Mohamed Abdel Kadir
Parliament in principle approves LE50,000 as maximum wage
Egypt
April 18, 2012
Parliament in principle approves LE50,000 as maximum wage
Parliament on Wednesday approved in principle a bill from the Budget and Planning Committee setting the maximum wage at 35…
Constitution will likely be crafted behind closed doors
Egypt
April 5, 2012
Constitution will likely be crafted behind closed doors
Meetings of the constituent assembly responsible for writing a new constitution will not be open to the press or public,…
We won’t be another NDP, say Muslim Brothers
Egypt
January 15, 2012
We won’t be another NDP, say Muslim Brothers
Mohamed Gheith, MP for the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party, on Sunday said his party would not act like…
Liberal Egyptian Bloc to avoid vote fragmentation
Egypt
December 7, 2011
Liberal Egyptian Bloc to avoid vote fragmentation
The liberal Egyptian Bloc is meeting with other liberal parties in order to avoid fragmentation of votes in the second…
Votes of Egyptian expats manipulated, claims Muslim Association of Greece
Egypt
November 14, 2011
Votes of Egyptian expats manipulated, claims Muslim Association of Greece
Abdel Nasser Abdel Wahed, secretary general of the Muslim Association of Greece, said he has information that certain countries are…
Democratic Alliance and Brotherhood’s party sued in court
Egypt
October 17, 2011
Democratic Alliance and Brotherhood’s party sued in court
Sami Hegazy, president of the Omma al-Gadid Party, filed two lawsuits against the Democratic Alliance and the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom…
Coptic activist submits application to form liberal political party
Egypt
October 17, 2011
Coptic activist submits application to form liberal political party
Coptic activist Michael Mounir has submitted an application to the Party Affairs Committee to form the Hayat Party.
Military council circumventing revolution, say presidential hopefuls
Egypt
October 2, 2011
Military council circumventing revolution, say presidential hopefuls
Three presidential candidates have criticized the meeting between the ruling military council and political party leaders on Saturday, considering its…
Former NDP secretary general seeks to establish political party
Egypt
August 24, 2011
Former NDP secretary general seeks to establish political party
Hossam Badrawy, former secretary general of the dissolved National Democratic Party (NDP), has filed an application to form a new…
National Accord Conference calls for constitution before elections
Egypt
June 21, 2011
National Accord Conference calls for constitution before elections
The National Accord Conference’s elections committee on Tuesday issued its final recommendations to be submitted to the military council, including…
Conference recommends NDP members be denied political rights
Egypt
June 7, 2011
Conference recommends NDP members be denied political rights
The National Accord Conference of Tuesday recommended that members of the dissolved National Democratic Party be stripped of their political…
Brotherhood starts registration process for political party
Egypt
May 10, 2011
Brotherhood starts registration process for political party
The Muslim Brotherhood group on Tuesday started official procedures for the establishment of its new Freedom and Justice political party.…
Sawiris: Our party was formed to compete with the Brotherhood
Egypt
April 7, 2011
Sawiris: Our party was formed to compete with the Brotherhood
Naguib Sawiris, Coptic co-founder of the Free Egyptians Party, said the party was formed to compete with the Muslim Brotherhood…
Senior NDP officials resign from party
Egypt
February 10, 2011
Senior NDP officials resign from party
MP Mamdouh Hosny, director of the Industry and Energy Committee and ruling National Democratic Party’s (NDP) representative for the Ghirbal…
Egypt Parliament: Sudan’s Nile dam construction worrying
Egypt
January 13, 2011
Egypt Parliament: Sudan’s Nile dam construction worrying
A Sudanese bid to erect dams on the Nile River is causing tension with Egypt, according to a Wednesday report…
Egypt says foreign investments unaffected by Alexandria bombing
Business
January 9, 2011
Egypt says foreign investments unaffected by Alexandria bombing
The Egyptian government asserted on Saturday that the New Year's Eve Alexandria church bombing, which left 23 dead and injured…
Gamal Mubarak promises ‘good news’ for nation’s farmers
Egypt
September 7, 2010
Gamal Mubarak promises ‘good news’ for nation’s farmers
At an iftar banquet held by the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP), Gamal Mubarak, NDP assistant secretary-general and son of…
Mubarak urges Egyptians to vote in upcoming parliamentary elections
Egypt
August 18, 2010
Mubarak urges Egyptians to vote in upcoming parliamentary elections
President Hosni Mubarak has called on all eligible Egyptian voters to cast ballots in upcoming parliamentary elections and carefully choose…
Wafd Party medical convoy enters Gaza
Egypt
July 1, 2010
Wafd Party medical convoy enters Gaza
A medical aid caravan dispatched by the opposition Wafd Party arrived in the Gaza Strip on Thursday morning. The convoy…
MP challenges Tahrir Square land contract
Egypt
June 21, 2010
MP challenges Tahrir Square land contract
Ruling National Democratic Party MP Hisham Khalil on Sunday requested the annulment of a usufruct contract granted by the government…