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UN says Israel committed war crimes

Goldstone, who is Jewish and has strong ties to Israel, told reporters at UN headquarters that "to accuse me of being anti-Israel is ridiculous," anticipating such criticism. He said it

Egypt: Crackdown on Muslim Brotherhood not working

Silence and arrests only serve one purpose: popularization of these groups. They must be given a chance to fail, or succeed. If they are not given this opportunity, then why

Minister of Agriculture refuses to resign despite “sewage irrigation” scandal

Abaza pointed out that 85% of Egypt's share in water is used in agriculture and is declining due to the population growth and the increase of personal consumption of water

The Parliament Accuses Ministry of Education of Increasing Unemployment rates

Dr. Farid Ismalil, member of the MB Parliamentary bloc and Mp of Faqous constituency, denounced the arbitrary measures the Ministry of Education takes as it unjustly suspended a number of

Renewal of Detention for Dr. Abdel Ghaffar and 7 other MB leaders

In a related context, the Supreme State Security Prosecution decided today to renew the detention of Dr. Ashraf Abdel Ghaffar, vice Secretary -General of the Medical Association and Rapporteur of

Blogger Fight: Syria! (Updated)

Saturday finds the young guns of Foreign Policy Watch duking it out with Syria Today founder Andrew Tabler, who published an article on the Web site of Foreign Policy (the

Al-Zaidi: I was tortured

Muntadhar al-Zaidi was released from prison today (a day late) and quickly held a press conference, where he claimed that he was tortured in prison.

Why I Love Al Jazeera

Has anyone watched the English-language version of Al Jazeera lately? The Qatar-based Arab TV channel’s eclectic internationalism—a feast of vivid, pathbreaking coverage from all continents—is a rebuke to the dire

Al-Oadah’s message to al-Zawahiri: How long will you persist in this policy of bloodshed?

Sheikh Salman bin Fahad al-Oadah – General Supervisor of IslamToday – during the eighth memorial of the September 11 tragedies, addressed a message to al-Qaeda's second-in-command Ayman al-Zawahiri, who is

The Holocaust Memorial Museum: an establishment which defeated its purpose; or not.

A trip to the museum is always an enlightening and educating experience for one and all where history comes alive simply by walking into the building and looking through different