Hazem Salah Abu Ismail
Salafis boycott Abu Ismail’s call for Friday million-man protest
Egypt
May 6, 2012
Salafis boycott Abu Ismail’s call for Friday million-man protest
Hazem Salah Abu Ismail, a Salafi lawyer excluded from the presidential election last month, has called on Islamists and other…
Military sources: Suspects say public figures instigated Abbasseya events
Egypt
May 6, 2012
Military sources: Suspects say public figures instigated Abbasseya events
Some suspects arrested in relation to the Abbasseya clashes that took place near the Defense Ministry last week accused public…
Elections commission refers campaign silence violators, disqualified candidates to prosecution
Egypt
May 3, 2012
Elections commission refers campaign silence violators, disqualified candidates to prosecution
Muslim Brotherhood Deputy Supreme Guide Khairat al-Shater and Salafi preacher Hazem Salah Abu Ismail, who were both excluded from the…
Thursday’s papers: Pointing fingers and assigning blame over Abbasseya clashes
Egypt
May 3, 2012
Thursday’s papers: Pointing fingers and assigning blame over Abbasseya clashes
All of Egypt's daily papers focus on the bloody clashes which have been taking place in the Abbasseya neighborhood…
Abu Ismail says he can’t control Abbasseya protesters
Egypt
May 3, 2012
Abu Ismail says he can’t control Abbasseya protesters
Disqualified presidential hopeful Hazem Salah Abu Ismail said protests in Abbasseya that began Friday are not being staged for him,…
MP lashes out at Parliament for suspending sessions
Egypt
May 2, 2012
MP lashes out at Parliament for suspending sessions
The Middle East News Agency quoted MP Mostafa al-Naggar as saying that it is a “shame” that Parliament should suspend…
Update: Official death toll reaches 9 in Abbasseya sit-in, Cairo
Egypt
May 2, 2012
Update: Official death toll reaches 9 in Abbasseya sit-in, Cairo
Military and police intervention halted fighting outside the Defense Ministry after at least nine were killed since early Wednesday morning…
Protesters vow to continue sit-in against SCAF
Egypt
April 29, 2012
Protesters vow to continue sit-in against SCAF
Protesters in the area of Abbasseya Square said Sunday they would continue their sit-in a day after it was attacked.…
One reportedly dead in attack on Abu Ismail supporters
Egypt
April 29, 2012
One reportedly dead in attack on Abu Ismail supporters
One supporter of ousted presidential hopeful Hazem Salah Abu Ismail reportedly died when unidentified men attacked a sit-in near the…
Sunday’s papers: Fallout, demands and death throes
Egypt
April 29, 2012
Sunday’s papers: Fallout, demands and death throes
Despite the continued controversies surrounding the upcoming presidential election, Sunday’s front pages are dedicated to what Al-Akhbar describes as a…