Date of source: الاثنين, آب (اغسطس) 13, 2012
After al-Misrīyn newspaper published its appeal to the authorities to permit the return to Egypt of the family of Rāfi' Mustafá Sayīd, known as Abū al-Miqdād and a leader of al-Qā'idah, the family arrived in Cairo yesterday. Al-Mikdad was killed in an American air raid in Afghanistan last year. [...
Date of source: الأحد, آب (اغسطس) 12, 2012
Today’s overview tackles controversial statements by the former chief of the Muslim Brotherhood group, Muhammad Mahdī ‘Ākif in which he said that the MB will dominate the presidency, ministries embassies and all the state institutions and will also ikhwānize the people.
Date of source: الاثنين, آب (اغسطس) 13, 2012
The decision of President Muhammad Mursī to remove long-time Defense Minister Field Marshal Muhammad Husayn Tantāwī, Commander-in-Chief of the Egyptian Armed Forces and the Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) and Chief of Staff of the Egyptian Armed Forces Lieutenant General...
Date of source: السبت, آب (اغسطس) 11, 2012
Most Christian families that left Dahshūr village because of the recent the ‘shirt sedition’ have returned. Everyone seemed happy at this, Muslims and Christians. Family gatherings were held in Muslim and Christian households. [‘Atif Badr, al-Misrī al Yawm, August 11, p. 15] Read original text in...
Date of source: الجمعة, آب (اغسطس) 10, 2012
Today’s overview still tackles the repercussions of the Dahshūr incidents as the newly-formed Christian Brotherhood group members are participating in a march called by the Maspero Youth Union and other Coptic movements to condemn to denounce the collective punishment and forced displacement of...
Date of source: الأربعاء, آب (اغسطس) 8, 2012
Today’s overview deals with the successful efforts by a conciliatory commission to settle the sectarian unrest between Muslims and Christians in the Giza district of Dahshūr in incidents that gripped the nation during the past couple of weeks.
Date of source: الخميس, آب (اغسطس) 9, 2012
Today’s overview highlights the return home of some Christian families displaced over clashes in the Giza district of Dahshūr and efforts by the salafī al-Nūr Party to contain another sectarian unrest in the northern Egypt governorate of al-Beheira.
Date of source: الثلاثاء, آب (اغسطس) 7, 2012
Dr. ‘Alī ‘Abd al-Rahmān, Governor of Giza, has announced the completion of the work of the committee for assessment of damages and estimation of compensation for the victims of the events at the village of Dahshūr. The committee’s conclusions have been compared against those reached by the public...
Date of source: الأحد, آب (اغسطس) 5, 2012
Today's overview highlights the issue of Dahshūr, where calm has been restored and local residents have appealed to Coptic families who left their houses after unrest in the troubled area to return home. The al-Jamā'ah al-Islāmīyah (Islamic Group) said the Dahshūr clashes did not amount to a...
Date of source: الاثنين, آب (اغسطس) 6, 2012
The deadly terror attack that left several Egyptian army officers and soldiers killed or wounded on the borders with the Gaza Strip just as they were beginning to have their iftār (fast-breaking meal in the Muslim holy month of Ramadān) is the focal point of today’s overview which also deals with...