Egypt
Israel: We have no information about arrest of Mossad officer
June 13, 2011
Israel: We have no information about arrest of Mossad officer
The Israeli Foreign Ministry on Monday denied any knowledge of an Israeli officer's arrest in Cairo. Egyptian authorities on Sunday…
Party leaders, revolution youth predict more protests in interim period
June 13, 2011
Party leaders, revolution youth predict more protests in interim period
Several party and revolution youth group leaders have said they expect calls for Friday protests in Tahrir Square to continue,…
Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party to hold internal elections
June 13, 2011
Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party to hold internal elections
The Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party will hold internal elections on Thursday to select its governorate secretaries and other…
Egypt backs French candidate for IMF top post
June 13, 2011
Egypt backs French candidate for IMF top post
Egypt has formally voiced its support for France’s candidate for the post of International Monetary Fund (IMF) director, Christine Lagarde.…
ElBaradei calls on political forces to put aside differences
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…
Wafd Party and Brotherhood to run on unified candidacy list
June 13, 2011
Wafd Party and Brotherhood to run on unified candidacy list
The Waft Party and the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) have agreed to enter the upcoming parliamentary elections on a unified candidacy…
Liberals and socialists seek to form secular coalition
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…
Salafis get government approval for political party
June 12, 2011
Salafis get government approval for political party
The Political Parties' Affairs Committee on Sunday approved the establishment of Egypt's first Salafi political party, named the Nour Party.…
Protesting workers storm Ministry of Transportation
June 12, 2011
Protesting workers storm Ministry of Transportation
Temporary workers employed by the Ministry of Transport stormed the ministry offices on Sunday, hoping to meet with the minster…
Islamic thinker rejects military protection of secular state
June 12, 2011
Islamic thinker rejects military protection of secular state
Islamic thinker Selim al-Awa said on Saturday that there should not be an article in the new constitution tasking the…