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Sharqiya's MB supporters hauled in by police

The recent announcement of MB candidates fielded to run in the elections has triggered even further arrests by state security...

MB in Assuit to field 6 candidates including one female

The Muslim Brotherhood in Assuit has confirmed that it will field six candidates to run in the parliamentary elections including one female...

Another dawn and another bout of MB arrests

As dawn breaks Egypt 's MB faced further crackdowns as security forces raided and ransacked the houses of 3 MB leaders in Sharqiya and four in Qalyubiya...

NDP members vow to vote for MB candidate

Members of the National Democratic Party in the Egyptian constituency of Ismailia asserted that they would vote for the Muslim Brotherhood candidate Dr. Hamdy Ismail in the upcoming parliamentary election in protest to corruption in the NDP's internal elections...

Egypt witnesses increased media control as elections approach

According to government officials the recent crackdown on independent media outlets stems from what it describes as its efforts to regulate unauthorized channels and not politically motivated...

Critics say new text-messaging rules target pre-election political opposition

The Ministry of Communications this week announced new restrictions pertaining to the use of text messaging for the dissemination of cellphone news alerts...

Security crackdown escalates closing down businesses and detaining MB leaders

In another violation of the constitution and the law, state security engaged in a ransacking frenzy this time in Alexandria...

Egyptian Clampdown on Press Freedom Gaining Pace

The 'free speech' spring in Egypt is nearing its end" was the headline of a report in Lebanese daily An-Nahar describing the sacking of noted, controversial media figures critical of the regime ahead of legislative elections in November...

Time for New Palestinian Political Strategy

Palestinians had long lost confidence in their Palestinian Authority as their representative, who was supposed to defend their rights and work to achieve their statehood. Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian President, was imposed on the Palestinians in the 2005 election when the Israeli forces had arrested and restricted the movements of other Palestinian candidates and his campaign was given 94% of TV coverage. Although his presidency had expired in January of 2009 he is still, illegally and unconstitutionally, occupying his position. Polls had shown that his popularity is very low...

The Endless Game of Peace

In the newest development concerning peace negotiations between Israel and the PA, Netanyahu has offered to partially extend the fake settlement freeze in exchange for recognition of Israel's Jewish character. In a startling spectacle of rationality, the PA has rejected the offer in kind. BBC reports:..

The MB launches a door to door campaign

Members of the Muslim Brotherhood in Daqahleya embarked on an electoral campaign in an effort to explain the group’s reasons for taking part in the elections...

Mr Hague, is it not your responsibility to keep seaways open?

Stuart Littlewood reminds British Foreign Secretary William Hague of recent acts of piracy by the Israeli navy against unarmed aid ships, including the sadistic assault on the Jewish boat, the Irene, and asks him what the UK government and its partners are doing to keep the seaways open and guarantee free movement, as required by numerous treaties, charters and the law?..

Media figure Hamdy Kandil's trial scheduled for November 20

Judge Abdul Aziz Omar, Chairman of Cairo's Appeal Court and President of the Higher Committee for the elections, has listed November 20 to try veteran journalist Hamdy Kandil before Giza’s Criminal Court...

Israel planning to demolish 110 Palestinian buildings in Silwan

The State Comptroller of Israel has called for the demolition of tens of Palestinian homes in Silwan, the suburb adjacent to the Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem, in an official report published on Wednesday...

State security continue wave of arrests hauling in 4 more MB leaders

The massive campaign targeting MB leaders directly followed the MB chairman Dr. Mohamed Badie’s announcement over the weekend that the group would take part in the parliamentary elections slated for November...

Suez MB fields 3 candidates including one female

The Muslim Brotherhood office in Suez has announced that the MB will field 3 members to run in the parliamentary elections...

Ministry of justice warns of Israel's citizenship law, loyalty oath

The Palestinian ministry of justice in Gaza warned that the Israeli decisions to amend its citizenship law and impose the oath of loyalty to the Jewish state on Palestinians are part of the ongoing Israeli policy which is aimed to empty historical Palestine from its indigenous people...

MB students sue university after being banned from student body elections

For the second consecutive day, Tanta’s University witnessed students staging protests against the university’s administration. The Muslim Brotherhood affiliated students asserted that a decision was made to ban opposition mainly the MB students from participating in the elections...

Sharqeya MB fields 11 candidates including one female

The Muslim Brotherhood, members in the Egyptian governorate of Sharqeya has announced the names of 11 members nominated to run in the upcoming parliamentary elections including one female contender...

ANHRI condemns gov't restrictions on freedom of expression

Deep resentment was expressed by The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information condemning the successive decisions restricting media freedoms in Egypt prior to the forthcoming public elections...