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Palestinians wounded as Egypt blows up tunnel

On Wednesday, Egyptian security forces destroyed a smuggling tunnel underneath the Egypt-Gaza border, wounding at least four Palestinians who were inside the tunnel at the time of detonation, medical sources

Egypt’s ElBaradei goes street, Facebook, but will it work?

Mohamed ElBaradei was surrounded by supporters at Hussein mosque in Old Cairo just over one week ago, then on Friday, the former International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief took to

Brotherhood says Egypt police use violence, sexual humiliation

A report has been handed to the Egyptian Prosecution by defense lawyers of 11 Muslim Brotherhood minors who were students in the faculty of Engineering being held in the Menouf

Quantifying political reform in the Arab world

Can the human race have a scientific indicator of how much a government, a nation or an institution embraces the core idea of accountability, rights and freedom of expression, rule

The Islamist Flirtation

Since leaving his post as director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in December, the 67-year-old diplomat has dipped his toe into electoral politics in his home country of

Aafia Siddiqui forced to walk on Qu’ran while naked

As hundreds of concerned citizens hold a Day of Remembrance in Pakistan to commemorate the seventh anniversary of her disappearance, the Justice for Aafia Coalition reveal for the first time,

Egypt’s Third Alternative

Mubarak played into American fear by arguing that any free elections in Arab countries are likely to result in anti-Western regimes.

IOA planning the demolition of 312 buildings in OJ

The Jerusalemite institution for the development of the society has said that the Israeli occupation authority (IOA) controlled municipality of Jerusalem was planning to demolish 312 buildings in eastern Jerusalem.

Hamas: IOA threats reflect criminal intentions

The threats by Israeli occupation authority (IOA) leaders against Hamas and Gaza Strip reflect their criminal intention and would not terrorize those leaders or the Gaza inhabitants, Mousa Al-Samak, a

New Israeli plan to build another synagogue near the Aqsa Mosque exposed

Palestinian rights sources have exposed Thursday a new Israeli plan to build a synagogue near the Aqsa Mosque similar to the Hurva synagogue with the aim to impose facts on