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Irrigation Ministers meet to discuss Nile water agenda

Egyptian Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Mohamed Nasr el-Din Allam is expected to submit a report rounding up Egypt 's contribution in the recent Nile Basin Initiative summit in Addis Ababa to the Egyptian Council of Ministers...

HR groups call for harsher punishment of human rights violators in Egypt

Sidi Gaber's district prosecutor in Alexandria accused Khaled Saed's family of bribing witnesses to provide false testimonies regarding the death of their 28 year old son who was brutally murdered by police earlier this month..

Israel to approve master plan to expand Jewish zones in east J'lem

The Israeli ministry of interior's planning and construction committee intends to approve an unprecedented master plan to expand what it called the Jewish neighborhoods (settlement outposts) in occupied east Jerusalem, according to Haaretz newspaper...

Turkey closes its airspace to Israeli planes

Turkish authorities have officially closed Turkish airspace to Israeli planes, reinstating their demands for Israel to apologize to Turkey, form an international committee to investigate the Freedom Flotilla massacre, and completely end the siege imposed on the Gaza Strip...

Cairo bars entry of Jordanian unionists into Gaza for 3rd day running

Jordanian trade union sources informed a Palestinian Information Center reporter in Amman on Monday that Egyptian authorities continue to prevent the trade union delegation from entering the Gaza Strip for the third consecutive day..

MB chairman calls on Egyptian regime to come to its senses

Dr. Mohammed Badie, chairman of the Muslim Brotherhood, urged the Egyptian regime to come to its senses and acknowledge the country belongs to all Egyptians, not only the ruling elite..

Morsy: MB analyzing electoral proceedings

Dr. Mohamed Morsy media spokesman for the Muslim Brotherhood remarked in a recent statement to "Ikhwanweb" that allegations by several media sources concerning the bloc and parliamentary elections are not accurate...

Gaza electricity crisis reaches dangerous level, PA refuses to resolve

Kanaan Obeid, deputy chairman of the Palestinian Energy Authority, said that the energy crisis in the Gaza Strip is still at a standstill due to failure of Fatah-controlled PA in Ramallah to respond with efforts to end the crisis, despite receiving necessary funds for that purpose, stressing that the crisis has reached a state of danger...

Ging: Lifting the siege more important than extending aid

John Ging, the director of UNRWA operations, said that the siege on Gaza Strip must be lifted, describing the step as more important than sending assistance to the beleaguered Strip...

Chavez: Israel a state of genocide

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez described Israel as a "state of genocide acting as a murderer for the United States,” expecting that one day it will be put “in its proper place”...

G8: Gaza siege unsustainable

The G8 leaders said, at the closing statement of their meeting in Canada, that the Israeli siege should not continue in its current form and that more aid should reach its Palestinian inhabitants...

Speaking out against injustice, disinformation and bigotry

Paul J. Balles recounts how every time he spoke out against injustice, disinformation and bigotry – the Vietnam war, the Palestine-Israel conflict, the aggressions against Iraq and Afghanistan – he was told to shut up. But he will never shut up...

U.N. report illustrates marginalizing of Egyptian youths in political participation.

The recent report issued by the U.N. Development Programme stated that the majority of the youths in Egypt had little faith in the electoral system...

MB Secretary General contemplates attending court case

Ibrahim Mounir, secretary-general of the Muslim Brotherhood opposition movement's international wing, confirmed he was contemplating whether or not to attend an Egyptian court session scheduled for July 14...

Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon

Their home is Palestine and they cannot wait to return. But, until that day arrives, there is no need to deny them the most basic of rights and infringe upon their very dignity, notes Ramzy Baroud...

Askalan prisoners appeal for saving life of detainee

Prisoners in the Israeli prison of Askalan have appealed to the Red Cross and human rights groups to provide necessary medical treatment for detainee Shadi Mousa who is in need of an urgent surgery...

Court in Egypt refuses Interior Ministry's call to ban mobile phones in police stations

A court order in Egypt has overruled an appeal by the Interior ministry which had urged a ban be imposed on the entry of mobile phones in Police Stations...

ElBaradei and MB assert large numbers equal change

The former IAEA chief Dr. Mohamed ElBaradei's emergence to lead a movement demanding reform from President Hosni Mubarak's government, with the support of political opposition including the Muslim Brotherhood has been closely monitored worldwide...

Egyptians unite in silent protest against police brutality and emergency law

An appeal on Facebook has harvested a positive response from over 11,000 people to take part in a silent protest in Cairo and Alexandria Friday...

Israel reopens Abu Salem crossing

The Israeli authorities reopened today Karem Abu Salem, after closing it for two days, to allow the entry of limited quantities of fuel and aid into the Gaza Strip, while kept Al-Montar crossing closed..