Latest in Tag: Muslim Brotherhood Highlight
Latest in Tag: Muslim Brotherhood
Police disperse Ultras Nahdawy protest
Group organised sudden protest in Abdel Moneim Riad Square Sunday night
Mohamed Soltan, 36 others imprisoned for life
Court ratifies 14 death sentences in “Operations Room” trial, defence to appeal

The life and imprisonment of ‘terrorist’ Mohamed Soltan
With Ministry of Interior officials treating him “like they were God” and negligence from the US government, Soltan has been on hunger strike for over 420 days

Prosecutor General refers 379 to criminal court over Al-Nahda sit-in
Defendants face charges of murder, possession of weapons, arrest and torture of civilians
Verdict on closure of HRW headquarters to be issued 19 May
Although HRW does not currently have offices in Egypt, the verdict would still serve to âundermine the groupâs presence in Egyptâ, says lawyer

Employment, detention, and registration: On Syrian refugees in Egypt
Dozens still held in prison in Alexandria despite release order

Endowments Ministry scrutinises Islamist schools
The act follows a series of strict measures undertaken by the ministry to control religious speech

Interior ministry ‘ready’ to receive complaints of police brutality
“They are bluffing,” says human rights lawyer

Gulf alliances: Regional states hedge their bets
By James M. Dorsey The current Saudi-led intervention in Yemen, designed to prevent Iranian-backed forces from gaining power, symbolises the Gulfâs new assertiveness. This is unfolding as the various Gulf states seek to hedge their bets with different strategies that complement rather than replace the regional US security umbrella. Qatar, this month, signed a military …

48 suspects referred to criminal court in Mayada Ashraf case
Prosecutor General accuses suspects of joining Muslim Brotherhood for non-peaceful purposes

Al-Sisi vows to ‘go after’ non-conforming Muslim Brotherhood
Egyptian president declares Morsiâs reign left big mark on Ethiopians and made them believe Egypt would harm them

Leading Muslim Brotherhood figures listed as terrorists
Relatives of FJP leader Mohamed Al-Beltagy sentenced for âassaulting court securityâ

Egypt: A Divided Republic
Old neighbours who once enjoyed daily cups of tea are turning on one another, some Christians are being accused of being Muslim Brotherhood sympathisers and some mothers are turning against sons

United Arab Forces? A wish Al-Sisi may come to regret
After airstrikes by Arab nations hit their neighbours, can enough be sacrificed by regimes across the region for any kind of joint security?

GERD accord treacherous act against Egyptians: Muslim Brotherhood
“Responsible” President Mohamed Morsi had threatened to blow up for national security, media regards destructive agreement as achievement says Al-Banna
Conscript injured in Suez shooting
Unidentified armed group opened fire on police patrol
23 alleged Muslim Brotherhood members sentenced to life imprisonment
Defendants in Tanta charged with violence, insulting army and police

2 killed in Sharqeya bomb explosion
Interior Ministry accused several Islamist entities of forming militant groups, amid Muslim Brotherhood condemnation

A butterfly effect could turn things upside down: Hala Shukrallah
Daily News Egypt spoke to Shukrallah about the future of politics in Egypt, and whether the rule of the military is serving democracy

Attempts to ban Egyptian militant football fan group gather momentum
By James M. Dorsey An Egyptian prosecutor has set the stage for the banning of a group of hard-core, militant football fans by charging them with accepting money and explosives from the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood to stage last monthâs Cairo football riot in which 22 people were killed. The Prosecutor General, Hisham Barakat, said the …

Students protest ‘unjust executions’: SAC
Protests continue across different university campuses on Wednesday
Over 100 arrested Monday for belonging to Muslim Brotherhood
Teacher in Sohag arrested, purportedly confesses to receiving orders from Brotherhood leader in Turkey

Lessons from the Algerian experience
By Mahmoud Abu Bakr Since the incidents of July 2013 and the ouster of President Mohamed Morsi, which led to the expulsion of the Muslim Brotherhood regime from power in Egypt, different media did not stop making comparisons between what occurred in Egypt and what happened in Algeria in the early â90s, when the elections …

Badie, 13 Muslim Brotherhood members to receive death sentences
Convictsâ files referred to Grand Mufti, remaining defendantsâ verdict on 11 April
Endowments Ministry bans clerics allegedly belonging to Muslim Brotherhood
Clerics belonging to various other Islamist groups also included in ban

Journalists in âRabaa Operations Roomâ case forgotten
Defendants include 12 journalists and media workers involved in reporting August 2013âs events

Why do Egyptians value authoritarianism?
By Mohammed Nosseir While authoritarianism may be perceived by many as hereditary in Egyptian DNA, it is in reality a mechanism of rule that has been forced upon its citizens for centuries in a determined effort to get rid of any attempt to establish genuine democracy (such as the 25 January Revolution). The challenge we Egyptians …

Foreign ministry defends execution of man over killing minor
Video evidence, confession and transparent legal procedure prove justice, the ministry said

50 Fayoum University students arrested: Student groups
Ministry of Interior could not confirm reported arrests in Fayoum and Menufiya

25 January: Revolution or Chaos?
The state does not trust young people enough to let them lead, says activist