Prominent Brotherhood Member Referred to Prosecution

Today, the Muslim Brotherhood activist Hassan el-Hayawan along with two of his relatives were referred to the Emergency Higher Court of the State Security on charges related to last November legislative

Judges Revolution Escalates

It seems that the government will not be able to curb the revolution of judges easily. In its meeting last week, Alexandria Union has called on a stand to protest

Hamas Asks US to Remove It From List of Terrorist Organizations

Today, Mussa Abu Marzoq of the Palestinian Hamas called the US to remove his movement from its list of terrorist organizations on the wake of Hamas success in the legislative elections.  The

Egypt Vows Continued Support For Hamas-Led Palestine

Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit said here on Saturday that Egypt would continue to support the Palestinians after Hamas won the legislative election, the official MENA news agency reported.

Government Faces Charges of Corruption and Negligence

On Tuesday, the parliament will set dates for discussing 11 questions lodged by opposition and independent MPs. The questions imply a number of direct charges of the government involvement in

A Solid Start

Election season has arrived in the Middle East. It seems that most of the residents of this troubled region have cast ballots in the past 12 months. Truly, what appeared

What does the Hamas victory mean for nearby Jordan?

As is usually the case when events west of the Jordan River take a dramatic turn, Jordan is the country in the Middle East that will feel the most immediate

Caught by Surprise. Again.

Arafat created one of the most ill-disciplined, corrupt and ineffective organizations ever to be taken seriously on the world stage.  In the late 1970s, American officials were aware that the

UK Denies Talks With Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood

Britain denied on Friday reports that its diplomats had been told to open contacts with Egypt’s Islamist Muslim Brotherhood movement. A Foreign Office spokesman said the only direct contact his

Four Prominent Judges Stripped of Their Immunity

 Amidst the furor gripping the Muslim world over the insulting cartoons depicting Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him, four capitals in three continents witnessed four incidents, in a