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Latest in Tag: politics
Tamarod launches new political awareness campaign
The campaign aims to educate Egyptians about their legal rights, and how the constitutional process will work
Deadly clashes in Mansoura
Clashes leave three women dead and seven people injured
Military warns against violence during Friday Protests
6 April calls for occupying Tahrir and presidential palace area before Islamists head out from 18 mosques in a million man march titled “Breaking the Coup”
German ambassador clarifies position on Egypt
Describes 30 June as “second wave” of revolution and reiterated call for Morsi’s release
Violent attacks at security checkpoints in Sinai
Unidentified gunmen attacked police and army check points injuring eight people
New constituent assembly formed
A new constituent assembly was ratified today by the president in order to modify the 2012 constitution.
What happened on 30 June?
I would have liked to answer the question: “where is Egypt going after 30 June?” but I discovered that I have to first explain what happened on 30 June. We have to put aside what is being said about a military coup, since facts confirm the size of public participation on 30 June. The second …
Cabinet ministers sworn in
The oaths of office follow a tumultuous schedule of meetings with the interim prime minister over the past week.
SJC rejects Ahmed Suleiman’s return to Judiciary
The council rejected the former justice minister’s request to return to court of appeals
Political change in Egypt: A chance for the people, but also for wildlife
By Bradnee Chambers Political instability brings economic hardship, social upheaval and human suffering in its wake, with sometimes devastating impacts on the environment. The excessive trapping of migratory birds is an example of history repeating itself as political instability leads to increased damage to nature. Collaborative and workable solutions are needed. Nets to catch birds …
Protests in Israel against Prawer Plan
The proposed plan will result in displacement of thousands of Arab Bedouins in the Naqab desert
Three dead and 15 injured in Sinai bus explosion
Gunmen fire RPG that misses an armoured vehicle and hits bus
The ballot box and the banks
In the wake of the contentious ousting, debate over the nature of what has past must come to an end in time to move successfully into the future. In the meantime, the west waffles over Egypt while the Gulf has wasted no time making its position clear.
The Cabinet dilemma
The newly appointed Egyptian prime minister is currently undergoing the most difficult part of his job: forming the Cabinet. Hazem El-Beblawi was not the choice of the Egyptian youth. Close to 77 years old, he is far from the young visionary or the “revolutionary” that the predominantly youthful nation yearned for. When state-owned agencies broke …
“Revollusion”
By Dr Mohamed Fouad The following is not for the faint hearted, the revolutionary buffs, the hopeless romantics and the easily agitated ones. You need to “marinate” on these thoughts a bit in order for them to sink in, or not. During the famed 18 days in 2011, I sat with a tenured and experienced …
Conflicting accounts of Sinai checkpoint storming
Accounts differ as to the sequence of events leading to the incident at Sheikh Zuweid checkpoint, which involved a firefight with army, killing one girl
Security checkpoint in Sheikh Zewaid attacked
Unknown assailants open fire near Second Field Army commander
UEFA decision highlights murky Turkish football politics
By James M. Dorsey A decision by European football body UEFA to ban two top Turkish clubs from competing in European championships for match-fixing has highlighted potentially murky politics underlying the worst scandal in Turkish sporting history. The decision in response to the Turkish Football Federation’s failure to impose penalties and in advance of an …
New SCAF v Old Islamists
By Nervana Mahmoud It’s hard to absorb all of the events that took place last week in Egypt. Many details have yet to be digested. What is certain, though, is that this was the year’s most crucial week, with far-reaching ramifications. Thus far, we only have disputed assessments from inside and outside of Egypt. Last …
Presidency launches “one people” reconciliation initiative
Interim president invites all parties to a meeting the first week of Ramadan
Editor’s letter: Brothers and generals; the end of coexistence
Almost a year ago, in an article called Brothers and generals, a phase of coexistence, I argued that the dramatic decision by ousted president Mohamed Morsi to “sack” Field Marshal Mohamed Tantawi and his deputy General Sami Anan was actually a subtle internal military coup made with the blessing of the Muslim Brotherhood. I believed, …
The Murky waters of 30 June – part 1: Regarding the legitimacy issue
As the world now knows, 30 June was a success. Millions went out to the streets, and we ended up with a mixture of scenario 2 and scenario 3 from my previous article: Morsi did get deposed, but this time by the military to avoid open civil war and an eventual bloody revolution. Credit must …
Does the United States not know what’s happening in Egypt?
In the loud conversations that occurred before and after the removal of Morsi, some stressed the importance of explaining the truth about what is going on in Egypt to political and media circles in the west. The conversations were directed specifically to the United States, on the basis that the information reaching those circles is …
The media talks to ghosts
On Thursday 4 July, state owned news agency MENA and several international agencies, reported that the Supreme Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood, Mohamed Badie, was arrested along with his deputy Khairat El-Shater. We published the news. On Friday 5 July, Badie was giving a speech from the Rabaa Al-Adaweya sit-in where thousands of his supporters …
Two sides, same state
On Sunday, thousands took to the streets to reaffirm the strength of public legitimacy, peacefully marching from all squares across the capital towards Tahrir Square, the presidential palace and Al-Qubba Palace. The Tamarod campaign, which has been organising the marches, suddenly removed a couple of marches from the liston Saturday night, mainly those from middle …
Op-ed review: State militarisation and revolution mistakes
Fahmy Howeidy Between militarisation and civil war Al-Shorouk newspaper Columnist Fahmy Howeidy writes on the events that took place on the morning of Monday 8 July. He begins by saying that he considered the two main challenges of Mohamed Morsi’s ousted government were the stabilisation of security and reviving the economy. “However, after the coup …
The future of Islamism- part three: What will become of the Muslim Brotherhood?
By Nicholas Gjorvad While part two discussed what factors will shape Islamist parties in the future, part three will focus specifically on the future of the Muslim Brotherhood which has become an increasingly popular topic in the last few days. At this juncture, the future of the Brotherhood is dependent upon a myriad of factors …
Ministry of Culture protesters march to Tahrir
The march from the Ministry of Culture to Tahrir was of a more political nature
Split second
By Philip Whitfield Was it a coup d’etat, half a coup, coup-lite or just plain old martial law? The top brass gave Morsi just enough rope to hang himself to execute their mission: divide and rule. Not so fast, say some. It’s our revolution, not theirs. If you want to pray the worldwide court of …
The future of Islamism- part two: Where does Islamism go from here?
By Nicholas Gjorvad Today’s article explores the issues which face Islamists going forward. As part one pointed out, the setbacks that Islamist parties in the Middle East have recently experienced can largely be attributed to the instances of over-ambitious and unilateral moves of Islamist leaders in power. In light of the pushback from opposition groups, …