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The Lebanese army, backed by the US and France, is tightening its siege on the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr el-Bared.

The siege of Nahr el-Bared, a Palestinian refugee camp in north Lebanon, is in now its second week.

The continuing siege by the Lebanese army of the Nahr al-Bared Palestinian refugee camp has created a humanitarian crisis. Lebanese and Palestinian organisations are appealing for aid. Go to »www.nahrelbared.info

The Palestinian resistance movement is under attack once again, but this time the Israelis have been joined by a new ally – the Palestinian Fatah organisaition.

The attack by the Lebanese army on the Nahr al-Bared Palestinian refugee camp in north Lebanon has left a trail of death and devastation.

An angry debate at the recent conference of the National Union of Students (NUS) failed to stop delegates adopting a dangerously misleading definition of antisemitism promoted by the European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia (EUMC).

Shocking details – including video footage – have come to light of the brutal torture methods routinely used by Egypt’s security services.

The Egyptian government has begun a crackdown on trade unionists at the heart of a recent wave of strikes.

The US has been funding bomb attacks and the seizure of hostages inside Iran.

The 5th Cairo anti-war conference, held in Egypt last week, was a demonstration of the growing resistance in the Middle East and its links to the worldwide anti-war movement.

The Cairo Conference took place after a series of inspiring mass strikes that have spread across Egypt.

Osama Hussein Nasr, known as Abu Omar, is an Islamic preacher who was kidnapped by the CIA in 2003.