Muslim Brotherhood
Nubians accuse Brotherhood of excluding them from constituent assembly
Egypt
March 30, 2012
Nubians accuse Brotherhood of excluding them from constituent assembly
Nubian leaders in Aswan accused the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party of excluding them from the constituent assembly during…
US continues military aid to Egypt, but future ambiguous
Egypt
March 29, 2012
US continues military aid to Egypt, but future ambiguous
The US government announced last Friday that it would give the Egyptian military US$1.3 billion in aid for the 2012…
FJP swaps 10 constituent assembly members with liberals amid outcry
Egypt
March 29, 2012
FJP swaps 10 constituent assembly members with liberals amid outcry
The Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) withdrew 10 of its members from the constituent assembly and replaced them…
Military leaders ‘mystified’ by conflict with Brotherhood
Egypt
March 29, 2012
Military leaders ‘mystified’ by conflict with Brotherhood
The official Facebook page of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) on Thursday described recent tension between the…
Protest called off over perceived power struggle
Egypt
March 29, 2012
Protest called off over perceived power struggle
The Union of Revolutionary Youth’s executive bureau has postponed calls for a million-man protest originally planned for Friday, dubbed the…
Thursday’s papers: Ayman Nour’s pardon and fury over constituent assembly
Egypt
March 29, 2012
Thursday’s papers: Ayman Nour’s pardon and fury over constituent assembly
The news that Ghad al-Thawra Party leader Ayman Nour was pardoned on Wednesday by Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi makes headlines…
SCAF entices Brotherhood not to run presidential candidate
Egypt
March 29, 2012
SCAF entices Brotherhood not to run presidential candidate
Egypt’s military leaders have offered to allow the Muslim Brotherhood to form a new cabinet if the group refrains from…
Protesters march on Parliament to protest constituent assembly
Egypt
March 28, 2012
Protesters march on Parliament to protest constituent assembly
Hundreds of activists and members of leftist parties and revolutionary movements marched from Tahrir Square to Parliament Wednesday to reject…
Katatny elected to chair constituent assembly
Egypt
March 28, 2012
Katatny elected to chair constituent assembly
People’s Assembly Speaker Saad al-Katatny has been elected chairman of the assembly that will draft the country’s new constitution, assembly…
Brotherhood will not field presidential candidate, says former supreme guide
Egypt
March 28, 2012
Brotherhood will not field presidential candidate, says former supreme guide
The Muslim Brotherhood will not nominate a presidential candidate, former Brotherhood Supreme Guide Mahdi Akef said Wednesday. In an interview…