Date of source: الخميس, شباط (فبراير) 26, 2015
The British authorities asked the Muslim Brotherhood to disclose their network and activities in Britain. Such measures mean a much stricter legal framework for the Muslim Brotherhood, which is on the verge of declaring the movement “terrorist”. In addition to international pressure from Saudi...
Date of source: الاثنين, شباط (فبراير) 23, 2015
The important role of the church in Egypt’s political and social life has not been acknowledged by most worshipers so far. This follows the recent killing of 21 Copts by Islamic State militants, a direct consequence of Egypt’s military engagement in neighboring countries. The newly gained attention...
Date of source: الاثنين, شباط (فبراير) 23, 2015
The GCC made it clear that it supports Egypt’s fight against terrorism and seeks to reconcile differences between the country and Qatar. However, with the death of King ʿAbd Allah and his succession by King Salmān, the Muslim Brotherhood expressed hope for better relations with the kingdom. However...
Date of source: الاثنين, شباط (فبراير) 23, 2015
The terrorist organization Ānsār Bayt al-Maqdis killed a Coptic citizen on Monday morning in Sinai, according to a national Egyptian newspaper. The attack was later confirmed by a security source, according to which the terrorists opened fire on the victim until the latter was dead. The victim was...
Date of source: الاثنين, شباط (فبراير) 23, 2015
The Ministry of Social Solidarity announced the dissolution of 169 associations linked to the Muslim Brotherhood in 9 governorates. The ministry further announced a change in the board of directors of 1083 associations which it runs/operates since the military coup in 2013.
The step is in...
Date of source: الأحد, شباط (فبراير) 22, 2015
Walter Rich criticizes Obama for not being clear about the attack on a restaurant in Paris in January. The attack on the Jewish restaurant seems to have been carried out deliberately on Friday when many Jews were present. Rich noted that Obama’s vagueness about the incident and the attackers’...
Date of source: السبت, شباط (فبراير) 14, 2015
The kidnapping of Egyptian workers in Libya is the latest crisis to be added to the long list of problems to befall Egyptian migrant workers in Libya. The number of Egyptian workers who have illegally crossed into Libya through open deserts exceeds a million. Most Egyptian migrant workers in Libya...
Date of source: الجمعة, شباط (فبراير) 13, 2015
Egyptian Prime Minister, Ibrahīm Mahlab, reported that President Sīsī is confronting the kidnapping of Egyptian Copts in Libya with all the tools at his disposal to ensure their safe return. In a press conference, Mahlab said that there is an ongoing, organized effort to destroy Egypt, and the...
Date of source: الجمعة, شباط (فبراير) 13, 2015
State Department spokeswoman, Jen Psaki, said in a press conference today that the Secretary of State, John Kerry, spoke on the phone with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sāmih Shukrī. The conversation revolved around the unfolding situation in Libya where 21 Egyptian Copts have been kidnapped. She also...
Date of source: الجمعة, شباط (فبراير) 13, 2015
Doctor Ahmadal-Tawījrī, a Saudi lawyer and poet, criticized the Egyptian government’s designation of the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization. He criticized the government’s position, saying that the organization’s presence stretches from Indonesia to Morocco and cannot simply be labeled...