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Guns of the cabinet: Egypt’s revolving security apparatus
Part two of a series that examines the composition of the Qandil cabinet with a close look at allegiances and alliances within.
Qandil cabinet is more Islamist than it appears
In addition to the five Muslim Brotherhood ministers, the cabinet also includes two members who are not members of the group but could be seen as their allies
Violence erupts at Nile City Towers
A man from Ramlet Boulaq, a poor district behind the Nile City Towers, was reportedly shot and killed by tourism police and another was injured
Qandil cabinet presents final list of nominees to be sworn in
Egypt’s Prime Minister Hesham Qandil announced the full list of cabinet members today, bringing an end to speculations regarding who would be part of the first government-elect since the fall of Hosny Mubarak in 2011
A closer look at Qandil’s cabinet
The new cabinet is largely comprised of technocrats and bureaucrats with a sprinkling of Islamist politicians
Preliminary list of cabinet ministers revealed
The official presidential spokesperson, Yasser Aly, has announced that President Mosry will meet with the final cabinet tomorrow
Badie fires first shot against Brotherhood defamation
The Muslim Brotherhood’s general guide is taking on the minister of information in a case that raises questions about free speech and military powers in Morsy’s government
Progress in Constituent Assembly, executive and legislative bodies finalised
Relationship between executive and legislative bodies finalised, subject to vote in the Constituent Assembly
Constituent Assembly lives to fight another day
Administrative court postpones case for the Assembly’s dissolution until 24 September giving the assembly ample time to draft a new constitution
Controversial Ramadan series wows audiences
The show takes the bold step of having actors depicting Omar and other sahabah (friends and companions of Islam’s Prophet Muhammad), which several clerics deem forbidden. As a result, it is banned in many Arab countries, including all Egyptian television channels.
Embattled Constituent Assembly ‘will not rush’ the drafting of the Constitution
A critical court case that threatens to dissolve the Constituent Assembly for a second time looms over the body tasked with drafting the nation’s constitution
National Front calls on President Morsy to keep promises
The front denied reports saying that it had issued a warning to Morsy and are giving him 15 days to undo his actions
Qandil’s cabinet, Morsy’s presidential team to be announced
Qandil met with President Mohamed Morsy in the presidential palace earlier on Saturday and discussed his candidates for each position
Morsy cabinet in the works
President Mohammed Morsy is said to be shortlisting candidates for his cabinet
Presidential office denies SCAF rejected defence minister appointment
Official Presidential Spokesperson Yasser Aly denied that President Morsy nominated former Major General Abbas Mekhemar to the post and said that the final cabinet formation would be announced next week
ElBaradei set to unite opposition with his new political party
The party’s founding committee held a conference and issued a founding manifesto as they prepare for the official launch soon
Hesham Qandil’s NDP membership revealed as a hoax
The newly appointed prime minister is not a Muslim Brother, either
Relative unknown Hesham Qandil becomes Morsy premier pick
After weeks of rumours and delays, Qandil is tasked with forming a new cabinet
Constituent Assembly reports progress in committees
Several sub-committees are moving forward on articles while elections for replacement members are postponed
President Morsy appoints Hesham Qandil prime minister
The current minister of irrigation and water resources is expected to form a new cabinet
Hardly an end to military rule
As Egypt reckons with the 60th anniversary of the 23 July 1952 revolution, it is important to revisit the historical context which led to the officer’s coup as well as the figures within it that are perhaps not quite as remembered as well as they should.
The past is only one of the three important aspects for July 23 which still affects Egypt strongly to this very day.
Every single president up until before the current one has been a military man.
But that is just the direct interpretation of the concept of military rule with former officers holding hundreds of key positions within the state and the public sector, controlling the lives of citizens all the way to minutia of sanitation and water plants.
Finally, it is worth exploring the relationship between the two revolutions of 23 July 1952 and 25 January 2011, with many activists claiming the latter came to end the regime born out of the former while others, Nasserists and Arab Nationalists like former presidential candidates Hamdeen Sabahi, claim they are two halves of the same whole.
Egypt has elected its first civilian president in Mohamed Morsy, but with the constitutional decree in effect, this hardly means the end of military rule.
Naguib: the sidelined general president
One man was again absent from the yearly love fest: General Mohamed Naguib, Egypt’s first president and the leader of the 1952 movement.
Constitution on the double
As deadline looms, wrangling and power consolidation motivate the constitution drafting
Mubarak intelligence chief and vice president laid to rest
His legacy of torture a point of contention
Suleiman to have military funeral, died from heart and kidney disease
The Cleveland Clinic says he died while undergoing treatment three days after tests revealed he had heart and kidney disease
Omar Suleiman, ex-spy chief and Mubarak vice president dead
The man who delivered the historic resignation of Hosni Mubarak and served as vice president died in a US hospital
Kamal El-Ganzouri caretaker government to continue through Ramadan
As President Mohamed Morsy mulls over candidates for his cabinet, officials announced that the Kamal El-Ganzouri led government will continue through Ramadan.
Administrative Judiciary Court set to reconvene amid disorder
The judge will hear the case calling for the revocation of the SCAF supplementary decree
Postponement amid court chaos
Tensions surrounds the court proceedings because of the critical nature of the Constituent Assembly