Khairat al-Shater
Shater to file presidential candidacy application Thursday
Egypt
April 4, 2012
Shater to file presidential candidacy application Thursday
The Muslim Brotherhood's recently announced presidential nominee Khairat al-Shater will submit his candidacy application to the Presidential Elections Commission on…
Shater: Application of Islamic law is ultimate goal
Egypt
April 4, 2012
Shater: Application of Islamic law is ultimate goal
Muslim Brotherhood presidential nominee Khairat al-Shater said Tuesday that the application of Sharia is his ultimate goal. “I will rely…
Wednesday’s papers: Presidential race ‘lights up’
Egypt
April 4, 2012
Wednesday’s papers: Presidential race ‘lights up’
Independent newspaper Al-Shorouk quotes this morning sources from the Muslim Brotherhood stating that its presidential candidate, Khairat al-Shater, voted in…
Shater’s daughter says he did not want to run for president
Egypt
April 4, 2012
Shater’s daughter says he did not want to run for president
Khadiga al-Shater, the daughter of Muslim Brotherhood presidential candidate Khairat al-Shater, said her father initially wanted to reject the group's…
Salafi preachers slam Brotherhood for running in presidential elections
Egypt
April 3, 2012
Salafi preachers slam Brotherhood for running in presidential elections
The Salafi Scholars Shura Council, which includes prominent preachers like Mohamed Hassan and Mohamed Yacoub, criticized the Muslim Brotherhood for…
Shater’s nomination behind failure of constituent assembly, says MP
Egypt
April 3, 2012
Shater’s nomination behind failure of constituent assembly, says MP
MP Essam Sultan of the Wasat party, who has been working as a mediator to resolve the deadlock over the…
Badie defends decision to field presidential candidate
Egypt
April 3, 2012
Badie defends decision to field presidential candidate
In a press conference on Tuesday, the Muslim Brotherhood and the Freedom and Justice Party defended their decision to go…
Egypt’s Brotherhood torn over quest for presidency
Egypt
April 3, 2012
Egypt’s Brotherhood torn over quest for presidency
CAIRO — A politician in Egypt's powerful Muslim Brotherhood publicly exposed rifts in the usually disciplined group on Tuesday over…
Tuesday’s papers: Questions over dual nationalities and constituent assembly
Egypt
April 3, 2012
Tuesday’s papers: Questions over dual nationalities and constituent assembly
The mostly widely covered issues in Egypt’s newspapers today are the controversies and questions surrounding presidential hopefuls — particularly regarding their…
Abu Ismail shuns Salafi pressure to give up presidential bid
Egypt
April 3, 2012
Abu Ismail shuns Salafi pressure to give up presidential bid
Senior leaders of the Salafi movement met with Islamic preacher Hazem Salah Abu Ismail Tuesday to convince him to drop…