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The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a $162 million loan to bolster a Moroccan program aimed at widening access to financial services, the bank said on Friday...

Egypt Swine flu deaths rise to 59

Egypt’s health ministry reported on Monday three more deaths from the H1N1 virus, or Swine flu, bringing the death toll in the country to 59...

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On Monday, Mr. Kamel Morjane, the Minister of Defense, inaugurated the works of the 12th Military Medicine Congress in Gammarth north of Tunis...

Egypt Swine flu deaths at 64

The Egyptian ministry of health on Wednesday reported a further three deaths as a result of the H1N1 virus, or Swine flu, bring the official total of dead in the country of the flu virus to 64...

The President and his Generals

One of the best things that has happened since Barack Obama took over from George W. Bush is that 'the most powerful man in the world' no longer sounds like he is speaking to 11 year olds...

A Swiss minaret ban echoes in Belgium, but why?

A Flemish municipality, named Beringen, applied for installing speakers on the minarets of their Fatih mosque, a Turkish-Ottoman styled mosque and one of the biggest of Belgium...

Mokhtar holds government responsible for incidents in Hagana farm

Essam Mokhtar, member of the MB Parliamentary bloc, has welcomed the government's decision to terminate the demolition of Hagana Farm. He considered the decision as a positive measure to alleviate the outrage in the street...

Askar criticises the government for failing to solve problems of pilgrims

MP Sheikh Sayed Askar, member of the MB Parliamentary bloc, submitted an urgent request for information to the Prime Minister and Ministers of Social Solidarity and Tourism..

Abdel Rhman criticizes the government for the lack of attention it pays citizens

MP Sheikh Mohamed Abdel Rhman, member of the MB Parliamentary bloc, submitted an urgent request for information to the Prime Minister and Deputy-Minister of Transportation regarding the government's negligence in imposing strict control over ferries...

Once again the government has outdone itself by imposing more taxes

Saad Hussein, member of the MP Parliamentary bloc, commented on the TV interview with Dr. Boutros Ghali, Minister of Finance, where he stated that President Mubarak and his family are the first citizens to pay the housing tax and all Ministers will have to pay it, including Boutros Ghali himself...

Dr. Mahmoud Ezzat in a comprehensive interview with Al Jazeera's Ahmed Mansur

Dr. Mahmoud Ezzat, Secretary-General of the Muslim Brotherhood, in a comprehensive interview with Al Jazeera's Ahmed Mansour ascertained that the Muslim Brotherhood's elections for Chairman scheduled to be held in the upcoming period by members of the Guidance Bureau is open to everyone who wishes to submit his nomination papers as a candidate...

Historical court decision revoking demolition order for Muslim Brotherhood's charity hospital.

A historical decision made in court in a hearing led by Chancellor Mamdouh Rady of the knocking down of a new hospital built by the Muslim Brotherhood to serve poor residents has been annulled...

Jordan: Most surprising and comprehensive political reform in two decades.

Late November witnessed, Jordan's King Abdullah II dropping a large stone in the country's stagnant political pool, stirring up what could be the country's most far-reaching political reform in two decades...

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Saudi Arabia was the biggest buyer of U.S. weapons during a four-year span with $11.2 billion in deals, followed by the United Arab Emirates with $10 billion, the U.S. Congressional Research Service said in a new report...

Tunisian student jailed over interviews

Global Voices, the international rights group blog, reported that Tunisian student Mohamed Soudani, 24, disappeared on October 22, 2009, in Tunisia, after giving interviews to Radio Monte Carlo International and Radio France International..

Amnesty says Kurds trial in Syria a farce

The trial of five members of the Kurdish minority in Syria began again on Tuesday amidst much international rights groups’ frustration. London-based Amnesty International called on Syria’s Supreme State Security Court to be abolished in light of what the group called a “parody of justice.”..

Egypt: Detention and torture of Zakaria and Dia Ibrahim

The Egyptian authorities continue to forcibly arrest anyone who challenges the regime...

Omar Hayyan al-Razzouk sentenced pursuant to Law 49/1980

The Syrian Human Rights Committee (SHRC) has learnt from an appeal sent by the father of the detainee Omar Hayyan al-Razzouk that on 13/12/2009, the Supreme State Security Court (SSSC) sentenced his son to death pursuant to Law 49/1980. His sentence was then reduced to 12 years in prison...

Ibrahim Al-Masri becomes Chairman of Lebanon's Islamic Group (MB)

Highly ranking sources from the Lebanese Islamic group asserted that the movement conducted an election which resulted in a victory for Ibrahim al-Masri as General Secretary,..

Abdel Baqi warns of new Israeli nuclear reactor.

Muslim Brotherhood member of the Parliamentary bloc, Mohamed Abdel Baqi submitted an urgent request questioning the Prime Minister about the establishment of a new nuclear reactor by Israeli's on the Egyptian borders...