Islamists
Draft Islamist-backed bill to regulate protests sparks criticisms
Egypt
December 31, 2012
Draft Islamist-backed bill to regulate protests sparks criticisms
The Islamist-dominated Shura Council was rattled on Monday by scathing criticism from politicians and activists over a proposed bill to…
Islamist parties consider running for Parliament on one list
Egypt
December 27, 2012
Islamist parties consider running for Parliament on one list
Islamist parties are considering putting forth one list of candidates to run in the next parliamentary elections to counter the…
Islamist lawyer accuses Al-Masry Al-Youm cartoonist of blasphemy
Egypt
December 27, 2012
Islamist lawyer accuses Al-Masry Al-Youm cartoonist of blasphemy
Prosecutor General Talaat Abdallah referred an Islamist lawyer’s complaint alleging that a cartoon published in Al-Masry Al-Youm was blasphemous to…
150 Salafi Nour Party members resign
Egypt
December 26, 2012
150 Salafi Nour Party members resign
One hundred and fifty members of the Salafi Nour Party from 23 governorates submitted their resignation from the party following…
Mali Islamists destroying more Timbuktu mausoleums
World
December 23, 2012
Mali Islamists destroying more Timbuktu mausoleums
Armed groups occupying Timbuktu in northern Mali used pickaxes on Sunday to smash up any remaining mausoleums in the ancient…
Thursday’s papers: Alleged gunmen in custody, rising tensions between Islamists and opposition
Egypt
December 20, 2012
Thursday’s papers: Alleged gunmen in custody, rising tensions between Islamists and opposition
Topping the news in Thursday’s papers are three chief developments: the arrest and detention of two Islamists, increasing tensions between…
Protesters for and against Morsy gather in Alexandria
Egypt
December 11, 2012
Protesters for and against Morsy gather in Alexandria
Thousands of demonstrators gathered in Alexandria on Tuesday to reject the referendum on the draft constitution, scheduled Saturday, 15 December.…
Nour Party decides not to take part in Tuesday protests
Egypt
December 10, 2012
Nour Party decides not to take part in Tuesday protests
Galal Morra, secretary general of the Salafi Nour Party, said the party has so far decided not to take part…
Islamists to demonstrate in Cairo, Alexandria, Assiut Tuesday to support Morsy
Egypt
December 9, 2012
Islamists to demonstrate in Cairo, Alexandria, Assiut Tuesday to support Morsy
Islamist forces are organizing three mass demonstrations in Cairo, Alexandria and Assiut on Tuesday, titled “National Consensus,” in support of…
Analysts: Morsy’s recent moves might lead to further upheaval
Egypt
December 9, 2012
Analysts: Morsy’s recent moves might lead to further upheaval
Egypt's Islamist president, Mohamed Morsy, overreached by giving himself broad powers and trying to ram through a new constitution without…