Deputy founder of the nascent Salafi Watan Party and presidential assistant Emad Abdel Ghafour announced the establishment of the party on 1 December after resigning from the presidency of the Nour Party, the political arm of the Salafi Dawah.
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ALEXANDRIA — Many of the protest scenes that played out over the past weeks are emblematic of substantive changes in the landscape of Islamist movements, particularly in Alexandria, according to observers.
After President Mohamed Morsy's (...)
A group of men wielding swords and white weapons attacked protesters on Friday night in Alexandria's Sidi Gaber district.
Security forces arrived to attempt to end clashes, and arrests were reported.
Earlier in the day, the protest left from Qaed (...)
DAMANHOUR — It was strange for the media to go to the Delta city of Damanhour, the capital of Beheira Governorate, almost two years after the 25 January uprising. The city has not witnessed large-scale strikes or protests since.
But just three days (...)
CAIRO: A bid for power by Hosni Mubarak's former intelligence chief is an insult to Egypt's revolution that, if successful, would trigger a second nationwide revolt, the Muslim Brotherhood's candidate for Egypt's presidency said.
In his first (...)
MINYA: Far from Egypt's cities where Hosni Mubarak's old allies might fear to face the electorate, figures from the deposed leader's era have re-emerged to run for parliament in rural areas where sectarian rivalries can be played for political (...)
CAIRO: A senior member of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood said he would run for president as an independent, a move that could draw votes from backers of the Islamist group that has said it will not field a candidate.
Secular groups and the West are (...)
ALEXANDRIA - At least 100 people gathered on Sunday in the Egyptian city of Alexandria in solidarity with the Libyan people after witnesses said Libya's security forces shot anti-government protesters.
The Egyptian and Libyan protesters in the (...)