Latest in Tag: Muslim Brotherhood Highlight
Latest in Tag: Muslim Brotherhood

More antiquities intended for smuggling detected, others to be returned soon: Tourism Police
Heavier legal price for those who âencroach on touristsâ even if victim drops charges, says assistant interior minister
Anti-Coup Alliance condemns military trial verdict for 5 civilians
Five Building and Development Party leaders sentenced to one year in prison for passing through prohibited military zone

Criminal acts distort the image of Islam: Grand Mufti’s consultant
Ibrahim Nigm criticises foreign media rhetoric on religion

Al-Beltagy, Hegazy handed 20 years
Former FJP leader and conservative preacher handed lengthy sentences for torturing policemen

Will the Muslim Brotherhood resurface under new umbrella?
Ever since the downfall of the Muslim Brotherhood, a looming question has been raised: will the group return to political life under a new umbrella? The Brotherhood has been facing the most serious ordeal in its 86 year-old history that had already witnessed several ups and downs. It has been speculated that the leaders outside …

Al-Tayar Al-Shaâaby collects signatures to form party
Hamdeen Sabahy will be a main figure in the party, but not its chairman, says spokesman
Ministry of Endowments warns against politically-affiliated religious NGOs
The ministry says Al-Azhar to supervise Friday sermons along a common theme

Morsi accused in Qatari espionage case
Ousted president and officials being charged with embezzlement, treason and espionage
31 arrested in Friday protests
Protesters were calling for a new wave of mass demonstrations, says state media

Lessons from the presidential elections: Egypt’s media and the upcoming parliamentary campaign
By Mohamed Selim Better late than never. As every decision in Egypt is always overdue, regardless of the consequences and constitutional prerogatives, the parliamentary elections will eventually take place. The constitution stipulates, according to Article 230: “Election of the President of the Republic or the House of Representatives shall take place as regulated by Law, …
Journalist who shot âHelwan Brigadesâ video arrested
Ministry of Interior says it located her âhiding placeâ in an Alexandria apartment
Al-Jamaa Al-Islamiyaâs political wing faces possible dissolution over terrorism charges
Political Parties Affairs Committee forwards case to prosecution for investigation
Egyptian businessman to request investigation into Dutch journalist
Businessman in the Netherlands working with Egyptian embassy to file a request to the Dutch authorities to investigate Rena Netjes over spreading âliesâ about Egypt
âHelwan Brigadesâ are Muslim Brotherhood members: Interior ministry
Group announced in a video released in August solidarity with the Brotherhood, but denied being members

Badie handed life in prison; 6 others given death penalty in Istiqama Mosque Trial
Headquarters trial â where Badie and deputies Khairat El-Shater and Mohamed Bayoumi are charged with inciting the killing of protesters â postponed to 8 September

Building and Development party condemns dissolution of Islamist parties
Islamist leaders fear removing Islamist parties from politics might give way to a new wave of fundamentalism
US holds Egypt, UAE responsible for Libyan airstrikes
Libyan and Egyptian Foreign Ministers deny any interference
Court hands 5 preliminary death sentences
The defendants are charged with murdering a police officer

Anti-Coup Alliance calls for partial strike
Escalation comes after the pro-Morsi alliance organised weekly protests throughout the past year

Egypt is witnessing less freedom of expression than under Mubarak or Morsi : John R. Bradley
Daily News Egypt interviewed Bradley to discuss Egyptâs internal political situation and its foreign affairs, ranging from human rights abuses to the recent geopolitical developments in the region.
Police arrest 6 Morsi supporters at Alexandria demonstration
Dispersals of demonstrations continue as forces continue to crack-down on dissenting voices

State Department rebuts Egyptâs Ferguson comments, says situation ânot comparableâ
US deals âopenly and honestlyâ with its issues and encourages others to do the same, says State Department deputy spokeswoman
Interior ministry to investigate Ansar Beit Al-Maqdis video
The video is part of psychological warfare executed by terrorist groups, says i
119 Muslim Brotherhood members to be tried on 6 September
Defendants stand accused of breaking into a police station during Rabaa Al-Adaweya sit-in in 2013

138 protests on sit-in dispersal anniversary: Democracy Index
200 people were arrested and 30 explosive devices were defused over the three days
11 Muslim Brotherhood members acquitted in Minya
The verdict was issued following the anniversary of Rabaa Al- Adawaya sit-in dispersal

Morsi espionage trial postponed, media gag lifted
Defendants accused of disclosing national secrets and funding terrorism

Muslim Brotherhood denies armyâs accusations of violence
Four protesters killed and 193 people arrested on first anniversary of Rabaa Al-Adaweya dispersal
Egypt arrests 6 âterrorist cellsâ over bombing of electricity towers
Sabotage acts mean weakness of MB, says interior ministry
Police clash with pro-Morsi protesters in Matariya district
Victimâs families claim they were pressured not to accuse police of the deaths