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Egypt and the Events in Gaza: The “Official” Solution to the Crisis
Amr Al-Shoubaki - 20 May 2008

Egypt’s official media lacked basic professionalism in reporting recent events in Gaza. By using a provocative language devoid of objectivity and credibility, it limited its intervention to reproducing dictated slogans. The events in Gaza as reported by the Egyptian press do not reflect a policy disagreement between moderates and extremists, as it happens in other countries of the (...)[More]

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Qatar Enlarges Cabinet as Second Woman Enters Line-up
2 July 2008 , Agence France-Presse

The emir of Qatar on Tuesday enlarged the government to 19 members by creating new ministries (...)

Sunni Saudi Cleric Visits Shi’ites to Ease Tension
27 June 2008 , Reuters

A prominent Sunni Muslim Saudi cleric met with minority Shi’ite Muslim leaders this month (...)

Egyptian Bloggers: Security Interrogated Activist Criticizing Gaddafi
24 June 2008 , Al Masri al Youm

A number of bloggers told the National Council for Human Rights that they were harassed by (...)

Bahrain to Set Up Rights Watchdog
17 June 2008 , Bahrain News Agency

A national Human Rights Authority is to be set up in Bahrain, a minister said yesterday. It (...)

Egypt: NDP to Revise Personal Status Law; Female Calls to Restrict Polygamy
16 June 2008 , Al Masri al Youm

The National Democratic Party (NDP) began intensive internal discussions of the personal status (...)

Egypt: Sit-In by Toson Residents in Alexandria
15 June 2008 , Al Masri al Youm

350 people from Toson (Eastern Alexandria) staged a sit-in yesterday in front of the (...)

Arab Rights Groups Urge Saudi to Free Jailed Reformist
12 June 2008

More than two dozen Arab human rights groups urged Saudi Arabia on Thursday to release a (...)

Egypt: Security Forces Ban Lawyers from Marching to Abdeen Palace; Calls on the President to Intervene Against "The Bar" Bill
10 June 2008 , Al Masri al Youm

Muslim Brotherhood (MB) lawyers and their allies decided to stage a march from the Bar (...)

Qatari PM: Democracy Should Be Built on Accountability
10 June 2008 , The Peninsula

Democracy should be adopted as a means of participation by the people, Prime Minister and (...)

Gulf States Condemn US Human Trafficking Report
10 June 2008 , Agence France-Presse

The Arab countries of the Gulf have dismissed as unjustified and political a recent US report (...)

Youth Unemployment Blamed for Violent Demonstrations in Morocco, Tunisia
10 June 2008 , Daily Star

Unemployment disproportionately affecting young people is to blame for violent protests over (...)

Egypt is Blacklisted for Violation of Labor Freedoms
3 June 2008 , Al Masri al Youm

Mohammed Abdel Halim, Chairman of laborers’ Syndicate of Agriculture and Irrigation, and (...)

Qatar: Draft Law Promises Better Days for Domestic Workers
3 June 2008 , The Peninsula

The proposed law on housemaids and other domestic workers would make it compulsory for sponsors (...)

Bahrain Names Jewish Woman as Ambassador to US
30 May 2008 , Associated Press

Bahrain’s king has appointed a woman believed to be the Arab world’s first Jewish (...)