Saturday morning the election campaign of the Egyptian presidential election to be held on 26 and 27 May began. Contestants are only two: Abdel Fatah al Sisi, former defense minister and not only the favorite, but the sure winner, and Hamdin Sabbahi, progressive spirit. Notably absent in this election is political Islam, winner of the […]
May 6 2014 | Posted in
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The announcement last Monday that the Bashar al-Assad will run for Syrian presidential election is being followed by a series of attacks on areas controlled by the Army in the civil war raging in the country for more than three years. Assad, who recently declared his confidence that the war is in its favor, meanwhile […]
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The daily chaos of uncontrolled violence in Libya seems endless. Two militants have opened shots in Parliament (National General Council) causing panic and wounding many in a session in which it was trying to elect a new Prime Minister of the country, which was to be the third in just 20 days. Different agencies report […]
May 2 2014 | Posted in
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Today’s elections in Iraq have much of a referendum on the management of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki. After two terms as head of government, the political veteran aims for a third term. But eight years in office are also eight years of wear and figure, which initially attracted unanimity from U.S. and Iran, is now […]
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The Bahraini authorities deported last Shiite cleric Hussein al Najati, whom they accuse of acting as unauthorized representative of Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani week. The move deepens sectarian conflict began as a peaceful protest for democracy in 2011. Three years later, the vicious cycle of violence and repression polarizes society and threatens to become entrenched. […]
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Iraqis are voting from seven in the morning to elect a new parliament in the first elections since the withdrawal of foreign troops in 2011. Though the news of attacks in several parts of the country, local media reported on his attendance at the polls are. In total, 20.5 million citizens are entitled to vote. […]
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The deadline for peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians ended Tuesday with both sides as far apart as ever. It’s been nine months of marathon meetings and incessant Sponsored by the chief U.S. diplomat, John Kerry, who still refuses to acknowledge the failure of its flagship initiative contacts. The parties, however, blame each other […]
May 1 2014 | Posted in
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A judge of an Egyptian court has recommended death penalty to 683 persons including Muslim Brotherhood chief Dr. Mohammed Badie this Monday April 28, 2014. The defendants were allegedly involved in an attack on a police station that killed one police officer. The judge, however, reversed the death sentences of 492 to life terms in […]
Hamas and Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) signed the end of nearly seven years of rivalry Wednesday. According to statements in a press conference held in Gaza, reconciliation will be formalized within five weeks with the establishment of a unity government to form interim chair of the current president of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA), and […]
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Right before me was khana kaba Makkah and what i felt and went through can’t be explained. I met wise ones, the orphans and people from all walks of life – talking to each made me realize something different. I’ll try my best to sum it up. Life without hope and plan is a long […]
Currently Egypt is operating under a military-backed interim government. However, there have been several cases recently where people have lost their lives after bomb explosions. Therefore, the current Egypt government has claimed that the Muslim Brotherhood is a terrorist group as they believe that all these incidents are taking place because of them. Moreover, the […]
It was reported from Cairo that a bomb, planted inside a car, tore through the police headquarters of the capital city and left 14 dead with most of them being policemen and medics. This bombing has occurred just a few weeks before Egypt is going to hold referendum for the new constitution. The country’s […]