Latest in Tag: politics Highlight
Latest in Tag: politics
Turkey, Syria close civilian airspace in tit-for-tat as tension mounts
Ankara’s move came after the Syrian state news agency SANA reported on Saturday that a flight ban has been imposed on Turkish flights.
HRW condemns Syria use of cluster bombs
HRW reported increased use of cluster bombs in the past week, notably in the Maaret al-Numan area.
Muslim Brotherhood denies anti-Semitic remark from supreme guide
Jewish human rights group called for the severance of all ties between Egyptâs Muslim Brotherhood and the US government.
Algeria TV boss convicted for sexual harassment
Said Lamarni, who was not present for the verdict, has denied any wrongdoing.
Jailed Bahrain medics go on hunger strike
The jailed Shiite medics called their action “The Lost Justice,” and have stopped taking food and medicine.
Heads of commerce angry with early closing law
Each governorateâs chamber of commerce has the right to indicate exactly the time of closing and opening.
TransDance explores theory alongside practice with panel
The panel then took to examining the idea of cultural and artistic exchange and the role of embassies, with many representatives from cultural institutes and embassies present, and how culture is a representation of a certain country to another.
Al-Nour Party favours internal solution to rift
Bakar says party will form reconciliation committee
Hamzawy dismisses 100 day plan
Former MP discusses Egypt’s political future at Cairo University
The circus is in town
The circus is in town, people, and it is not leaving anytime soon. Sit back and enjoy the show.
From the other side: Amr Moussa stay at home
We do not mention his involvement in the crime. Nor do we mention his defence to the matter. We do not know of his opposition to an error. Nor do we not know of his political stance. He is Amr Moussa, the veteran diplomat with a long history of nearly 53 years of service in …
Egypt: authenticity, Islamists and liberals
Authenticity is a trait that almost all politicians like to claim one way or another. Whether it is an American presidential incumbent speaking of how he stands for real American values versus his opponent or here in Egypt where a liberal may speak of an Islamistâs lack of Egyptian authenticity by reasoning that Islamist ideas …
Pope’s butler goes on trial in ‘Vatileaks’ scandal
Charged with leaking confidential Vatican memos
Former PM Abe wins Japan opposition party vote
Shinzo Abe might secure PM position in the next general elections
Hope
Make the choice, to live or not, once and for all.
Review: op-ed pages discuss constitution, dole out criticism for Morsy
Heated debates are triggered over the Constituent Assembly, it dwindling membership and the delay in finalising the country’s most important document, the constitution. In almost all Egyptian newspapers columnists have analysed the factors affecting the Constituent Assembly in its process of drafting a constitution. On another note, some writers continued with their weekly dose of …
Review: new political coalitions and ways to combat religious offences
As political parties continue their pursuit of establishing solidified alliances for the upcoming parliamentary elections, Egyptian columnists dissect the new partisan coalitions, filled with hopes that division wonât strike at them once more. Some writers continue analysing American anti-Islam film, at the risk of becoming overwhelmed, by exploring options through which Muslims could prevent conflict …
Former Israeli prime minister escapes harsh sentencing
Ehud Olmert could return to politics
The myth of the underdog
Could it all be just a big bubble? How big will the clout of zealous political Islam get before Egyptians begin to realise that itâs just another trick to mobilise masses and score votes? At the expense of painting with a broad brush, political Islam in Egypt might be a bubble close tobursting. The underdog …
Ethiopiaâs new leader takes office
Hailemariam Dessalegn assumes role as Ethiopian leader
Russia expels USAID for ‘political meddling’
A new diplomatic crisis between Russia and US predicted
A country of extremists
It is safe to say that Egypt is going through its own version of a culture war
Protesters arrested on anniversary of OWS
100 protesters march with $100 bills taped to their mouths, demanding money doesnât interfere with politics
Two new political parties have marquee days
Al-Dostor Party officially established, Shafiq announces new party
Momuntum builds in Chinese protests at Japanese embassy
Island row between the two countries
A pointless piece of cloth debate
Few hours after Fatma Nabil has read the 12 oâclock news bulletin in her full cream-colored veil, the Egyptian media sphere has quivered with endless controversial discussions on the extent to which the entire country is deliberately being âIkhwanisedâ. Being the first Egyptian female newsreader ever to appear on Egyptâs state television, the move assuredly …
Ghozlan decries prospects of restoring Egyptian-Iranian relations
âSyrian blood is not cheap,â says the Muslim Brotherhood spokesman
Morsy to visit the US after Iran, China
In an attempt to enhance foreign ties, Morsy is set to visit Iran, China and the US
Al-Dostour Party active in the streets
Al-Dostour Party takes action in the streets, holding “No Harassment” awareness campaign
Qandilâs faux independents
The fact that a quarter of ministers in Prime Minister Hesham Qandilâs cabinet remain in posts they held in his predecessor Kamal El-Ganzouriâs cabinet is only the tip of the iceberg