Latest in Tag: Brotherhood Highlight
Latest in Tag: Brotherhood

Then and Now
I am always intrigued by the dizzying changes that have enveloped Egypt in the past year. What I find to be most amusing is how certain positions have totally gone from one extreme to the other. When it comes to Egyptâs foreign policy, it is a seemingly endless seesaw where yesterdayâs friend is todayâs foe. …

Friday clashes leave 5 dead
Morsi supporters protest Al-Sisiâs presidential bid

Egypt calls on UN to protect victims of terrorism
Egyptâs permanent representative to the UN addresses Human Rights Council

Hegazy and Beltagy trial postponed
The pair is accused of torturing two policemen during the Rabaa sit-in

Badie, other defendants not taken to court, trial postponed
The date for the next session has yet to be set, lawyer says
Muslim Brotherhood denies involvement in Mostorod shooting
The Brotherhood denounced the killing of five military police conscripts and demanded that authorities bring the assailants to justice

Egypt and UAE continue joint military training
Final stage of the two-week joint exercise is set to commence within the next two days

Muslim Brotherhood responds to NCHR Rabaa report
Brotherhood calls report âa new crimeâ full of fallacies, factual errors and lies

Egypt court bans Hamas activities
Hamas describes the court decision as âpoliticisedâ as tensions between the group and Egypt hit new high

The Conmanâs paradise
In the 1960âs, the Egyptian state newspaper Al-Ahram was filled with headlines about the amazing scientific breakthroughs of the Egyptian military. One such headline celebrated the invention of the first âArab-madeâ airplane â one that could reach Mach 2 â while the other announced to the world the creation of Egyptian missiles that could reach …

Two more MB leaders referred to criminal court
The organisation was banned by court and designated a terrorist organisation by the government

EU foreign ministers discuss Egypt
Concern over media freedom in Egypt as EU ministers gather in Brussels

Is Al-Sisiâs nomination settled?
I write this on the evening of Monday, 27 January and I still believe that Al-Sisi has not made up his mind on nominating himself for presidency. I wondered if this thought was due to what I read from the current political scene or is it what I am hoping for based on an accurate …

Morsi ‘prison break’ trial adjourned to 22 February
Former president, 130 others tried for prison break on incident’s third year anniversary

Journalism in Egypt, a dangerous business
On Saturday, while thousands of Egyptians were celebrating the third anniversary of the 25 January Revolution in Tahrir square, Daily News Egypt reporter Basil El-Dabh was experiencing a “citizen arrest” for recording the celebrations. The angry mob questioned his presence, roughed him up – along with a female freelance journalist- then handed them to the …

Mansour describes passing constitution as a âgood choiceâ
Interim president addresses the nation without resolving the issue of whether presidential or parliamentary elections would be held next

Four killed during pro-Morsi demonstrations
Clashes erupt between security and Morsi supporters as the latter rally for the January uprisingâs third anniversary

Egyptian football fans threaten to revive stadia as battle fields
By James MÂ Dorsey With multiple potential flashpoints coinciding, militant, street-battle hardened Egyptian football fans threaten to align stadia alongside the countryâs universities as battle grounds against the armed forces and the military-backed government. The football support groups known as ultras have warned that they would disrupt Egyptâs newly revived league competition if spectators continue to …

Violations resume on referendumâs second day
Various groups attempt to influence votersâ decisions

Security on alert after calls for protests
Muslim Brotherhood calls for more protests
Cabinet gears up for constitutional referendum
Minister of Interior promises a âcomprehensive securityâ plan during referendum

Morsi trial adjourned
Clashes erupt in different areas

The New Year
On New Yearâs Day, the Dar al-Iftaâ al-Misriyyah declared that 13 January would be the anniversary of the Prophetâs birthday in Egypt. It seems awfully fitting that at the dawn of 2014, this official government body would be in the fortuitous position of making that declaration â particularly as it means that the Prophetâs birthday …

Rafah crossing to open on Wednesday and Thursday
The border crossing has been closed since 27 December

Abbas meets Egyptian Ambassador
Meeting comes hours after Hamas calls on the ambassador to quit ‘incitement’
Friday violence leaves five dead
Clashes in governorates result in 122 arrests, Ismailia protester arrested with 14 IEDs

MB legal team files complaint to International Criminal Court
Brotherhood to hold press conference detailing further information

Muslim Brotherhood an âentirelyâ legal organisation in UK: FCO spokesperson
Egyptâs foreign ministry addresses Arab League countries to implement the Arab Convention on Suppression of Terrorism

FJP journalists protest newspaperâs shut-down
Press Syndicate condemns the decision to shut-down the newspaper

Clashes as Egypt police disperse Muslim Brotherhood demos
After authorities vowed to crack down on rallies by the Muslim Brotherhood