Legal society asks Pope Benedict to seek release of Palestinian prisoners

The Ansar Al-Asra (prisoners’ supporters) society has appealed to the Pope Benedict XVI to use his good offices in seeking a halt to the Israeli aggression and the oppressive siege

MB Demands Fact Finding Committee on Train Disaster

The Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt issued a statement on the recent train crash which claimed the lives of tens of people and the injury or hundreds others. The group said

Egypt: Heshmat’s Case May Go Before International Court

Ten months have passed since the Egyptian parliamentary elections in 2005, and the Egyptian court hasn’t yet issued its ruling on the vote rigging and other election irregularities. Cases of

Libyan MB Applauds Reform Initiatives Proposed By Gaddafi’s Son

In its first comment on the reform initiatives proposed by Saif el Islam al Gaddafi, the son of Libyan President, the Muslim Brotherhood chapter in Libya issued a statement hailing

Falahat Slams Russia For Adding MB To List of Terrorist Groups

In a statement to Ikhwanweb, Jordanian MB Chairman Salem el Flahat lashed out at Russia for its decision to place the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood on the list of terrorist groups. Flahat attributed this

Our Foreign Policy is Just Plain Wrong

The relationship between Mr Bush and Mr Blair has done untold damage both at home and abroad  The ceasefire in Lebanon is holding, if only by a thread, which makes it

Lebanon expects more Israeli breaches of UNSC resolution

Lebanese foreign minister Fauzi Salloukh has unequivocally raised doubts on Israel’s respect to the UNSC 1701 resolution ordering cessation of hostilities in Lebanon, adding that Israel has breached and is

Israeli military: Second round of fighting with Hizbullah soon

The IOF top brass are keen on reiterating that the second round of confrontation with the Lebanese Hizbullah will resume within months if not weeks, alleging that munitions smuggling to

Egypt: Abul Fotoh Criticizes Gov’t For Train Disaster

A tragic disaster took place on Monday August 21, 2006 when two trains collided near Galioubia Governorate, north of Egypt, claiming the lives of about 80 persons in addition to

MB Demands Punishing Officials Responsible For Train Accident

MB Parliamentary Bloc Member Mohsen Radhi said in a statement to Ikhwanweb that failure of the government to swiftly bring those implicated in the recent ferry disaster early this year led