Egypt
MP accuses Brotherhood of using Parliament to promote Morsy
May 16, 2012
MP accuses Brotherhood of using Parliament to promote Morsy
MP Hamdy al-Fakharany accused the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party of exploiting Parliament to promote the party’s presidential candidate…
MP withdraws proposal to restructure Constitutional Court
May 16, 2012
MP withdraws proposal to restructure Constitutional Court
MP Mohamed Gaafar has withdrawn a proposal he had submitted to restructure the Constitutional Court in light of the current…
Government approves 2012/13 budget
May 16, 2012
Government approves 2012/13 budget
Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Fayza Abouelnaga said that the government has approved the 2012/13 fiscal year budget and its investment…
Brotherhood draws on Salafi and Al-Azhar preachers to support Morsy
May 16, 2012
Brotherhood draws on Salafi and Al-Azhar preachers to support Morsy
The Muslim Brotherhood is relying on more than 600 Salafi and Al-Azhar preachers to support Mohamed Morsy, its candidate in…
Tawfiq Okasha’s villa guard shot Morsy supporters, Brotherhood says
May 16, 2012
Tawfiq Okasha’s villa guard shot Morsy supporters, Brotherhood says
The guard of talk show host Tawfiq Okasha’s villa fired live ammunition at supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood’s presidential candidate…
Brotherhood MPs accuse SCAF of backing Shafiq, warn of tampering with votes
May 16, 2012
Brotherhood MPs accuse SCAF of backing Shafiq, warn of tampering with votes
In its third consecutive session, Parliament has again attacked candidates competing in the presidential election, with parliamentarians from the Brotherhood’s…
Saudi lawyer declines to defend Gizawy
May 16, 2012
Saudi lawyer declines to defend Gizawy
Ahmad Rashed, the Saudi lawyer defending Ahmed al-Gizawy, an Egyptian detained in Saudi Arabia on charges of smuggling banned Xanax…
Expat voter turnout increases as voting deadline approaches
May 16, 2012
Expat voter turnout increases as voting deadline approaches
181,081 Egyptian expatriates had cast their votes in the presidential election as of Wednesday evening, with 70,000 voting in the…
April 6 keeps battle against Mubarak regime alive in Daqahlia
May 16, 2012
April 6 keeps battle against Mubarak regime alive in Daqahlia
Activists from the April 6 Youth Movement are taking to the ahwas, alleyways and marketplaces of Mansoura and its surrounding…
Presidential candidate withdraws for the benefit of Amr Moussa
May 16, 2012
Presidential candidate withdraws for the benefit of Amr Moussa
Mohamed Fawzy Eissa, the Democratic Generation Party’s presidential candidate, has officially withdrawn from the race in favor of Amr Moussa.…