Palestine
No, maybe we can’t!
Egypt
January 30, 2010
No, maybe we can’t!
It was a small moment, but a potentially defining one.On 28 January, President Barack Obama stood before a “town hall…
Viva Arab support for Palestine
Egypt
January 11, 2010
Viva Arab support for Palestine
Over the weekend Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit announced that Egypt will prohibit aid from entering the blockaded Gaza Strip…
Marwan Barghouti: A savior-in-waiting?
World
December 31, 2009
Marwan Barghouti: A savior-in-waiting?
Ramallah–The possible release of Marwan Barghouti, the imprisoned West Bank leader and self-styled symbol of the second intifada, could usher…
‘They know that they have a home to go back to’
Egypt
December 20, 2009
‘They know that they have a home to go back to’
Karen AbuZayd is retiring next month, but that doesn’t mean that she is giving up on Palestine’s refugees.“I don’t think…
Egyptian experts: War crimes warrant goes half way
Egypt
December 16, 2009
Egyptian experts: War crimes warrant goes half way
Egyptian legal experts and politicians criticized the decision by the Westminster Court to withdraw the arrest warrant it issued Monday…
Business as usual on the Rafah border
Egypt
December 15, 2009
Business as usual on the Rafah border
Rafah--Smugglers along the border of Egypt and the Gaza Strip will continue moving goods through tunnels despite the recent construction…
Egypt denies underground wall on Gaza border
Egypt
December 10, 2009
Egypt denies underground wall on Gaza border
Sources within the Egyptian security services deny allegations that an underground metal wall is being put in place along the…
European division, Israeli pressure thwart Swedish J’lem proposal
Egypt
December 8, 2009
European division, Israeli pressure thwart Swedish J’lem proposal
Due to ongoing European disagreement over a Swedish proposal to make East Jerusalem the capital of an independent Palestinian state--along…
Carter, Mubarak meet to discuss stalled peace process
Egypt
December 7, 2009
Carter, Mubarak meet to discuss stalled peace process
Former President Jimmy Carter met today in Cairo with President Hosni Mubarak and Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit to discuss…
A Holocaust survivor takes aim at Israel
Egypt
December 7, 2009
A Holocaust survivor takes aim at Israel
Hedy Epstein, an 85-year-old Holocaust survivor, is an outspoken critic of the Israeli government and military. As the daughter of…