Arrests Intensify Ahead of Elections, 12 Detained In K. Shaykh

The government is intensifying its arrest campaign among members of the MB targeting areas were candidates are running for the upcoming Shura Council elections on June 11

It’s Good to be the Chief of Staff

Who knew that the Turkish military would issue their “electronic memorandum” on April 27th, just four days before Ruling But Not Governing: The Military and Political Development in Egypt, Algeria,

In Fresh Crackdown, Tens of MBs Arrested In Daqahlīyah

The Egyptian government stepped up its campaigns against members of Muslim Brotherhood in Daqahlīyah, concentrating more on Talkha and Meet Ghamr districts where the MB members are running for the upcoming elections.

11 B.Suweif MBs Rearrested

The State Security forces in Beni Suweif detained 11 citizens supporting MB candidate after the public prosecution released them on Sunday evening May, 20, 2007. The State Security forces in Beni

Jordan’s IAF Chief: We Demand Int’l, Domestic Supervision On Elections

 The IAF in Jordan declared that it may boycott the Municipal elections and withdraw its candidates from some constituencies due to the government’s violations ahead of the elections. The Islamic movement

Cheney of Arabia

Is Dick Cheney coming back for more? The Vice President has just completed a week-long tour of the Middle East that eerily retraced the visits he made to Arab capitals

Islamist MPs In the Dock

In another escalation of the government’s ongoing campaign against the Islamist opposition, two MPs from the Muslim Brotherhood were stripped of parliamentary immunity this month after being briefly detained by

Miracle in Mauritania

It has been a sobering year for Middle East reform.Sectarian strife in Iraq has largely silenced calls for democracy to replace dictatorship. Lebanon, whose March 14 movement once seemed to

Silencing Monem ?

 We demonstrated for Afghanistan, Iraq, and Palestine... but we did not demonstrate for our own freedom.Abdel-Monem

Habib: Election Rigging Expected To Reach 99-100%

The Higher Election Committee closed on Sunday evening May, 20, 2007,  nominations for those who want to run for the Shura Council midterm elections. The Interior Ministry is expected to declare