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The death toll of the continued Israeli wanton aggression on the Gaza Strip rose to more than 700 Palestinians, half of them were children and women, and the injuries to at least 3,100.
Dr. Muawaiya Hassanein, the director of the ambulance and emergency in the health ministry, stated that the number of children rose to 230 and the women to 100.  read more »

Iraq faced mounting calls on Monday to release the journalist who hurled his shoes at George W. Bush, an action branded shameful by the government but hailed by many in the Arab world as an ideal parting gift to the unpopular US president.  read more »

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The Armed Forces Chief-of-Staff, Major General Dr Taha Al-Magdoub, wrote:
The victory of the Egyptian will power in the October 1973 war was the main factor to a possible Arab-Israeli peace.  read more »

Obituary: Field Marshal Abdel-Halim Abu Ghazala (1930-2008)
One of the most respected military figures in Egypt, Field Marshal Abdel-Halim Abu Ghazala disappeared from the political scene in the early 1990s. The sudden ending of what was by all accounts a brilliant career gave rise to a flurry of speculation and rumours.<!-- /thumbnail -->  read more »

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B'Tselem published footage it received of a soldier firing a rubber-coated steel bullet, from extremely short range, at a Palestinian detainee who was cuffed and blindfolded. The act occurred about two weeks ago in the presence of several security forces, among them the battalion commander, a lieutenant colonel, who held the Palestinian’s arm while the soldier fired.  read more »

Imagine your terror. You are the daughter of a minor nobleman. All you have ever known is your family's pleasant country house, which is surrounded by gardens and farms. One night you are dragged out of bed, dressed in servants' clothes, and rushed away in the old market cart. Your parents have been warned that the family is about to be arrested.  read more »