Hamdi Dabbash
Salafi party investigates incident of covered statue in Alexandria
Egypt
November 3, 2011
Salafi party investigates incident of covered statue in Alexandria
The Salafi Al-Nour Party is investigating a recent incident whereby a prominent statue in Alexandria was covered during a recent…
Islamist Coalition fields 693 candidates
Egypt
October 26, 2011
Islamist Coalition fields 693 candidates
The Islamist Coalition, which includes the Salafi-led Nour and Asala parties and the Jama'a al-Islamiya’s Construction and Development Party, announced…
Islamist figure calls for massive protest against military rule
Egypt
October 23, 2011
Islamist figure calls for massive protest against military rule
Islamist presidential hopeful Hazem Abu Ismail has called for a massive protest next Friday under the slogan "One Demand" to…
Islamist parties demand removal of Article 5 from new elections law
Egypt
October 1, 2011
Islamist parties demand removal of Article 5 from new elections law
Islamist parties called on military Chief of Staff Sami Anan during a meeting on Saturday to end the state of…
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,…
Salafis and Brotherhood to coordinate efforts in parliamentary elections
Egypt
May 24, 2011
Salafis and Brotherhood to coordinate efforts in parliamentary elections
Khaled Saeed, founder of the new Fadila (meaning virtue) Party, which was founded recently by a group of Salafis, says…
Salafis in Cairo aim to establish ‘Virtue’ political party
Egypt
May 19, 2011
Salafis in Cairo aim to establish ‘Virtue’ political party
A group of Salafi Muslims based in Cairo are in the process of collecting signatures before the establishment of a…
Egyptian satellite channel closed over ‘flawed’ election coverage
Egypt
December 4, 2010
Egyptian satellite channel closed over ‘flawed’ election coverage
The board of directors of the Media Free Zone decided on Friday to temporarily stop the broadcasting of a private…
Info Minister denies govt cut deal with Al-Jazeera for upbeat elections coverage
Egypt
November 29, 2010
Info Minister denies govt cut deal with Al-Jazeera for upbeat elections coverage
Egyptian Information Minister Anas al-Fiqi denied the Egyptian Government made any deals with Al-Jazeera network for less negative coverage of…
HEC refers Al-Hurra campaigning case to public prosecutor
Egypt
November 29, 2010
HEC refers Al-Hurra campaigning case to public prosecutor
The High Elections Commission (HEC) referred a complaint filed by Egyptian Information Minister Anas al-Fiqqi against US-based satellite TV channel…