Wikileaks and the new global order: America’s wake-up call

Jonathan Cook argues that the disclosure by Wikileaks of secret US diplomatic cables highlight “Washington’s own sense of the limits on its global role” but that “the world’s finite resources

Abduction of Thirteen MB Members in Kafr El-Sheikh

Security forces in Kafr El Sheikh arrested 13 MB members Thursday evening.

The folly of the Israeli and Arab approach to Iran

Alan Hart considers the possibility that the whistleblower website Wikileaks is being manipulated by an intelligence service to achieve specific objectives, namely to maximize perceptions that Iran is a serious

Jewish settlers desecrate Aqsa Mosque, Jerusalemite worshipers face them

Palestinian worshipers on Thursday evening clashed with extremist Jewish settlers after they stormed under police protection the courtyards of the Aqsa Mosque.

Will the Palestinian Authority declare an independent state – or collapse?

The other day I looked back with sadness on how nothing had changed for the better since my last trip to Palestine three years ago.

Al-Ashal and Al-Khodairy: “The MB’s withdrawal from the elections saves Egypt’s dignity which was wasted

Dr. Abdallah Al-Ashal, former minister of foreign affairs expressed his happiness at the MB’s decision to withdraw from the re-elections in objection to the rigging of the results in the

Dr. Morsy: The MB’s withdrawal from the elections came as the regime insisted on challenging

Dr. Mohamed Morsy, media spokesman for the group stressed that the MB’s decision to participate in the elections was the result of total conviction and unanimity of the MB Shura

Not Even a Rap on the Knuckles – US and Egypt

Can the world turn a blind eye to all the prickly issues surrounding the Egyptian elections? The fraud, brutality and corruption are so obvious that even the US had to

Muslim Brotherhood vows global campaign

Cairo: Reeling from a humiliating rout in Egypt's legislative elections, the Muslim Brotherhood, the nation's strongest opposition force despite a ban, said on Tuesday it would pursue a "local and

Mubarak’s party poised for Egypt poll triumph

Egypt awaited the final results on Tuesday of a parliamentary election that is set to deliver sweeping gains for President Hosni Mubarak's ruling party and all but shut out the