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Tell that to the USS Liberty’s survivors, Mr Lieberman

Recalling the cold-blooded Israeli attack on the US warship the Liberty, Alan Hart considers what nuclear-armed Israel might do if its Moldovan bouncer-cum-foreign minister, Avigdor Lieberman, got the job he covets most, that of Israeli prime minister...

Israeli gunboats fire at Palestinian fishing boats

Israeli gunboats opened heavy machinegun fire at Palestinian fishing boats off the southern Gaza Strip coast of Rafah on Wednesday night, press sources reported...

Asian Convoy 1: Palestine is the focal point of world events

Feroz Mesberola, chief of the multinational Asian Convoy 1 which is set deliver humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, expressed his crew's extreme delight as the convoy landed Wednesday in Damascus, where they met with Khalid Meshaal and other resistance movement leaders...

Elections to Observe in 2011

A recent article in Foreign policy shed light on elections to watch in 2011...

US efforts to reform Egypt's military fall on deaf ears

An article in Newsweek highlights that a recently leaked diplomatic cable reveals that Egypt , America ’s most loyal Arab ally is tenaciously resisting U.S. pleas to reform its military mission to meet 21st-century threats insisting rather on securing additional conventional weapons more fitting for last century’s battles...

Politicians Describe PA Speakers’ Warnings as Threat to Democracy

A number of politicians and lawyers condemned the statements of the head of parliament, Dr. Fathy Sorour, in which he said about the “parallel parliament”: “I am worried for them, as Article 86 of the Penal Code criminalizes them because this is considered a gathering that threatens democracy”..

Judges slam Election Fraud

Judges joined Judge Ahmed Mikki, vice president of the Cassation Court and member of the Supreme Judicial Council Mikki in denouncing the elections and the state's undermining of judicial independence..

Security Forces Raid House of MB Leader in Beheira

Security forces raided the house of Muslim Brotherhood leader Yaser Abdul Rafee in the governorate of Beheira early Wednesday morning..

NDP MPs Call for the Arrest of members of the

A senior official of Egypt's ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) continued to issue a mocking and strongly-worded statement about the shadow parliament, which was formed by the opposition and former MPs to protest election fraud during Egypt's recent parliamentary elections, stressing that there is only one legitimate parliament in Egypt...

First Candidate for Egypt's Presidency Submits His Papers

The first independent candidate for President in 2011 Lawyer Saeed Abaza, on Wednesday submitted two letters to the People's Assembly and Shura Council, calling for a hearing on his election platform, to conduct a secret ballot vote whether or not to approve him...

Post-Election Egypt- A Digital Political Discussion Room

A president who has governed with an iron fist for 29 years, an election where only a quarter of eligible voters turned up, a fraudulent election hailed as a great victory for the ruling regime, then an illegal parliament that gloats all the way to the house – this is Egypt 2010...

NDP MPs Call for the Arrest of members of the "Parallel Parliament"

A senior official of Egypt's ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) continued to issue a mocking and strongly-worded statement about the shadow parliament, which was formed by the opposition and former MPs to protest election fraud during Egypt's recent parliamentary elections, stressing that there is only one legitimate parliament in Egypt...

Zagazig University issues unjust orders to 200 students

In an unjustified and illegal action, the chairman of Zagazig University has taken repressive measures by issuing a decision to dismiss 11 students enrolled in the Faculty of Engineering for two weeks, 10 others enrolled in the Faculty of Veterinary Science for two months, two students in the Faculty of Commerce and another student in the Faculty of Arts for a full academic year...

Israeli air raids wound four citizens

Israeli warplanes launched a new raid on Hashashin area in Rafah city, south of the Gaza Strip, on Tuesday evening targeting a training camp for the Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas...

Tell that to the USS Liberty’s survivors, Mr Lieberman

Recalling the cold-blooded Israeli attack on the US warship the Liberty, Alan Hart considers what nuclear-armed Israel might do if its Moldovan bouncer-cum-foreign minister, Avigdor Lieberman, got the job he covets most, that of Israeli prime minister...

Farwana: Jewish settlements being used to blackmail children

Palestinian rights expert Abdel Nasser Farwana expressed concerns about Israeli authorities using West Bank Jewish settlements as a place to detain, single out, and violently question children...

Rallies Defending the Right to Know – Free Thinkers and WikiLeaks

Believing his arrest was politically motivated, pro-WikiLeaks protestors are rallying in various places around the world insisting that Assange be freed. There have been posters bearing the words ‘Lock up War Criminals! Free Julian Assange’...

Egyptian PA Speaker Warns 'Parallel Parliament'

Dr. Fathy Sorour, head of the parliament, has warned of the seriousness of forming a “parallel parliament” which was launched by former MPs, saying: “I am worried for them.”..

NDP Official Ascertains Mubarak Is Party's Presidential Candidate

Dr. Mustafa El-Fiqi, head of the foreign relations committee at the parliament, stressed that Egypt is undergoing a transition on the internal, regional and international level...

Complaint to the Attorney General Accusing El-Baradei of Inciting Civil Disobedience

Magdy El-Kordi, co-ordinator of the Popular Support Coalition for Gamal Mubarak, submitted a complaint to the Attorney General, Councillor Abdel Megid Mahmoud, against Dr. Mohamed El-Baradei, founder of the National Association for Change (NAC)...