Opposition Calls for General Strike

A coalition of opposition groups—including the suspended Labor Party, Kifaya, the banned Muslim Brotherhood, the unlicensed Karama (Dignity) Party, the unlicensed Centrist Party, the workers of Mahalla, the Lawyers’ Syndicate.

EGYPT: Can’t Wait a Generation to Eat

A World Bank official said this month it could take as long as "a generation" for the effects of Egypt’s recent economic growth to be felt by the poorest segments

Hamas’s battle for hearts and minds

ATTEMPTS at a rapprochement between the Palestinian Islamist party, Hamas, and its more secular rival, Fatah, faltered this week almost as soon as they had begun. Mahmoud Abbas, president of

Taking a Cue from the Danish Cartoon Scandal

There are parallels between Dutch politician Geert Wilders’ anti-Koran video and the response to the Muhammad cartoons that rocked Denmark two years ago. By placing his video on the Web,

Haneyya urges Arab leaders to end inter-Palestinian rift, break Gaza siege

The prominent political leader in Hamas Movement Dr. Khalil Al-Hayya has urged on Friday the Arab leaders to sincerely act to end the inter-Palestinian rift, and to put an end

Palestinian refugees commemorate martyrdom of Sheikh Yassin and Rantisi

Representative of Hamas in Lebanon, Osama Hamdan, said on Thursday that the language of dialogue between Hamas and Fatah Movements should continue in order to resolve the inter-Palestinian division, and

Adjourning MB Verdict: A tyrannical regime uses wait and see to liquidate critics

Violette Daghuerre told Ikhwanweb that the Egyptian regime still needs time to examine the ruling it will issue against the Muslim Brotherhood leaders transferred to the military trial. It does

Delegates of Hamas and Islamic Jihad visit Egypt to discuss crossing, calm

Delegations of the Hamas Movement and the Islamic Jihad Movement headed Thursday morning to Egypt to resume discussions about a number of issues especially the temporary calm with the Israeli

Nazareth, the neglected city of Jesus

Last weekend, Catholics in Nazareth and around the world celebrated the most holy and significant events to Christianity, Good Friday and Easter Sunday, marking the death and resurrection of Jesus

Anti-war Campaigners Have To Change Electoral Tactics

’So?" So said Dick Cheney when asked last week about public opinion being overwhelmingly against the war in Iraq. "You can’t be blown off course by polls." A few days