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Gabha Youth announce post 30 June plans
SCC president to take over, constitution to be stalled and a revolutionary commission to guide the regime
Stock exchange to continue as normal amid protest speculation
Omran: Upcoming June 30th protests will not cause us to place additional precautionary measures on Egyptās stock exchange
Court sentences 5 for involvement in 12 January clashes
The sentences range from two to five years while three others on trial for similar charges are acquitted
Morsiās Syria speech angers opposition
Amr Hamzawy: Speech calculated to win Salafi support on 30 June
Free Egyptians Party warns of revolution āsabotageā
FEP: The Muslim Brotherhood is attempting to āabort 30 June revolutionā, colluding with Hamas and terrorist leaders
Hassan Mustafa gets one-year hard labour
Alexandrian political activist appealed a court sentence for allegedly attacking a prosecutor
Football threatens to spark protests as Iran goes to the polls
By James M. Dorsey Iranian Supreme Leader Sayed Ali Khamenei has more to worry about in the run-up to Iranās presidential election than ensuring that a sufficiently malleable candidate emerges as winner. Tuesdayās crucial victory in Iranās 2014 World Cup qualifier against Lebanon raises the risk of potential celebrations turning into anti-government protests. That risk …
Al-Erian expects fruitless outcome of 30 June protests
Al-Jamaa Al-Islamiya says violence is likely; Ministry of Interior structures plan to secure prisons during protests
āTamarod Weekā commences
Tamarod announces week of continuous visits to governorates to meet with social and political factions in anticipation of protests on 30 June
Turkey PM gives protesters ‘last warning’
A day after meeting with protest leaders and offering to hold a referendum on plans to redevelop Gezi Park, Erdogan resumed his combative stance
Church remains neutral on 30 June protests
Copts pledge support for protests in defiance of Abdel Magedās threats
All options open regarding Ethiopian dam: presidency
Presidential adviser holds rare press conference outlining policy towards Ethiopian Dam and 30 June protests
Interior minister pledges not to attack protesters on 30 June
Preparations are in place to āsecure protestsā and protect citizens minister says
Turkey, the Arab world, and the myth of moderate Islamism
By Nervana Mahmoud For years, Turkeyās Prime Minister Recep Erdogan was generally considered an example of āmoderate Islamismā, a loose label that was generally based on a comparison with other Islamist dictatorships, like Iran, or with the various semi-secular autocratic regimes that dot the Arab and Muslim world. There was never a comparison with a …
Tourist numbers up 5.2 % in April
CAMPAS indicated that most of the tourists who arrived to Egypt during April were from eastern Europe
Douma’s appeal set for first of July
Activist Ahmed Douma remains in custody despite being released on bail last week
Arrests in Downtown clashes
25 arrests in clashes at Qasr Al-Nil Bridge between youths and security
Egypt remembers Khaled Saied
Demonstrations across governorates to commemorate his death
Tamarod attacked twice overnight
More than 24 injuries in attacks in Damanhur and Headquarters in Cairo set ablaze
Turkey PM braces for showdown with protesters
“I call for an immediate end to the demonstrations, which have lost their democratic credentials and turned into vandalism,” Erdogan said
Amr Moussa clarifies meeting with Brotherhood leader
Moussa states meeting with Al-Shater was on personal capacity; NSF says position towards president remains unchanged
Turkey defends democratic credentials as tear gas flies
Turkey’s embattled government insisted it was “not a second-class democracy” even as police tear-gassed protesters massed in the streets
Reactions vary to Tamarodās 30 June plans
Tamarodās call for mass protests is met with mixed results from political parties.
Figure in Culture Ministry resigns
The ministry’s head of the Foreign Cultural Relations Department submits resignation
From Gezi Park protests to public solidarity
By Dr Mustafa OzbilginĀ The Justice and Development Party (AKP) government has launched various urban development projects across Istanbul. These plans lacked prior consultation with public users and key stakeholders. Remarkably, the AKP government planned to build a shopping mall on the site of Gezi Park, the only public green space with many established trees, …
Customs workers to hold protest Tuesday
Workers say they have been calling for reform for many months
Teargas crackdown on Turkish anti-government protesters
Demonstrators have been trying to prevent workers from razing Taksim Excursion Park and turning it into a shopping mall
Tunisia topless protester faces new charges
Amina Sboui, better known by her pseudonym Tyler, will be charged under the “criminal conspiracy” section of the penal code
In Pictures: Demonstration at High Court to free detainees
Almost every day in Cairo, a protest is held calling for the freedom of detainees held in police custody. Most of the charges are vague, the whereabouts of some detainees is yet unknown, and several of them are under 18 years old.
Culture ministerās removal of officials sparks discontent
Members of the art community plan to protest Abdel Aziz Thursday