The US based Human Rights released its annual report for 2010, accusing Egypt of widespread discrimination against Christians and other religious minorities.

A recent statement by the Muslim Brotherhood has asserted that the group believes immediate reform is necessary if Egypt is not to follow suit in Tunisia's historical uprising witnessed worldwide.

Lawrence Davidson analyses the growth of fascism in Israel, arguing that this process “did not begin ... with 1967 and the taking of the occupied territories. It did not even

The Giza Criminal Court will hold the second trial session for the renowned journalist Hamdi Kandil on December 18

President Mubarak – confident (having vote rigging down to a fine art) that he will be Egypt’s president for life - has gone to great lengths to proudly retain power

Turnout for Sunday's parliamentary election runoffs did not exceed 5 percent, local and international human rights organizations said on Monday.

-- 21 international human rights organizations have called for fresh international moves to lift the siege on Gaza immediately and without any conditions attached.

The independent Coalition for Monitoring the Elections accused the High Elections Committee (HEC) of being useless. It stated in its second report on the elections that it was clearly evident

The undersigned organizations expressed surprise and strongly condemned the military trial of an Egyptian young man without a crime except the love for his country.

In a recent Ynet News story, a news group operating within West Bank settlements witnessed “Arabs and Leftists” staging an event in which their olive trees were vandalized, so as