The Committee to Protect Journalists is deeply concerned by the Israel Defense Forces’ (IDF) arrest of a local television director and harassment of several journalists during a military operation in

Once again Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak shows zero tolerance for a secular democratic dissenter. THE BUSH administration has tolerated Egypt’s brutal crackdown on domestic dissent and the broader reversal of its

A lengthy article in this week’s New Yorker magazine by veteran investigative journalist Seymour Hersh provides further evidence that the Bush administration has not only set course for war against

Every now and again, an established journalist goes into print to rage against the bloggers. Our old role of gatekeepers who decided what news and opinions the public should hear

A group of influential Christian conservatives and their allies emerged from a private meeting at a Florida resort this month dissatisfied with the Republican presidential field and uncertain where to

Parliamentary Bloc’s Proposed Amendments

Egypt and the European Union have patched up a disagreement over human rights, enabling them to sign a “neighbourhood action plan” in Brussels on March 6, officials said yesterday.The Egyptian

Even as the Egyptian government cracks down on any kind of opposition, an ageing academic who has taken the helm of the faltering pro-democracy Kefaya movement insists the regime is

Few days ago, ikwanweb posted a story about Egyptian policeman Mohamed Khalaf Ibrahim (picture) who was referred to martial court after refusing to guard the Israeli embassy in Cairo as a sign of protest of

Exactly three years ago, the newly-elected president of the Union of Egyptian Journalists, Galal Aref, made an important announcement: President Hosni Mubarak had just telephoned him and had formally undertaken