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The victory of the
Moslem Brotherhood in the recent parliamentary elections in which they obtained 17 seats created many
speculations about what
they would do in the future, especially after they announced their intention to
form a new political party. al-Musawar
discarded the possibility of...
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Al-Ahram
congratulated the pope with his prize. al-Sharq al-Awsat mentioned that the pope
demonstrated his displeasure with the
objection of some Israeli diplomats to him receiving this award, his
refusal of normalizing relations with Israel and his ban
on Egyptian Copts to visit Jerusalem. al...
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The ninth Islamic
Conference concluded its summit in Doha with a
long detailed statement including a call to end all types of normalization
with Israel, economic aid for
the Palestinians and a lifting of sanctions on Iraq. The most surprising outcome of the summit
was a break
of hostility...
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The Supreme Military Court pronounced its sentence in the case
of the
professional syndicates, in which 20 members of the Brothers are accused. All the accused were
charged with joining a banned
group that was established in violation of the law. Dr. Essam al-Arian, the
spokesman of the...
Date of source: Friday, November 17, 2000
Al-Hayat, praised the Muslim Brotherhood for backing the Coptic candidate of the Wafd Party in the Waili district. The author of the article described the group’s attitude as "a new step towards an opening to other political powers and an attempt to extend the group’s efficient political tendencies...
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The ninth
Islamic Summit started in al-Doha, in Qatar, with a spirit of understanding and agreement on all the issues on its
agenda. However, there were conflicts regarding the issue of boycotting Israel. The Palestinian
representative was able to
achieve a compromise that gives the members the...
Date of source: Sunday, November 5, 2000
The Supreme
Constitutional Court decided to abolish the decree of the Minister of
Interior which made it necessary for
the husband to agree to his wife traveling abroad as a prerequisite to issue her a
passport. In addition,
it canceled the Presidential decree which entitled the Minister of...
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The Egyptian press exposed religious authorities’ and intellectuals’ points of view regarding the violent confrontations between the Palestinians and the Israeli forces; in his interview with al-Musawwar, the Shaykh of the Azhar condemned the Israeli trespassing of al-Aqsá mosque....
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The spiritual
phenomenon and lights,
which accompanied the apparition of the Holy Virgin in the province of Assiut have continued for the
third
month. Thousands of people go there wanting to see her and get blessed. Some of them have reportedly been
miraculously
cured of dangerous diseases.
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The
campaign against Saad Eddin Ibrahim and his committee has continued in the Egyptian media, following his
referral to the high
court of state security.