Date of source: Wednesday, September 7, 2011
An anonymous source from the Muslim Brotherhood revealed that a closed-door meeting took place on September 6, between the political arm of the Brotherhood, ‘Freedom and Justice Party’, including party leader Mohammad Mursi and Secretary General Saad el-Katatni, and a number of members from the...
Date of source: Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Minister of Industry and Foreign Trade, Mahmūd 'Īsá, is currently reviewing the distribution of aid packages from the United States to Egypt, and is considering ways to increase trade relations and investment opportunities between the two countries in the coming months.
Date of source: Saturday, August 20, 2011
Dr. 'Abd al-Rahmān 'Azūz, former President of the Council of State, said that the Islamic Sharī'ah is not only about applying the hudūd, and that the religion section on the National ID card is against the concept of citizenship.
He added that Article II in the constitution does not object ...
Date of source: Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Mahmūd 'Izat, deputy of the general murshid or guide of the Muslim Brotherhood group (MB), welcomed the idea of opening offices for the Islamic movement 'Hamās' in Cairo, which was ruled out by political experts.
Date of source: Tuesday, August 23, 2011
The Secretary General of the Muslim Brotherhood Mahmūd Husayn recently said that the group is not preoccupied with politics and religion; this is purely what the media likes to focus on. The group is allegedly more invested in the affairs of the mainland and the work of community and political...
Date of source: Tuesday, August 23, 2011
According to two official sources, the Egyptian authorities have finally dropped the idea of recalling the Egyptian Ambassador from Tel Aviv, despite public anger over the Israeli forces penetrating the Egyptian border and killing five soldiers in the Sinai region.
Date of source: Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Abū al-‘Ilā Mādī, founding member of Ḥizb al-Wasaṭ, has said that Azhar Shaykh Ahmad Al-Tayīb is concerned only with the reform of the systems of Azhar, after Azhar called for an emergency meeting on the crisis of the so-called "ultra-constitutional principles". This came during a visit to the...
Date of source: Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Sources close to the Shaykh of al-Azhar, Doctor Ahmad al-Tayīb, have denied that the urgent meeting held, with a number of high-level political figures including presidential candidates and representatives of political parties, was not to amend the Azhar document. It was also stated that it...
Date of source: Monday, August 22, 2011
Politicians and experts considered that the time is now ideal to have the Camp David peace treaty amended and muster an international public opinion for this objective.
Date of source: Thursday, August 18, 2011
A collection of political parties, with the majority being Islamic, have reached an agreement refusing the principles above the constitution and the constitutional proclamation, and put forward new principles.