Ebtessam Talab
Political forces launch initiative to salvage the revolution
Egypt
September 22, 2011
Political forces launch initiative to salvage the revolution
Fifty political parties, civil society organizations, youth coalitions, syndicates and student unions on Thursday launched an initiative to salvage…
Revolutionary youth group calls on prime minister to join protests on 8 July
Egypt
July 3, 2011
Revolutionary youth group calls on prime minister to join protests on 8 July
Prime Minister Essam Sharaf on Saturday met with six members of the 25 January Revolution Youth Coalition at his residence…
Opinions split over interim government’s performance
Egypt
June 24, 2011
Opinions split over interim government’s performance
Politicians and opposition leaders are divided on their assessment of Prime Minister Essam Sharaf’s government 100 days after it was…
ElBaradei: Egypt still attracts foreign investment
Egypt
June 14, 2011
ElBaradei: Egypt still attracts foreign investment
Presidential candidate Mohamed ElBaradei, in a meeting with Arab and foreign investors on Tuesday, said Egypt can still attract long-term…
ElBaradei calls on political forces to put aside differences
Egypt
June 13, 2011
ElBaradei calls on political forces to put aside differences
Presidential candidate Mohamed ElBaradei has called on the various political forces to put their differences aside and work for the…
Liberals and socialists seek to form secular coalition
Egypt
June 12, 2011
Liberals and socialists seek to form secular coalition
A number of socialist and liberal political parties are working on forming a coalition to counter the rise of religious…
ElBaradei calls for investigating all former high-level officials
Egypt
February 24, 2011
ElBaradei calls for investigating all former high-level officials
Reform advocate Mohamed ElBaradei, in a statement on Thursday, called for investigating the all of the former regime’s leading officials.…
Ex-NCHR head to Mubarak: ‘Egypt needs peaceful revolution’
Egypt
January 13, 2011
Ex-NCHR head to Mubarak: ‘Egypt needs peaceful revolution’
“I wrote to President Hosni Mubarak to tell him that he ought to lead a peaceful revolution in Egypt,” Ahmed…
Tagammu to run in upcoming poll with 73 candidates
Egypt
October 3, 2010
Tagammu to run in upcoming poll with 73 candidates
The leftist Tagammu Party has decided to partake in the parliamentary elections slated for November and plans to run 74…
Tagammu to push for guarantees for a fair election
Egypt
August 17, 2010
Tagammu to push for guarantees for a fair election
The Tagammu Party invited members of the coalition of opposition parties--the Wafd Party, the Nasserist Party and the Democratic Front…
Karama Party enters presidential fray with new signature campaign
Egypt
August 9, 2010
Karama Party enters presidential fray with new signature campaign
Hamdin Sabbahi, head of the opposition Karama Party (as yet unlicensed), announced the launch of a campaign on Tuesday to…
Expelled residents of Tosson mark 100th day of sit-in
Egypt
July 14, 2010
Expelled residents of Tosson mark 100th day of sit-in
Residents of the Alexandrian district of Tosson commemorated on Wednesday the 100th day anniversary of their sit-in in front of…
Official to hold conference for youth political participation
Egypt
July 4, 2010
Official to hold conference for youth political participation
The head of the National Council for Youth has unveiled plans to hold a conference for young members of political…
NDP official says Shura Council elections were rigged
Egypt
July 2, 2010
NDP official says Shura Council elections were rigged
A leading official in the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) has acknowledged that election rigging did in fact occur in…
MP submits motion on sale of Cairo historical buildings
Business
June 21, 2010
MP submits motion on sale of Cairo historical buildings
People's Assembly member Mustafa Bakri submitted an early-day motion yesterday to Minister of Investment Mahmoud Mohieddin about what he described…
Opposition parties condemn state of emergency
Egypt
April 13, 2010
Opposition parties condemn state of emergency
Leaders of the Tagammu, Nasserist, Wafd, and Democratic Front parties in a joint meeting on Monday criticized the regime's perpetuation…
Islam Online to sue administration
Egypt
April 10, 2010
Islam Online to sue administration
Attorney Yasser Fathi plans to submit a complaint to the International Labor Organization on behalf of the employees of Islam…