2007 July Archive at 3arabawy

The United States is beginning talks with Egypt on a 10-year arms deal worth 13 bln usd, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice announced on Monday ahead of her trip to the Middle East with Defense Secretary Robert Gates.
Washington was ‘beginning discussions with the government of Egypt on a new 10-year, 13 bln usd military assistance agreement which will strengthen Egypt’s ability to address shared strategic goals,’ she was reported saying by Agence France-Presse.
Rice said that the US was forging new military aid pacts to counter ‘negative’ influences in the Middle East.

Click on Naji el-Ali’s cartoon below to read the full report…

Palestinian Revolutionary Socialist Blog مدونة اشتراكية ثورية فلسطينية

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on July 31, 2007

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Half of Iraq in absolute poverty

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on July 31, 2007

in Amreeka, Economy, Health صحة, Human Rights حقوق إنسان, Imperialism إمبريالية, Iraq and Military

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From Al-Jazeera…

Up to eight million Iraqis require immediate emergency aid, with nearly half of the population living in “absolute poverty”, according to a report by Oxfam and a coalition of Iraqi groups.
About four million people are lacking food and “in dire need of different types of humanitarian assistance”, said the report, released in Amman on Monday.

Click on the cartoon below to read a posting at the Tomb…

Mubarak’s police clash with Sinai Bedouins

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Hossam el-Hamalawy

on July 31, 2007

in Activism, Egypt, Human Rights حقوق إنسان and Police شرطة

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Serene has an excellent report about the clashes that occurred yesterday between Mubarak’s police troops and the Sinai Bedouins…

From as far as three kilometres away from Masoura, we saw thick clouds of black smoke climbing eastwards into the sky. A little closer, and we started to hear gunfire, and then the teargas bomblets as they were being launched into the air. Then, the sound of what seemed like hundreds of voices, shouting.

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[Above: Smoke rising from the teargas attacks on the protesters at Masoura. Photo by Serene Assir.]

UPDATE: Here’s also a report from Reuters…

3,000 Sinai Bedouins are demonstrating now

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Hossam el-Hamalawy

on July 30, 2007

in Activism, Egypt, Human Rights حقوق إنسان and Palestine

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Our friend Serene is currently in Sinai. She texted me saying: “Bedouins stage three thousand-strong demo at Masoura, near Rafah in protest of plans to demolish houses by Egyptian (-Palestinian) border. Approx 3000 families affected by plans.”