Hamas: All options open before the Gaza people to end the siege

The Hamas Movement stated that it made vigorous political efforts to reopen the Rafah border crossing and break the siege, but unfortunately these efforts did not succeed, adding that it

Cultural boycott partitions Egypt from Israel

Since Egypt became the first Arab state to make peace with Israel, the two nations have exchanged ambassadors, cooperated on security issues and greatly increased trade. Yet for many Egyptians,

Strike Turns Egypt ’s Main Squares into Military Barracks, Detentions Underway

The Egyptian regime has made preparations, during the past few days, to confront the April, 6th strike called for by political powers to voice their protest at the price hikes.

April 8 Local Elections Annulled in more Cities in Egypt

The Administrative Judicial Court in Fayoum governorate has annulled the municipal elections in all the city’s local constituencies. The court’s verdict issued on Sunday (April 6th) comes after 22 MB

Barghouthi: Settlement expansion surged about twenty-fold since Annapolis

Dr. Mustafa Al-Barghouthi, a lawmaker and the secretary-general of the Palestinian national initiative, said on Sunday that the pace of settlement expansion has surged almost twenty-fold since the Annapolis conference,

Physically-assaulted female prisoner appeals to save her from losing eyesight

A female prisoner in the Israeli Hasharon prison called Shireen Hasan from the Bethlehem city appealed to human and prisoners’ rights organizations to intervene to save her from losing her

Gaza running on near empty

Ayman Eid stands as motionless as his orange Hyundai taxi. Never mind taking a passenger somewhere, Ayman has no idea how he will ever get home.

Pakistan: New Beginnings?

Now, with the process of transition to civilian rule complete, the question many of us have in mind is: have we finally crossed the threshold from convoluted paternalistic military rule

If Americans Knew

It’s not a coincidence that Pro-Israel Jewish Americans, like Eliot Abrams, Dennis Ross, and Martin Indyk, are usually appointed in charge of Middle East policy, especially the Israeli Palestinian conflict.

The Green Light

As the first anniversary of 9/11 approached, and a prized Guant?namo detainee wouldn’t talk, the Bush administration’s highest-ranking lawyers argued for extreme interrogation techniques, circumventing international law, the Geneva Conventions,