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Freedom and Justice Party approved to issue daily newspaper

Freedom and Justice Party approved to issue daily newspaper

The Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party has obtained a license to issue a daily newspaper bearing the party's name.…
French Interior Ministry cracks down on foreign graduates

French Interior Ministry cracks down on foreign graduates

Boubker Benseddiq, a 26-year-old Moroccan national, recently graduated from INSA-Toulouse, a well-respected French public university of engineering. In May, he…
Glimmering from the Maspero violence, a ray of hope

Glimmering from the Maspero violence, a ray of hope

Antonios Wahba went to work as a cameraman on 9 October, knowing that a Coptic demonstration would take place in…
Shalit deal: Win-win-win?

Shalit deal: Win-win-win?

On Tuesday, Egypt became the focus of the world’s attention when the country served as the logistical center of a…
Splits in Islamic alliance raise questions about its electoral strength

Splits in Islamic alliance raise questions about its electoral strength

With Egypt’s first post-Hosni Mubarak parliamentary poll approaching, the Islamist bloc, which once seemed robust and unbreakable has demonstrated major…
Street vendors trapped between poverty and the police

Street vendors trapped between poverty and the police

Cairo’s bustling Ramses Square, where street vendors hawk everything from screwdrivers to socks in the center of the city’s transportation…
NGOs face smear campaign ahead of elections

NGOs face smear campaign ahead of elections

With elections approaching, NGOs say they are experiencing the same harassment and pressure that they did under former President Hosni…
Bahraini activists launch press association in exile

Bahraini activists launch press association in exile

Freedom of press in Bahrain has long been a contentious issue highlighted by human rights organizations such as Amnesty International…
Eyewitness website disputes military narrative of Maspero violence

Eyewitness website disputes military narrative of Maspero violence

Following 9 October’s deadly violence near the state television building, also known as Maspero, the state-owned media has only presented…
Palestinian prisoners’ hunger strike resonates worldwide

Palestinian prisoners’ hunger strike resonates worldwide

Hundreds of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli prisons are currently on the 18th day of a hunger strike that began…
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