Twenty members of the Wasat Party on Wednesday tendered their resignations in protest against the party leadership supporting Islamic thinker and presidential candidate Selim al-Awa without consulting the party's members. Last month, another 15 (...)
Mohamed Morsy, president of the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party, has ruled out the possibility of the Islamic parties winning the majority of seats in parliament.
“It is not in their interest,” he said.
“A coalition of several parties (...)
Fifteen members of the Wasat Party tendered their resignations on Wednesday, claiming party leaders were favoring wealthy and prominent members at the expense of ordinary ones.
They also said that party leaders had appointed their relatives to key (...)
The much-awaited "dialogue" event between the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) and revolutionary youth groups collapsed prematurely on Wednesday, after the various groups attending failed to engage in any meaningful dialogue.
The (...)
Young members of the Muslim Brotherhood are objecting to the appointment of several leading group figures to senior roles within the newly-created Freedom and Justice Party.
Their objections reflect tensions within the Brotherhood as it seeks to (...)
The campaign promoting Gamal Mubarak, son of President Hosni Mubarak, as a potential candidate in next year's presidential elections is supported by "only a few members" of the ruling party's youth secretariat, according to National Democratic Party (...)
Higher taxes on cigarettes are leaving both consumers and traders on edge, Hani Mohsen finds out
The People's Assembly Planning and Budget Committee last week agreed to raise taxes on cigarettes and maassal -- the tobacco in sheesha, or water pipes (...)
Hani Mohsen reports on the skyrocketing price of flesh
"I have five children. I earn LE500 a month. How am I supposed to buy a kilo of meat when it costs more than LE70 and then pay for electricity, water and private lessons?"
Al-Sayed Said, a (...)
Is there a shortage of diesel or not, Hani Mohsen asks
Does the sight of yet more queues forming, this time in front of gas stations, herald yet another shortage? So it would seem, as heavy transport vehicles, tourist buses, minibuses and lorries (...)