Latest in Tag: Muslim Brotherhood Highlight
Latest in Tag: Muslim Brotherhood
Court postpones dissolution of Al-Nour Party to 21 February
Anti-Brotherhood group vows to fight ‘religious political parties’ in parliament
Presidential pardon for some prisoners on 25 January anniversary
Conditions do not apply to ‘popular’ detained Protest Law activists
45 referred to criminal court for bombing power stations
The defendants are accused of being Muslim Brotherhood members
Muslim Brotherhood defence lawyer requests merging 2 trials
Lawyer Kamal Mandour wants one ruling for espionage and prison break trials for overlapping charges
Brotherhood, SAC call for escalation ahead of 25 January
Groups call for protests under slogan “Together We Revolt”
Egypt-Canada negotiate the release of Al-Jazeera’s Mohamed Fahmy
Family’s hope on Canadian FM’s visit to Egypt to obtain release ‘before’ retrial, says fiancée
Egypt asks Qatar to freeze Al-Qaradawi assets
Islamic cleric Yusuf Al-Qaradawi is wanted by Interpol
‘Operations Room’ detainee sentenced to 3 years imprisonment
Trial postponed to 11 January, while Mohamed Soltan completes 344 days on hunger strike
2 arrested for inciting violence via Facebook: Interior ministry
Pages allegedly claimed responsibility for Sunday attack on police personnel in Giza
What about Al-Sisi’s relations with politicians? (3)
Leaders of the 1952 family start taking power through alliance with the Muslim Brotherhood. Naguib, Nasser and El-Sadat did this. Finally, the Supreme Council – Al-Sisi followed. Even Mubarak, who began to clash with political Islam because it came to power – and the trend that was found guilty for the assassination of El-Sadat, allied …
Revolutionary Socialists leader reports his assets seized over alleged terrorism connect
Names of 120 individuals claimed to be affiliated to Muslim Brotherhood groups given to CBE for funds freeze
Group claims setting police van ablaze
‘Popular Resistance’ posted footage of alleged members burning van
Once again, what about Al-Sisi’s relations with politicians?
A week after dissolving political parties, particularly on 16 January 1953, Abdel Nasser announced the establishment of the “Freedom Authority”, making it a direct subsidiary of the ruling “revolution council” at the time. It was purposely called “authority” rather than “party” or “front”. The expression makes it sound like one of the state’s authorities like …
Voices from the Muslim Brotherhood
The Brotherhood was officially designated a terrorist organisation in a December 2013 cabinet decree, and the decision was upheld, by court order, in February 2014.
Police clash with anti-government protesters on Friday, 2 dead
ACA calls on supporters to rally on the fourth anniversary of the 25 January Revolution
Police disperse Friday marches, arrest protesters
The Anti-Coup Alliance calls for pre-25 January protests under the slogan ‘together for liberation’
Court orders retrial for detained Al Jazeera journalists
Journalists are to remain in prison until the court decides on a retrial date
400 detainees referred to ‘terrorism’ court circuit
Referral comes after series of other military court assignments, involving hundreds, the same month
Gulf-Iranian proxy war spills onto football pitch
By James M. Dorsey A Saudi-led proxy war against Iran playing out in Syria and Iraq has expanded onto the football pitch with a last minute decision by the Palestinian national team to cancel a friendly against Iran. The cancellation, officially on technical grounds, came barely two weeks before Iran meets two of its Gulf nemeses, the …
Mohamed Al-Beltagy sentenced to 6 years in prison for contempt
Court postpones Wadi El Natroun prison to 10 January
Potential UK club acquisition could help Qatar polish its image
By James M. Dorsey Qatar has booked two recent successes in what has become an uphill struggle to improve its tarnished image: a papering over of its rift with Saudi Arabia and the UAE sparked by Qatari support for the Muslim Brotherhood, and reports that it may be interested in acquiring London Premier League club …
Police arrests 14 alleged Muslim Brotherhood members
Defendants charged with plotting against security personnel and judges
Relations with Egypt should be established on intact ground: Turkish official
Turkey has repeatedly expressed opposition to current Egyptian government
Disputed report in Turkish media takes aim at both Egypt and Erdogan foe
Daily Sabah alleges that Egyptian police raided a Gülen-affiliated school in Cairo, removed Turkish flags
Mohamed Soltan in intensive care for 4th time
The detained activist has been on hunger strike for 325 days and refused medical treatment
714 protests in Egypt in November, Islamists’ revolution and Mubarak verdict major triggers: Democracy Index
Report warns of ‘angry’ movements and ‘violent’ state strategy next 25 January anniversary
Court overturns seizure of Brotherhood assets
Particular freezes on assets were not constitutional or legal
Another 300 Muslim Brotherhood figures referred to military courts
Number of civilians referred to military courts increases amid concerns from political groups
40 referred to military prosecution: FJP
Of the 40 defendants, nine are females, says party, and four are high school students, says rights centre
Court postpones Morsi’s espionage case to 22 December
The defendants are accused of leaking the documents to foreign agents, including Hamas and Hezbollah.