Egyptian writer and journalist Ibrahim Issa likens his role in his nine-year-old struggle with the authorities to that of Zorro or Robin Hood — a mischievous, resourceful folk hero who

So far the Quartet response to the Palestinian Mecca agreement on 8 February 2007 has treated it much as the US treated a short-lived unity agreement last September. But both

We, the undersigned, across political, intellectual and ideological spectrums, declare our outright rejection to the Egyptian regime’s oppressive decision of transferring dozens of leaders from the Muslim Brotherhood group to

The Egyptian president’s appetite for democratic reforms is fast dinimishing, writes Simon Tisdall Ostensibly building on limited political reforms enacted in 2005, Hosni Mubarak has proposed more than 30 constitutional

Ghazi Hamad, the PA government spokesman, has affirmed that the new national unity government would never pose as obstacle before PA chief Mahmoud Abbas’ political moves. He urged the USA,

Two Muslim Brotherhood members surrendered to the Egyptian police following the continuous state security manhunt over groundless charges.

Israeli archeologist Meir Ben Doff has revealed that the Israeli occupation authority discovered a mosque at the Magharba gate three years ago and removed it without announcing the discovery. He

Israeli archeologist Meir Ben Doff has revealed that the Israeli occupation authority discovered a mosque at the Magharba gate three years ago and removed it without announcing the discovery. He

After Internet activists, Internet parties and websites which discuss political and social issues which were previously tabooed in Egypt and the Arab world, Egyptian bloggers emerged to discuss various issues

The American Israel Public Affairs Committee, or AIPAC, may be the most powerful lobby in the country. As its Web site says, "Through more than 2,000 meetings with members of