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House Arrest For Bedridden Helwan MB Leader

The state security forces have imposed a house arrest on Adel Abdullah, a Muslim Brotherhood leader in Helwan, south of Cairo, since Thursday morning Feb. 15, 2007. A security force arrested

Tens of MB Members Detained in New Wave of Arrests Across Egypt

Many Egyptian governorates witnessed a fresh crackdown carried out by presiden’t Mubarak’s autocratic regime against the Muslim Brotherhood (MB), the biggest opposition group in Parliament.

Beshr, 5 Others Jailed 15 Days

The Higher State Security Prosecution jailed, on Monday, Dr. Mohamed Ali Beshr, the Muslim Brotherhood Executive Bureau member, and five others 15 days pending trial .

Alaa Abd El Fattah with Ahdaf Soueif

On May 7, Alaa Abd El Fattah, my nephew, was detained by security forces in downtown Cairo at a demonstration in support of the Egyptian judges in their conflict with

Interview with Mrs Amani, wife of Detained Gamal Shaaban

We want to know the profile of you and Mr Gamal’s family?My name is Amani Ibrahim AhmedWife of Mr. Gamal Mahmoud ShabanThe family consists of 6 members: the mother, the

Egypt: State Council Cancels House Vote in

In a heavy caliber surprise that may increase owes of the Egyptian regime, the State Council cancelled the results of the 2005 People’s Assembly elections in 24 constituencies nationwide.

Mashaal Warns of New Palestinian Intifada If Blockade Not Lifted

Khalid Mashaal, the head of Hamas political wing, warned Palestinians will begin a third Palestinian Intifada (uprising) unless the blockade imposed on the Palestinian people is lifted within 6 months

Interview With Hizbullah Leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrullah

Q: Can we say that the Shiite Hizbullah has come to lead the Arab Sunna in their war with Israel, and how do you evaluate the reaction of the Arab

Dr. Najih Ibrahim of the Egyptian Islamic Group Talks to Asharq Al-Awsat

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat- Dr. Najih Ibrahim, the Egyptian Al-Jama’ah al-Islamiyah (Egyptian Islamic Group, EIG) chief theorist has stressed that there is a wide disagreement between the Al-Qaeda Organization and the

27 MB Members Detained At a Workshop on Education

The State Security Foces on Saturday July 8, 2006 arrested 27 Muslim Brotherhood members at Ras el Bar, a coastal town near Dameitta on the Mediterranean, about 180 km north of Cairo.