The Construction and Development Party, the political arm of Jama’a al-Islamiya, slammed, on Tuesday, reform advocate and National Salvation Front Coordinator Mohamed ElBaradei for apologising to Ethiopia over the national dialogue session which discussed the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam crisis. On … read more
Prominent intellectual figures stormed the main gate of the Culture Ministry on Wednesday afternoon to start a sit-in inside the ministry, protesting what they call the “Brotherhoodization” of the ministry. The protestors demanded the dismissal of Minister Alaa Abdel Aziz, … read more
“The trouble was not that the meeting was broadcast on air but rather that some of the participants decided to assume the role of ‘James Bond’ and spoke accordingly, rather than offering a cohesive political proposal on how to move … read more
Yasser Borhamy, a top Salafi figure said on Tuesday night that he would join protesters calling on President Mohamed Morsy to step down if huge masses took to the streets on June 30. “If millions of protesters take to the … read more
Unknown attackers assaulted seven Copts on Tuesday as they were going to the al-Mahraq monastery in Assiut’s Qousiya City. The seven Copts sustained injuries on several parts of their bodies. Anba Pakhomious, the monastery’s head, said he ordered the building’s … read more
The Rebel movement is working with other political groups to organise mass protests against President Mohamed Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood on 30 June, its coordinator Mahmoud Badr said on Wednesday. Badr said the movement was also coordinating with other … read more
21 May 2013 – Poverty and food insecurity in Egypt have risen significantly over the last three years, according to a joint reports released today by the United Nations food agency and partners. An estimated 13.7 million Egyptians or 17 … read more
In a press conference held on Sunday at the headquarters of the Building and Development Party in 6 October City outside Cairo, the political wing of the Al-Gamaa Al-Islamiya, the founders of the ‘Impartiality’ (tagarod) campaign announced that the initiative … read more
Over 100,000 Egyptian Shias, according to Bahaa Anwar, spokesman of Egypt’s Shias, have signed the Rebel campaign that aims to withdraw confidence from Mohamed Morsi and force early presidential elections. In a statement released Saturday, Anwar said that exactly 100,253 … read more
The Cairo Prosecution launches on Saturday an investigation into the arrest Thursday of Salafi preacher Yasser Borhamy at Borg al-Arab Airport in Alexandria as he was returning from Saudi Arabia. The Prosecutor General ordered the Cairo Prosecution to ask the … read more