In roundups on January 28, February 2, and February 7, security forces arrested at least 31 Brotherhood members.

Three senior officials of the Brotherhood were among 16 members rounded up early on Monday morning in the latest of a series of swoops, which the group says are aimed

Shehata had said he was contacted by Nigeria following the African Cup of Nations – which Egypt won for a third straight time – and allegedly had offered him a

By noon, thousands of Iranians – many of whom had taken to the streets since last summer’s controversial election – were in the main squares of Tehran.

According to news reports, the border will remain open for the two days in order to allow Palestinians to seek medical aid across the border in Egypt, but will be

The scope of the Iranian government’s crackdown on dissent since the disputed June 2009 elections is even broader and the abuses more flagrant than previously reported, Human Rights Watch said

A group of politicians and experts in the Constitution severely criticised the Egyptian regime for freezing the legal development and distorting the constitution with the recent amendments with the aim

Alkarama has been informed that 15 leaders of the Egyptian opposition movement, the Muslim Brotherhood, were arrested in the early hours of Monday 8 February 2010.

The lawyer for senior members of the Muslim Brotherhood arrested on Monday has described the dawn raids as a pre-emptive strike against the Islamist group ahead of upcoming elections.

The spokesman said that the IOA is exploiting the Ramallah authority's retreating positions, the Arab silence and the world community's passiveness.