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57 MB candidates barred from registering in elections

The first day of registering for nomination as candidates in the upcoming parliamentary polls has proved to be eventful. Although 75 candidates were successful in submitting applications at least 57

Galloway: Lifeline 5 achieved its goals

Former British MP George Galloway, the founder and head of the Viva Palestina organization, said on Tuesday that the Lifeline 5 aid convoy to the Gaza Strip had achieved great

Egyptian polls debated in Washington

The next month’s Egyptian legislative elections continue to be the focus of attention in policy debates in the US capital. Last week, a panel of Egyptian and American experts convened

Sawalha: The Siege on Gaza must end now

Mohammed Sawalha, the deputy-head of the international committee for breaking the siege on Gaza, said on Thursday that the lifeline 5 convoy came to Gaza to deliver clear and sound

Lifeline 5 enters Gaza Strip amidst big jubilation

Members of the lifeline 5 convoy have arrived Thursday to the besieged Gaza Strip through the Rafah crossing point after the Egyptian authorities allowed them entry following marathon negotiations full

Palestinians fear more serious stage of Egyptian steel wall

A giant crane in Egypt near the Salahuddin Gate on the Gaza-Egypt border is steadily embedding giant steel plates into the earth, even though Palestinians can penetrate the plates. But

Lifeline 5 to leave this evening for Al-Arish seaport

The fifth aid convoy Lifeline for Gaza will leave Tuesday evening for the Egyptian seaport of Al-Arish after a delay in its departure due to financial problems with the cargo

Amnesty: Dozens detained in Egyptian pre-election crackdown on opposition

Amnesty International today called on the Egyptian authorities to immediately release, or charge with a recognizable criminal offence, more than 70 members of the Muslim Brotherhood group arrested this week.

Amnesty condemns MB arbitrary detentions

London based rights group Amnesty International accused Egyptian authorities of arresting large numbers of Muslim Brotherhood members in an attempt to hinder the country’s strongest political opposition group's elections campaign

Members of lifeline convoy head to Latakia port to pressure Egyptians

A part of the lifeline aid convoy to Gaza would move toward the Syrian port of Latakia on Monday to pressure the Egyptians into expediting issuing a permit to allow