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Brotherhood mulls Cabinet shuffle, NSF boycott ahead of national dialogue
Egypt
February 27, 2013
Brotherhood mulls Cabinet shuffle, NSF boycott ahead of national dialogue
The Muslim Brotherhood’s Guidance Bureau discussed a proposal calling for a mandatory Cabinet shuffle ahead of upcoming parliamentary polls as…
Four arrested for fighting during Port Said rally in Cairo
Egypt
February 27, 2013
Four arrested for fighting during Port Said rally in Cairo
Four were arrested in the upscale Cairo district of Zamalek following a street brawl Wednesday evening during a rally supporting…
Protesters target state office with Molotov cocktails in Mansoura
Egypt
February 27, 2013
Protesters target state office with Molotov cocktails in Mansoura
An unidentified group threw Molotov cocktails into a second-storey Mansoura government office during mass protests in the area Wednesday evening.…
Tagammu Party elects new chief by one vote
Egypt
February 27, 2013
Tagammu Party elects new chief by one vote
Sayed Abdel Aal is the new head of the leftist-Tagammu Party after winning internal elections by a single vote Wednesday.…
Jihadi group calls for boycott of polls for violating Sharia
Egypt
February 27, 2013
Jihadi group calls for boycott of polls for violating Sharia
The Jihadi Organization, a right-wing Salafi movement, said Wednesday that it is asking citizens to boycott the upcoming parliamentary elections…
Interior Ministry denies New Cairo move is politically motivated
Egypt
February 27, 2013
Interior Ministry denies New Cairo move is politically motivated
Interior Ministry spokesperson Hani Abdel Latif vehemently denied accusations Wednesday that the ministry is moving to New Cairo over fears…
Brotherhood member to take top job at Nile News, say sources
Egypt
February 27, 2013
Brotherhood member to take top job at Nile News, say sources
Information Minister Salah Abdel Maqsoud, a known Muslim Brotherhood sympathizer, has appointed a Brotherhood member to take over as chief…
Al-Azhar cracks down scholars forging credentials
Egypt
February 27, 2013
Al-Azhar cracks down scholars forging credentials
Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyeb said Wednesday that the religious institution is cracking down on teachers guilty of forging Al-Azhar accreditation…
NSF rejects US pressure to run in elections
Egypt
February 27, 2013
NSF rejects US pressure to run in elections
The National Salvation Front rejected a US State Department request to take part in upcoming parliamentary elections. In a statement…
Five imprisoned for trafficking blood of street children
Egypt
February 27, 2013
Five imprisoned for trafficking blood of street children
The Cairo Criminal Court sentenced five people, including a medical technician, to three years in prison and a collective fine…