Date of source: Thursday, July 4, 2002
The Egyptian authorities arrested five leading figures of the Muslim Brotherhood in Alexandria. The Muslim Brotherhood considered this retaliation to punish the group for its insistence on running in the parliamentary election that took place last week.
Date of source: Wednesday, June 26, 2002
The Egyptian police detained five supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood in Alexandria and four of its leaders were sentenced to an additional prison term. The detentions took place five days before the parliamentary elections.
Date of source: Sunday, January 27, 2002
The Egyptian authorities arrested eight leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood responsible for initiating demonstrations in some Egyptian universities. The demonstrations were carried out by the students following the Islamic trend. The prosecution decided to imprison the eight leaders for 15 days in...
Date of source: Tuesday, January 8, 2002
The administration of the Egyptian prisons separated the imprisoned members of the Gama´at Al-Islamiya from the members of Jihad organization who refused the initiative of denouncing violence. This separation came at the same time as the Egyptian prisons administration allowed the leaders of...
Date of source: Saturday, February 25, 2006
The author argues that an official memo, dated January 17, 2006, sent by member of the Arab/Israel and North Africa Group, Julie McGregor to the British Middle East Minister, Kim Howells, on a proposed British engagement with the Muslim Brotherhood, has been "purposely leaked" to the press.
Date of source: Friday, January 20, 2006
Nearly 453 Muslim Brotherhood activists, detained during the recent parliamentary elections, were released yesterday, an official source told al-Hayāt. Meanwhile, the United States has recently decided to break off negotiations on the Free Trade Agreement with Egypt, arguing that Egypt has slowed...
Date of source: Wednesday, October 26, 2005
Al-‘Iryān states that he is confident about relations between the Muslim Brotherhood and the government during the coming years.
Date of source: Sunday, October 23, 2005
Key figure in the Muslim Brotherhood, ‘Isām al-‘Iryān, has been released on bail after he was arrested a few months ago.
Date of source: Tuesday, October 18, 2005
Prominent outlawed Muslim Brotherhood activist ‘Isām al-‘Iryān has denied reports that he was released from detention after a deal with the Egyptian government, stating "we would never back down on demands for freedoms, respect for the constitution and an end to despotism”.
Date of source: Friday, September 23, 2005
Despite the prohibition of around 100 key members of the Muslim Brotherhood from participating in the parliamentary elections, the organization still hopes to present 200 candidates, including 10 women.