Towards the Release of Detainees under the Emergency Law … Egypt without the Emergency Law

the Prime Minister announced in a speech to the People’s Assembly, “As it seeks a two-year extension of the Emergency Law, the government vows before the People’s Assembly not to

Israel condemned over Gaza raid at CICA summit

Leaders from the Middle East and Asia condemned Israel’s raid on a Turkish aid ship bound for Gaza at a summit on Tuesday, calling on the Jewish state to end

Beginning of the end?

This year has seen a dramatic increase in political dissent and workers' protests in Hosni Mubarak's Egypt. In the final installment of a three-part series, Mostafa Omar analyzes the possibilities

A challenge to Mubarak

This year has seen a dramatic increase in political dissent and workers' protests in Hosni Mubarak's Egypt. In the first installment of this three-part series, Mostafa Omar looks at the

German law expert to prosecute Israel for its deadly attack on Flotilla convoy

German international law expert Norman Peach, one of the participants in the Freedom Flotilla convoy, said he intends to file a lawsuit in his country against Israel for killing and

Rights groups report violations to human rights in Geneva

A report on Egyptian human rights violations presented during meeting of the United Nations Human Rights Council was submitted by independent human rights organizations.

Hamas: Egypt is welcome to continue as mediator

During a meeting with an Egyptian delegation including Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood and independent MPs, Hamas leaders and members of the Palestinian Legislative Council asserted that they welcomed Egypt to continue

Jewish extremists violate Ibtin mosque and deface it with racial slurs

Zionist extremists attacked the Omar bin Khattab mosque in the village of Ibtin in Haifa, and wrote racial slurs in Hebrew on the front of the mosque calling for its

Israeli MP who joined flotilla faces witch-hunt

Jonathan Cook reports that an Israeli Arab MP, Haneen Zoubi, who has testified that she had seen passengers on board the Gaza-bound Turkish aid ship Mavi Marmara shot in the

Terror Attacks Decrease in Europe

We did a piece on the statistics of European terrorism quite some time ago, and now more evidence that “terror” from Muslims in Europe is an overblown threat.