Mahmoud Gaweesh
Ayman Nour: Ruling disqualifying my presidential bid is invalid
Egypt
April 8, 2012
Ayman Nour: Ruling disqualifying my presidential bid is invalid
Saturday's court ruling disqualifying Ayman Nour’s presidential bid is invalid and contains unprecedented legal errors, Nour said Sunday. He vowed…
Liberal parties disagree on supra-constitutional principles document
Egypt
November 11, 2011
Liberal parties disagree on supra-constitutional principles document
Liberal political parties' reactions to the interim government's proposed supra-constitutional principles have varied between defending and rejecting the document.
Hundreds protest military rule in Tahrir Square
Egypt
October 28, 2011
Hundreds protest military rule in Tahrir Square
Hundreds of Egyptians gathered in Tahrir Square Friday in preparation for a demonstration they have dubbed "One Demand." Protesters are…
National Association for Change suggests 11 steps to power handover
Egypt
October 19, 2011
National Association for Change suggests 11 steps to power handover
The National Association for Change (NAC) on Wednesday launched an initiative to ease the handover of power to a civil…
Ayman Nour vows to challenge parliamentary elections law
Egypt
September 6, 2011
Ayman Nour vows to challenge parliamentary elections law
Ayman Nour, founder of the New Ghad Party, said he would file a challenge to the new laws on the…
Presidential hopefuls and political movements discuss unifying demands
Egypt
July 13, 2011
Presidential hopefuls and political movements discuss unifying demands
Following an invitation from the Revolution Youth Coalition, a number of presidential hopefuls and representatives of the various political movements…
Justice Party: Elections should be postponed until security situation stabilizes
Egypt
June 30, 2011
Justice Party: Elections should be postponed until security situation stabilizes
The Justice Party on Thursday called for the postponement of the parliamentary elections slated for September due to the unstable…
New party to provide free health care services, literacy and computer classes
Egypt
June 16, 2011
New party to provide free health care services, literacy and computer classes
Misr al-Haditha (Modern Egypt), a new political party awaiting government approval, has decided to offer free health care service to…
NAC requests military council to decide constitution battle
Egypt
June 15, 2011
NAC requests military council to decide constitution battle
In a letter signed by 56 political parties and movements, the National Association for Change (NAC) has requested the Supreme…
Political parties committee receives applications of two new liberal parties
Egypt
June 14, 2011
Political parties committee receives applications of two new liberal parties
Two newly formed liberal parties, the Social Democratic Party and the Free Egyptians Party, presented their applications for establishment to…
NAC: judiciary should decide when to write constitution
Egypt
June 13, 2011
NAC: judiciary should decide when to write constitution
The National Association for Change (NAC) is collecting signatures on a letter requesting Prime Minister Essam Sharaf to delegate authority…
Judicial expert calls for new constitution before elections
Egypt
June 2, 2011
Judicial expert calls for new constitution before elections
A judicial expert has called upon Egypt's ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) to amend the interim constitution…
National unity march condemns Imbaba sectarian clashes
Egypt
May 9, 2011
National unity march condemns Imbaba sectarian clashes
About 2000 citizens participated in a march through the streets of Imbaba on Monday in protest against the sectarian violence…
NAC calls for coalition against ‘religionizing’ politics
Egypt
March 29, 2011
NAC calls for coalition against ‘religionizing’ politics
The National Association for Change (NAC), in a statement on Tuesday, called for the formation of a secular and democratic…
Egypt shadow parliament to hold opening session on Sunday
Egypt
January 24, 2011
Egypt shadow parliament to hold opening session on Sunday
The “popular parliament” launched by opposition leaders will hold its opening session on Sunday, 30 January, the parliament’s preparation committee…
NAC to launch mass-mailing campaign, mulls proposal for ‘shadow parliament’
Egypt
January 14, 2011
NAC to launch mass-mailing campaign, mulls proposal for ‘shadow parliament’
The National Association for Change (NAC) reform movement’s General Secretariat on Tuesday approved a proposal by the movement's youth committee…
NAC: New laws won’t end sectarian tension
Egypt
January 10, 2011
NAC: New laws won’t end sectarian tension
Passing a unified law for building places of worship or omitting religion from ID cards will not end sectarian tension,…
Egyptian Americans to press Obama on democracy promotion in Egypt
Egypt
December 27, 2010
Egyptian Americans to press Obama on democracy promotion in Egypt
At a meeting on Sunday with Ayman Nour, founder of the opposition Ghad Party, a
Egyptian opposition to promote shadow parliament among public
Egypt
December 20, 2010
Egyptian opposition to promote shadow parliament among public
A number of opposition leaders and political forces in Egypt, at a conference organized by the Wafd Party in Suez…