Date of source: Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Prime Minister, Dr. Hāzim Biblāwī, also denounced Erdoğan’s remarks regarding the Azhar Grand Shaykh. Biblāwī said that religious symbols like Shaykh Tayyīb should not be insulted. The Shaykh is of great value to Egypt and the Arab and Muslim world and he is the head of the largest Islamic...
Date of source: Wednesday, August 28, 2013
The three Coptic Churches have condemned Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s insult of the Grand Shaykh of al-Azhar, Ahmad al-Tayyīb. Pope Tawadros II denounced Erdoğan’s insult. In a telephone conversation with the Grand Shaykh of al-Azhar on Tuesday, Pope Tawadros II said: “We denounce...
Date of source: Sunday, September 1, 2013
The three Egyptian churches condemned the statements of Turkish Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, against Grand Shaykh al-Tayyib for his religious weight and impact not only on Egypt but also on the whole world.
Pope Tawadros II condemned Erdogan's statements and assured that the Shaykh of al-...
Date of source: Saturday, April 23, 2016
Columnist Aḥmad 'Abd al-Rabu wrote in an opinion article published by al- Shurūq about the ranking of Muslim Countries in the Democracy Index, attempting at highlighting the reasons behind the declination of freedoms in those countries and whether it is secular authoritarian or Islamist regimes...
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ʿAmru al-Miṣrī is an Egyptian journalist who works for the Middle East News Agency (MENA), the official Egyptian news agency. He was the agency’s correspondent in Ankara between 2013 and 2016. He arrived in Cairo a week before this interview (17.07.2016) that was conducted two days...
Date of source: Sunday, April 12, 2015
Stephen Cook, employee of the American Ministry of Foreign Relations and specialist in affairs of the Middle East, claims that Erdogan requested Mursī’s release in order to improve Turkish relations with Egypt. However, it is clear that the release of the former Egyptian President is not a...
Date of source: Thursday, April 9, 2015
Erdoğan requests the release of Mursī in order to improve relations with Egypt
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said that Egypt needs to free former president MursĪ and to withdraw the death sentences against his supporters in order for Turkey to consider the improving of its relations with Egypt. The...
Date of source: Monday, February 8, 2016
Three years ago, on February 27, 2013, we interviewed Aḥmad Ashūsh in our office. These were the days of President Muhammad Mursī and we then made efforts to understand the motivations of the different people involved various Islamists movements. Aḥmad Ashūsh was arrested in October 2013 for the...
Date of source: Thursday, April 9, 2015
Erdogan requires Mūrsī release for a resumption of relations between Turkey and Egypt
The President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has stipulated that Egypt must release Muhamad Mūrsī and cancel his execution if relations between the two countries are to improve. Speaking on his plane during...
Date of source: Monday, June 25, 2012
Muhammad Mursī was declared president Sunday after several days of uncertainty that resulted from a presidential election that exposed deep polarization in Egyptian society - those who favor an Islamist civilian president and oppose a member of the Mubarak regime were pitted against those who fear...