The Building and Development Party and Al-Wasat Party have announced they will boycott the upcoming parliamentary elections and will not support any entity. The Building and Development Party, the political arm of Al-Jamaa Al-Islamiya, said in a statement Monday that the country only sees âstaged elections, which will increase the divisions between the Egyptian peopleâ. …
Party vows to continue its activities
Verdict is unlawful and biased, says Istiqlal Party
Islamist party vows to respect democracy mechanisms and pluralism
Former presidency spokesman’s detention extended 15 days
The statement criticised the media campaign that is manipulating the masses to vote Yes, as well as the unknown consequences of voting No, and the possible fraud during the referendum because âthe military and police forces are not objective as they are part of the coup.”
A group of board members from the National Council for Human Rights visit Tora prison and speak to detained political leaders
Detained deputy leader of Al-Wasat Party fined a total of EGP 40,000 for insulting former prime minister
Court upholds decision to freeze assets of Brotherhood leaders and others
Deputy Secretary Burns calls for peaceful and inclusive political process
Al-Wasat says it supports the presidentâs legitimacy, but has issues with some of the presidentâs policies
The resignation stated that the party leaders infringed the partyâs principles
The Alliance of Islamic Parties announces open-ended sit-in ahead of opposition protests
Party proposes initiative for ânational reconciliationâ, opposition parties refuse to participate
Islamist party member: There has to be a separate institution handling relations with Basin countries
Al-Wasat Party vice-president under investigation for insulting judges
The moderate Islamist Al-Wasat Party submitted a draft bill proposing to lower the retirement age of judges from 70 to 60 in an effort to eliminate what it said was corruption in the judiciary.
Minister of Justice Ahmed Suleiman speaks about proposed amendments to the Judiciary Law
Sunday night, during a late night call to the âAl-Hafezâ television channel, I took part in a discussion with a prominent Egyptian political analyst regarding the countryâs rampant political polarisation. For those who donât know, Al-Hafez is a relatively extremist channel that plays host to a number of far right personalities, including a sheikh who …
It was quite surprising to sense optimism in some people’s voices when they received news on the cabinet reshuffle, disrespectfully announced in a tweet by Morsi. All the signs indicate an even worse government taking over. First of all the prime minister remains, which means that inadequacy will continue to be the main characteristic of the new cabinet. For …
Justice Minister responds Sultanâs attack against judges during the Conscience Front press conference
Opposition and some Salafi groups criticise Brotherhood-led protest
The Al-Wasat Party head reiterates that the General Intelligence Agency secretly worked with âthugsâ during Mubarak regime
A group of party members denounce party’s support for president
Al-Wasat and Al-Hadara Parties merge into a new party, running in parliamentary elections
Preliminary results indicate non-Islamist forces are reaping more student union seats
By Nicholas Gjorvad After its split from the Muslim Brotherhood in 1996, Al-Wasat Party quickly became the darling of many western academics due to its progressive stance on several democratic issues while maintaining an Islamist identity. Its stated goal was to unite Egyptian society by forming a political party that separated the Islamic daâwa (calling) …
A diverse coalition, headed by Al-Wasat Party, announced in an effort to end polarisation
Parties fear the latest Cabinet reshuffle can do little to improve the current political and economic crises
Al-Wasat Party is “shocked” Hesham Qandil stays on as prime minister, saying his government has not succeeded in resolving problems
