Magdi el-Gallad
Egyptian government proposes complementary constitutional declaration
Egypt
September 26, 2011
Egyptian government proposes complementary constitutional declaration
The Egyptian government has proposed that the military council announce a constitutional declaration complementary to the previous one announced in…
Interior minister: Anyone who attempts to break into ministry will be shot
Egypt
September 19, 2011
Interior minister: Anyone who attempts to break into ministry will be shot
Anyone who attempts to break into the Interior Ministry will be shot, Interior Minister Mansour al-Essawy said in an interview…
Deputy PM: Ruling council entitled to amend Interim Constitution
Egypt
July 5, 2011
Deputy PM: Ruling council entitled to amend Interim Constitution
Egypt's ruling military council is legally entitled to amend the current Interim Constitution, Deputy Prime Minister Yehia al-Gamal said Tuesday.
Presidential candidate says constitution should give wide powers to the military
Egypt
July 3, 2011
Presidential candidate says constitution should give wide powers to the military
Presidential candidate Hisham al-Bastawisy has sent the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces a memorandum in which he expressed his…
Moussa suggests next president should supervise drafting of constitution
Egypt
June 20, 2011
Moussa suggests next president should supervise drafting of constitution
Presidential hopeful Amr Moussa has renewed his call for holding presidential elections in Egypt before parliamentary elections, provided that the…
France to allocate 20% of aid for democracy in Egypt and Tunisia
Business
April 17, 2011
France to allocate 20% of aid for democracy in Egypt and Tunisia
Paris -- French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said 20 percent of France’s foreign aid will be allocated to support democratic…
ElBaradei: Fallen regime still running state institutions
Egypt
April 3, 2011
ElBaradei: Fallen regime still running state institutions
Presidential candidate Mohamed ElBaradei said the ousted regime continues to run the state's institutions. In an interview with Al-Masry Al-Youm,…
Moussa says he is not part of the collapsed regime
Egypt
March 2, 2011
Moussa says he is not part of the collapsed regime
Secretary General of the Arab League Amr Moussa, who is also a likely presidential candidate, said he should not be…
Moussa to run for president, will announce election platform soon
Egypt
March 1, 2011
Moussa to run for president, will announce election platform soon
Secretary-General of the Arab League Amr Moussa said he will run for the Egyptian presidency.In an interview with Al-Masry Al-Youm,…
FM says he has not betrayed the revolution
Egypt
February 23, 2011
FM says he has not betrayed the revolution
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit said accusations that his ministry is the chief traitor of the 25 January revolution,…
Minister: Egypt will not supply water to Israel
Egypt
December 26, 2010
Minister: Egypt will not supply water to Israel
Egypt's Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources, Mohamed Nasr Eddin Allam, dismissed the possibility of Egypt supplying Israel with Nile…
Egyptian investment minister nominated for World Bank position
Egypt
September 5, 2010
Egyptian investment minister nominated for World Bank position
Mahmoud Mohieldin, Egypt's first-ever minister of investment, has been nominated for a prominent position at the World Bank (WB), according…
Egypt denies nuclear program has ‘military dimension’
Egypt
September 3, 2010
Egypt denies nuclear program has ‘military dimension’
Egyptian Minister of Electricity and Energy Hassan Younis denied Israeli claims that Egypt's nascent nuclear program had a "military dimension.""This…
Congratulations to the Brotherhood
Opinion
August 22, 2010
Congratulations to the Brotherhood
Congratulations to the Muslim Brotherhood on the success of the Ramadan television series Al-Gamaa (The Brotherhood). Written by the talented…
Interview with ElBaradei’s wife Aida el-Kashf
Egypt
March 26, 2010
Interview with ElBaradei’s wife Aida el-Kashf
It is impossible to truly understand ElBaradei without seeing the man through the eyes of his wife who has spent…
Q&A: Amr Moussa on inter-Arab relations, Egypt’s role in region (part 2)
Egypt
December 24, 2009
Q&A: Amr Moussa on inter-Arab relations, Egypt’s role in region (part 2)
In the second part of an exclusive interview, Arab League chief and ex-foreign minister Amr Moussa spoke to Al-Masry Al-Youm…
Q&A: Amr Moussa speaks on the constitution, the presidency
Egypt
December 23, 2009
Q&A: Amr Moussa speaks on the constitution, the presidency
In an exclusive interview with Al-Masry Al-Youm, Arab League chief and ex-foreign minister Amr Moussa spoke about the many challenges…