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Uncertain times call for uncertain measures as judges’ rule no poll in Alex

With the run up to polls in Egypt police officials and armed gangs have dispersed campaign events by Muslim Brotherhood candidates going as far as attacking candidates while in their cars...

Zionism must go

Day after day, Israel is proving to all and sundry that it is more of a malignant tumor whose ultimate goal is to kill, replace, destroy and liquidate than of a normal human entity wanting to live and let live...

Fierce Police and Christian Clashes in Egypt over Church Construction

Police forces in Egypt clashed with Coptic Christians over the construction of a new church today where police fired tear gas to disperse the protest in Giza, Cairo...

Syria calls Israeli referendum decision disregard of international law

A Syrian official said the law the Israel Knesset passed Tuesday requiring a public referendum for any military pullouts in the Syrian Golan Heights territory and Jerusalem proves Israel’s disregard of international law and peace merits...

Witnesses: Israeli navy abused, abducted two fishermen along Gaza Strip coast

Israeli naval troops abused and arrested Tuesday two Palestinian fisherman off the northern coast of the Gaza Strip, eyewitnesses said. No apparent reason for the abduction was offered...

Settlers seize Palestinian building in Silwan area, displace Qara'ein family

Extremist Jewish settlers seized Tuesday morning under military protection a Palestinian building in Al-Farouq neighborhood in Al-Makhbar Mount overlooking Silwan district, south of the old city of occupied Jerusalem...

IOA renews travel ban against Jerusalemite expert

The Israeli occupation authority (IOA) has renewed the travel ban on Khalil Al-Tafakji, the settlement affairs expert and director of the maps section at Orient House in occupied Jerusalem, for six months...

Eliminated MB MPs Submit Memo to the President

The Muslim Brotherhood candidates who were crossed off the parliamentary nominee list submitted a memo Wednesday, two days after their sit-in to the president urging him to intervene and order the enforcement of the court ruling issued in their favour to participate and vie for seats in parliament...

IOF soldiers storm house of MP, arrest his son

Hamas MP Dr. Omar Abdulrazek has denounced the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) for storming his home on Tuesday evening and taking away his son...

Israel holds entire family in detention

A squad of more than 50 armed Israeli soldiers abused and abducted a 52-year-old Palestinian woman in Al-Khalil Tuesday morning after carrying out a fierce raid on her home...

Six Dawn Raids and Two MB Arrests Including Journalist

Security forces stormed the houses of 6 Muslim Brotherhood leaders in Alexandria however only 1 leader was arrested due to the absence of the other 5 from their homes...

POMED director denies US meddling in Egypt’s affairs

In a recent statement POMED’s director Stephen McInerney, emphasized that it was imperative that the US continue to persuade Egypt to run transparent elections. He pointed to the significance of economic and military aid, diplomatic incentives and US investment in Egypt...

Journalists and Media Workers: No Hope for Neutral Media Coverage for the Upcoming Elections

During the conference entitled Egyptian Media on Politics and Profession- Experiences in Election Coverage that was held on Monday, journalists and media professionals unanimously agreed that there is "no hope for fair, equal and neutral media coverage for the forthcoming legislative polls under the current system."..

NGOs Slam Restrictions on Poll Monitoring

76 Egyptian civil society organizations were issued permits by the the High Elections Commission (HEC) to monitor the country’s parliamentary elections...

Three MB Supporters Abducted in Aswan

Security forces in Aswan abducted three supporters of MB candidate, Farouk Bahr, following a campaign rally in the villages and centers of the constituency. The three were not involved in the MB rally...

Ketatni: Regime Approved Assaults on Me

Dr Mohamed Saad el-Ketatni, head and media spokesman of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) parliamentary bloc, held the Ministry of Interior responsible for the attempt to assassinate him during his campaign rally on Monday evening...

Amnesty Calls on Egyptian Regime to Respect Opposition's Right to Campaign

Amnesty International criticized new restrictions by Egypt's authorities on political opposition and called on them to end assaults by security forces on parliamentary candidates...

Report: Shouting slogans into the wind

A detailed report titled “Egypt shouting slogans into the wind” has been released by Amnesty International outlining the unease regarding the violence and human rights abuses in the country’s run up to the parliamentary polls slated for November 28...

MB press conference: Despite violence and oppression we will continue

Dr. Mohamed Morsy, media spokesman for the Muslim Brotherhood relayed that Egypt’s upcoming parliamentary poll is a significant turning point for Egypt...

MB Candidates Top Masrawy's Poll‏

22,218 people voted, and the MB obtained 42% of the votes, independents 28%, the opposition obtained 14 % and the NDP only received 16% of the votes...