Ayman Nour will stay in jail for a long time as it seems , some one does not know want him back free to the political arena very soon. Just

When the editor of Al-Dostour faces trial on 1 October for "publishing false rumours in bad faith about President Mubarak’s health", it is the independent press that will really be

The Fatah-dominated security services -- whose colleagues in the Gaza Strip were decisively defeated by Hamas three months ago --

Ramadan is a joyous event that transcends the private, and sometimes lonely, fast. Muslims gather with friends and family just before sunset waiting patiently for the go-ahead to dig into

Egyptian blogger Abdel Monem Mahmoud was arrested in April 2007 for things written in his blog. Monem, for whom a campaign has been taken up at [1] is a member

A Cairo criminal court yesterday sentenced four newspaper editors to a year’s forced labour and the maximum possible fine of 20,000 Egyptian pounds (2,600 euros)

Check out POMED’s Event Calendar to see a list of events in the D.C. area relevant to democratic reform, U.S. foreign policy, and the Middle East. Tue, Sep 25, 2007

The family of the man who was tortured to death by Al Fayyum policemen refused to take his body until they see the forensic medicine report

Immediately after the visit of the Minister of Higher Education to Al Fayyum university, two students were arrested at the gate of university,

Security forces at the Upper Egyptian governorate of Aswan arrested on Monday at dawn 10 Muslim Brotherhood (MB) members in the governorate.