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Egyptian government faces difficult times in 2010

The Egyptian government faces a very difficult time in 2010, with historically prominent issues such as the succession of President Hosni Mubarak, the use of military courts, emergency rule and the parliamentary electoral system, and the country's relations with Israel, Fatah and Hamas all likely to come even further to the fore...

Egypt plays friendly with Palestinians

Cairo: Egypt announced that it will travel to the occupied West Bank on March 28 to play a friendly match against the Palestinian national football team...

Conflict arises in Egypt opposition over ElBaradei’s leadership, Muslim Brotherhood

Conflict within the so-called unified Egyptian opposition appears to be breaking...

Egypt: Suez Canal revenues since 1975 at $64 billion

Mahmoud Abdel-Wahab, a spokesman for Egypt’s Suez Canal Authority, said that global trade is on track to rebound this year and the Suez Canal is set to see a return to pre-economic crisis levels...

Iraqi election candidates face poet's sarcasm

Once upon a time, not so long ago, there was a poor Iraqi shepherd who lost all but six of his sheep to drought. In desperation, the poor shepherd decided to run for parliament. Or so begins a satirical poem recited by Abdel-Wahid al-Badrani at an election-themed evening at Tikrit's Palace of Culture and Arts, a week ahead of the March 7 parliamentary polls..

Ruling Party nixes MB corruption inquisition

The majority from the ruling National Democratic Party in the People's Assembly voted yesterday against discussing three interpellations submitted by the Muslim Brotherhood bloc which accused the government of corruption and the squandering of public money...

Egypt passes new organ transplant law

Egypt’s Parliament voted overwhelmingly to pass regulations on organ transplants in the country. It ends months-long controversy over a bill aimed at curbing illegal trafficking and tourism that has arisen from organ dealing...

Speakers of Arab parliaments to visit Gaza next month

A delegation of Arab parliament speakers is to visit the Gaza Strip next month in line with Arab attempts to break the siege on Gaza.Dr. Mohammed Abu Hudaib, the head of the political and national security committee in the Arab Transitional Parliament, reported...

Tormenting the dead

In a typical move, Israel is building a "museum of tolerance" right on top of an ancient Muslim cemetery, writes Khaled Amreyah..

Khudari: Israel will not succeed in polishing its image

MP Jamal Al-Khudari, the head of the popular anti siege committee, on Monday said that Israel will not succeed in polishing its image as long as the siege and colonialist activity in the occupied Palestinian land continued...

Mousa: Storming Aqsa an insult to Arabs

Amr Mousa, the Arab League secretary general, has denounced the Israeli storming of the Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem, describing it as an insult to Arabs...

Solidarity conference rejects Israeli measures, future attacks

The national, Islamic solidarity conference on the future of Palestine has rejected the Israeli occupation authority (IOA) measures against Islamic shrines in Al-Khalil and Bethlehem and asserted importance of foiling any possible future attacks on regional countries...

IOF violent quelling of Aqsa protests wounded 20 Jerusalemites

The violent quelling by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) of the protest demonstrations in occupied Jerusalem left 20 Palestinians wounded and 11 detained...

Bahar proposes practical solution to save Aqsa, Hamas demands firm Arab stand

- Dr. Ahmed Bahar, the first deputy speaker of the Palestinian legislative council (PLC), has asked the Arab League (AL) and the Islamic conference organization (OIC) to adopt a firm position so as to repel the Zionist danger threatening the Islamic holy shrines...

Egypt: Court overrules Ezzat's appeal

The Misdemeanor's Court in Cairo overruled the appeal filed by the MB's defense team to released Dr Ezzat, the MB deputy Chairman and his colleagues and renewed their detention on Monday...

Dweik calls for urgent PLC session to discuss Israeli attacks

Dr. Aziz Al-Dweik, the speaker of the Palestinian legislative council (PLC), has called for an emergency session for the PLC to discuss the Israeli attacks on Islamic holy shrines...

Bahar announces adjournment of PLC session

Dr. Ahmed Bahar, the first deputy speaker of the Palestinian legislative council (PLC), announced on Monday the postponement of the PLC emergency session till Wednesday after Abbas's militias blocked entry of MPs into the PLC premises in Ramallah...

Zahhar: Mediators in prisoners exchange deal annoyed by IOA conduct

Political bureau member of Hamas Dr. Mahmoud Al-Zahhar has said that the mediators in the prisoners exchange deal between his movement and the Israeli occupation authority (IOA) were annoyed by the IOA behavior...

Khodeiry: MB represents moderation

Chancellor Mahmoud Khodeiry issued a statement to Ikhwanweb revealing his true feelings towards the MB's senior leaders who were recently arrested on February 8, in a wave of new animosity and bitterness on the ruling regime's part...

Abdullah and Abbas urge protection of holy sites

Jordan's King Abdullah II and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday February 28, called on the international community to protect holy shrines in East Jerusalem, which they said were threatened by unilateral Israeli measures..