Islamists
Brotherhood leader: Media highlights mistakes to disparage group
Egypt
May 28, 2011
Brotherhood leader: Media highlights mistakes to disparage group
When Islamists and Muslim Brotherhood members make mistakes, the media highlights them to frighten people, said Mohamed al-Beltagui, a Brotherhood leader,…
Islamists and secularists battle for the heart of the nation
Egypt
May 26, 2011
Islamists and secularists battle for the heart of the nation
Egypt stands at a political crossroads; the decisions made and battles won at this juncture mean the difference between success…
Brotherhood leader: Next govt to be Islamist
Egypt
May 25, 2011
Brotherhood leader: Next govt to be Islamist
A new video posted on the internet shows a prominent Muslim Brotherhood leader saying Egypt's next government will be Islamist.…
Egyptian Islamist group eyes politics
Egypt
May 24, 2011
Egyptian Islamist group eyes politics
An Egyptian Islamist group that took up arms against the state in the 1980s and 1990s wants to form a…
Tuesday’s papers: Heikal’s testimony, controversial national dialogue and Islamic-secular divide
Egypt
May 24, 2011
Tuesday’s papers: Heikal’s testimony, controversial national dialogue and Islamic-secular divide
Tuesday’s local press highlights two main issues: the testimony of veteran journalist Mohamed Hassanein Heikal about former President Hosni Mubarak’s…
Tribalism competes with new forces in post-uprising Qena
Egypt
May 23, 2011
Tribalism competes with new forces in post-uprising Qena
Qena - When Qena residents went to vote in the past, they generally had only one concern: that the tribe’s…
Islamists call on Egyptians to boycott million-man protest
Egypt
May 22, 2011
Islamists call on Egyptians to boycott million-man protest
Islamist groups in Egypt called on Egyptian citizens to not participate in Friday’s million-man protests, which are being touted as…
Sunday’s papers: Controversy over prosecuting Mubarak regime, Islamic groups boycott National Reconciliation Conference
Egypt
May 22, 2011
Sunday’s papers: Controversy over prosecuting Mubarak regime, Islamic groups boycott National Reconciliation Conference
Updates on the prosecution of key figures of former president Hosni Mubarak' regime dominate the headlines of most newspapers on…
Democratic constitution faces hurdle: Egypt’s past
Egypt
May 9, 2011
Democratic constitution faces hurdle: Egypt’s past
Many criticisms have been leveled at Egypt’s military rulers for drafting a 63-article interim Constitutional Declaration without consulting the country’s…
Sudan expresses reservations over Fiqqi nomination for Arab League chief
Egypt
May 7, 2011
Sudan expresses reservations over Fiqqi nomination for Arab League chief
Sudanese Foreign Minister Ali Karti expressed reservations over the nomination of Mostafa al-Fiqqi, a former leader in Egypt's former ruling…