Muslim Brotherhood
Thursday’s papers: Morsy confident in election win, backers concentrate on human chain
Egypt
May 17, 2012
Thursday’s papers: Morsy confident in election win, backers concentrate on human chain
Freedom and Justice, the newspaper mouthpiece of the party of the same name, writes Thursday morning that Egypt’s 166 embassies…
MP accuses Brotherhood of using Parliament to promote Morsy
Egypt
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…
Brotherhood draws on Salafi and Al-Azhar preachers to support Morsy
Egypt
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
Egypt
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
Egypt
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…
Jama’a al-Islamiya won’t dismiss members for voting for Morsy, says leader
Egypt
May 16, 2012
Jama’a al-Islamiya won’t dismiss members for voting for Morsy, says leader
Jama’a al-Islamiya’s political party, the Construction and Development Party, will not dismiss any member for voting for the Muslim Brotherhood’s…
Ambassador denies claim Saudi Arabia offered LE4 bn to rescue Mubarak
Egypt
May 16, 2012
Ambassador denies claim Saudi Arabia offered LE4 bn to rescue Mubarak
Saudi Ambassador to Egypt Ahmed al-Qattan on Wednesday said statements made last week by a Muslim Brotherhood leader about an…
Brotherhood candidate predicts conclusive win in first-round vote
Egypt
May 16, 2012
Brotherhood candidate predicts conclusive win in first-round vote
Presidential hopeful Mohamed Morsy projected that he would get 60 percent of the votes, earning a conclusive win in the…
Alexandria imam at Morsy rally says next president should be Islamist
Egypt
May 15, 2012
Alexandria imam at Morsy rally says next president should be Islamist
Islamic law requires an imam to choose the presidential hopeful who he thinks would implement Sharia and Islamic penalties, an…
Brotherhood MP: No agreement yet on Constituent Assembly
Egypt
May 15, 2012
Brotherhood MP: No agreement yet on Constituent Assembly
Political groups have not yet reached an agreement on the formation of the Constituent Assembly, said Sobhi Saleh, deputy chairman…