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Two Azhar students arrested despite prosecution's acquittal

The Interior Ministry once again challenged the prosecution today and ordered the continued detention of Zaher Abdel-Fattah (4th Grader, Faculty of Theology- Al Azhar University, and Mansoura Branch) and his colleague Khalid Abd al-Hadi (3rd Grader). They were transferred into Wadi Al-Natron Prison despite of South Mansoura Prosecution acquittal Saturday...

The day when the Free world abandoned Gaza

Twenty five states in the Council of Human Rights voted on Friday, 16 October, 2009, in favor of adopting the recommendations made in the Goldstone report, six states voted against it while eleven states abstained from voting...

Dealing With Iran

In talks with six powers in Geneva on Oct. 1, Iranian negotiators "agreed in principle to send the bulk of [their] low-enriched uranium (LEU) to Russia and France" for further processing and conversion into fuel plates for its Tehran research reactor...

Palestinians break Israel's wall

Palestinians and foreign activists have torn down segments of Israel's separation wall in a demonstration marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall...

Syria’s MB Controller to talk about his angry message on Islamic movements close to power

Ali Sadreddine Bayanouni, the General Controller of the Syrian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood, beseeched in his message to a handful of Islamic parties and the Brotherhood’s organizations in Arab countries to boycott the 5th General Arab Parties Conference to be held on 11-13 of November 2009. It is inappropriate to convene General Arab Parties Conference especially as it was not authorized to form parties in Syria...

Prisons in Egypt

Sadly human rights violations by Egyptian police and security forces are today all too common and have beginnings well beyond the time of Nasser. This long sordid history of abuse has served not as a deterrent, but as a reminder that the all-powerful state does not tolerate dissent...

Syrian president urges solid Turkey-Israel relations

Turkey cannot play a significant role in the Middle East peace process if the country does not maintain calm relations with Israel, says Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, in an exclusive interview with daily Hürriyet...

Syrian president addresses topics revealing his thoughts

syrian President Bashar al-Assad in an exclusive interview with theTurkish daily Hurriyet revealed his thoughts on various topics, including the Muslim Brotherhood, Israel's occupation, Iran and Syrian and Turkish relations...

Extended detentions for Abdul Monem Abul Fotouh and 3 others, 15 days.

Aboul Fotouh, Secretary General of the Arab Doctors Union and a member of the Brotherhood's Executive Bureau was arrested earlier this year and charged with a host of fabricated accusations in an attempt to deter the Brotherhood's movements and activities...

Karem Radwan remains detained and denied release

Karem Radwan remains detained and denied release and defied orders continue as State Security implements a law of their own...

Cairo 2050: public parks, a little green and some controversy

One of the government’s most ambitious projects to date is already receiving controversy over the treatment of citizens in impoverished areas across Cairo. The project, Cairo 2050, aims to have a “cleaner, greener, better Cairo” by the mid-century mark, but in the process, thousands of people are being forced from their homes under the guise of development. It is irking many, who see the project as an attempt to displace people in favor of increasing tourism...

Egypt Beyonce concert gets condemnation from Islamists, but not all

American pop-star Beyonce sparked outrageous statements from a member of Egypt’s largest and most powerful opposition Muslim Brotherhood group over the weekend after performing in the North African nation for the first time. Hamdy Hassan, a member of the Brotherhood’s Parliamentary bloc, continued his opposition to the concert that has begun days before the concert on Friday...

Hamas: No legitimacy for occupation on our lands

Hamas has rejected the renewed Israeli plan proposing the establishment of a Palestinian state with "temporary" borders, describing it as "malicious"...

Bahr: Abbas’s attempt to incite Arabs against Hamas is a shameful attitude

Dr. Ahmad Bahr, the first deputy speaker of the Palestinian legislative council (PLC), stated Sunday that Mahmoud Abbas’s attempts to incite Arab countries to boycott Hamas are a shameful political behavior reflecting his reluctance to achieve the national reconciliation...

Israeli settlers attack Palestinian homes in Al-Khalil

A group of savage Israeli settlers from Ramat Yishai settlement outpost attacked Sunday morning Palestinian homes in the city of Al-Khalil, south of the West Bank, and tried to take over a commercial building...

Olive trees and date palms in Gaza made barren by phosphorus bombs

Palestinian farmers seem to be sure that Zionist bombs, especially “white phosphorus” and some unknown incendiary bombs, have caused a sharp and unprecedented decline in olive and date crop yields in farms which escaped the Zionist destruction in Gaza Strip...

Karem Radwan remains detained and denied releases and defied orders continue as State Security implements a law of their own.

The ministry of education continues its series of violations with the illegal detention of numerous members of the Muslim Brotherhood movement. Karem Radwan deputy executive of the South Cairo bureau is currently in detention for more than a week despite numerous release orders on November 1. State security forces arrested Radwan along with 2 other members of the MB who were released earlier namely, Sayed Nazeely and Hamdy Ibrahim...

MB chairman calls for the halt of blood spilling between Yemenis and Saudis.

Chairman of MB beseeched the Saudi Arabian King to bring to an end the fighting with the Yemenis which has been going on for some time...

El-Shater's health situation has left many concerned after his transfer to Kasr el- Ain hospital.

The Cessation court has decided to postpone the appeals filed by Eng. Khayrat el-Shater and his companions to November 17 when it is expected that a verdict will be delivered. The detainees have had numerous sessions and hearings where lawyers addressed the court highlighting the great injustices which have faced the innocent detainees...

Abu Marzouk: Hamas is the pulse of the Nation

Dr. Mousa Abu Marzouk, the deputy political bureau chairman of Hamas, has said that his Movement would remain the prime advocate of the resistance option against occupation and would remain adamant regarding the Palestinian people's constants and holy shrines because it is the "pulse of the Arab and Islamic Nation"...