preemptive war could one day be

U.S. Needs Taliban to Regain Afghanistan

The Taliban are back and stronger and more popular than ever. NATO and the United States will soon have no choice but to negotiate with them six years after driving

Separating prayers and politics

Amid wide opposition from independent parliamentary members -- mainly belonging to the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood group -- the People’s Assembly late last week passed a controversial law banning public demonstrations