Latest in Tag: Muslim Brotherhood Highlight
Latest in Tag: Muslim Brotherhood
Fahmy defends roadmap progress to Kerry
Minister of Foreign Affairs Nabil Fahmy speaks with his US counterpart concerning developments on Egypt’s roadmap
Morsi supporters hold Friday marches
Scattered marches and low turnout in Cairo mark âMartyrsâ Fridayâ
Campaign of MB arrests continues
Hassan Al-Brens, Ahmed Abu Baraka, and Mourad Ali are among the latest MB-affiliated figures to be arrested
Most Egyptians agree with sit-in dispersals: Baseera
A new poll shows most Egyptians saw pro-Morsi sit-ins as ânon-peacefulâ
BLOG CORNER: The violent birth of a sit-in
Charlie Miller and I were on our way to catch the tail end of the clearing of Nahda Square when we heard reports of clashes in Mohandeseen. We adjusted our course and sped off down Batal Ahmed Abdel Aziz Street only to see a cloud of black smoke at the intersection ahead. Our driver decided …
Anti-Coup Alliance announce 28 marches
Pro-Morsi camp calls for millions to take to the streets around Egypt
Collective punishment and competing collateral
Blood and burned churches. These are the lasting images in Egypt over the past week. Out of context, each are abhorred and condemned by most. However, the unprecedented levels of violence in the country have not only desensitised many Egyptians to such images, but have sparked arguments as observers take parts of the images to …
Raping the Nile
By Ahmed M. El Ashram and Amgad Hegazy As the events in Egypt continue to weigh upon us, we are confronted by an increasingly disturbing impasse that has serious implications possibly beyond Egypt and its troubling fate. Â It may be true that the democratic experiment in Egypt has been prematurely aborted. But whether the …
‘Next generation’ of Qaeda being born in Egypt: analysts
The repression of the Muslim Brotherhood and the ouster of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi could see a new generation of radicals joining the movement founded by Osama bin Lade
Anti Coup Alliance calls for mass protests on Friday
Group calls for boycott of “coup-supporting brands”
Deaths of prisoners is a âheinous crimeâ says anti-torture group
Anti torture movement claims Abo Zaabal detainees were tortured before suffocation.
Brotherhood spokesman arrested
Ahmed Aref’s arrest comes in the wake of arrests of prominent brotherhood figures
Human Rights Watch urges Egypt to protect churches
Attacks on Egypt’s Christian minority have escalated since the July 3 ouster of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi
For Mohamed Ibrahim, the clock is ticking for his removalâŠ
In case you are not familiar with who Mohamed Ibrahim is, he is the current Minister of Interior in Egypt, and a disgrace. He was appointed by former President Mohamed Morsi in the middle of the constitutional crisis in order to turn a blind eye when the Muslim Brotherhoodâs thugs were sent to attack and …
Talking Box by Ziad Akl
So the ridiculous bipolarity continues; the army-Muslim Brotherhood conflict still very much shapes the perceptions of Egyptians. But whatâs been happening this last week is beyond ridiculous, beyond inhuman and beyond sad. Suddenly, all standing political actors stopped representing humanity. Both the army and the Brotherhood are locked in a hatred-fuelled circle that springs out …
Badie detained for 15 days
UN calls for the government to act transparently in the judicial process
Polarised, politicised and biased: Covering Egypt
In Egyptâs dire political situation, one of the most important ways to understand the complexities of the situation is the media; supposedly the institution that seeks to find the truth and present it to its audience. However, in Egyptâs case, much of the local media is polarised, politicised and biased, and international media as well does not serve as an alternative for objective reporting due to the many challenges it faces. The Daily News Egypt reviews the positions of local and international media coverage of Egyptâs latest events, and the different narratives that are presented.
Choices
Things in Egypt are moving quite quickly. It has gotten to the point where if one stops keeping up to date for an hour, one finds that a fundamental shift has just taken place â again. With that in mind, I am keenly aware that in the space of time it takes for me to …
Who is responsible for violence within Egypt?
Before the dispersal of the sit-ins at Rabaa Al-Adaweya and Al-Nahda squares, something resembling a consensus was being reached amongst Egyptâs democratic forces, which acknowledged that neither of the two was peaceful. This consensus was based off a series of clues and supporting evidence received from human rights organisations pointing to the fact that torture …
Army captures 11 after killing of 25 conscripts in Sinai
Monday attacks draw criticism of interior ministry, international condemnation
National Coalition to Support Legitimacy calls for boycott of âpro-coupâ businesses
NCSL accuses security forces of premeditating violence
Amnesty calls on government to protect Christians in Egypt
Report calls security forcesâ failure to protect Christian citizens âshockingâ, citing Maspero Youth Unionâs report that 61 churches were attacked nationwide
Egypt must get back to ‘inclusive approach’: US
Hagel reiterated Washington’s appeal for dialogue amid ongoing bloodshed in Egypt
Morsi accused of complicity in 2012 protest deaths: sources
Morsi already stands accused of crimes related to his 2011 escape from prison
Pro-Morsi demonstrations expected throughout the week
Muslim Brotherhood named the marches âthe week the coup departsâ
36 prisoners die in an attempt to flee from police van
The prisoners, who were part of the Muslim Brotherhood, were being transported to Abou Zaabal prison
Interim government âstainedâ its human rights record: Amnesty
Human rights organisation condemns loss of life in Egypt
Egypt police say 36 dead Islamist prisoners died from tear gas
“Thirty-six of the prisoners died of suffocation and crowding after tear gas was used to stop their escape,” the ministry said
Iraq backs Egypt crackdown on Morsi supporters
Nuri al-Maliki appealed for “self-restraint” but said Baghdad stood with the Egyptian government
