The US national image and its contradictions

Lawrence Davidson analyses the reasons behind the widening gulf between the US national self-image as “the world’s prime purveyor of good government, stability and progress” and the reality of imperial

El-Erian: National Unity a Prerequisite for the Next Phase

Dr. Essam El-Erian, the Brotherhood's media spokesman and member of the Executive Bureau, has stressed that the ruling regime practiced a policy of repression, exclusion, violence and bullying against all

Lieberman: Israel will not apologize to Turkey

Israeli foreign minister Avigdor Lieberman has announced that his government would not apologize to Turkey over the deadly naval attack on the Freedom Flotilla aid convoy to Gaza that killed

IOF troops violently quell march, break hand of Palestinian youth

Israeli occupation forces (IOF) brutally dispersed a peaceful anti wall demonstration near Qalandia barrier breaking the hand of a Palestinian youth and hurting a number of foreign activists.

Palestinian fisherman injured in IOF shooting

A Palestinian fisherman was slightly wounded on Saturday when the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) aboard navy gunboats opened heavy machinegun fire at fishermen off the coast of northern Gaza city.

Mubarak sidelines presidential succession issue and opposition’s reform demands

The ruling NDP’s annual convention began on Saturday with what appeared to be early intentions of sidelining and ignoring pressing questions of political reform and presidential succession although his mandate

Dozens suffer breathing difficulties in IOF quelling of peaceful march

-- Tens of Palestinians and foreign solidarity activists were treated for gas inhalation in Beit Ummar village, Al-Khalil district, after Israeli occupation forces (IOF) fired tear gas canisters at them

Egypt: Mossad was behind internet cable cut two years ago

- Egyptian Supreme State Security disclosed investigations leading to Israeli foreign intelligence the Mossad being behind the break in an internet cable belonging to Egypt a few kilometers off Italian

April 6 Youth’s Conference Lashes Out at Mubarak’s NDP

Speakers at the 3rd Conference was held by the April 6 Youth Movement under the slogan "In the Occupied Egyptian Territories", parallel to the Conference of the ruling National Democratic

HRF: Democracy Possible if Egypt Is Pressured by US Administration

Neil Hicks international policy adviser for Human Rights First wrote in an article in Washington Post that he agreed with the Assistant Secretary of State Michael Posner that Egypt’s upcoming