CAIRO: Thousands marched to Tahrir Square Friday, where disagreeing political groups set up several stages. The common anti-military chants did little to bring real and lasting resolutions to political disputes between Islamists and the civil (...)
CAIRO: Members of the Islamic Research Center (IRC) decided Thursday not to take any punitive measures against the Grand Mufti after listening to his explanation regarding a recent visit to Jerusalem. However, the IRC said they remain committed to (...)
CAIRO: Supporters of Hazem Salah Abu Ismail vowed Wednesday to continue their open-ended sit-in at his behest, after the Presidential Election Committee's excluded him from the race a day earlier.
Abu Ismail announced Tuesday night that he would (...)
CAIRO: Presidential candidate Amr Moussa promised Wednesday to rebuild the country in one presidential term, saying he won't seek a second.
The candidate presented his electoral program, which he says focuses on the poor and the marginalized, at (...)
CAIRO: Major General Mamdouh Shahin, member of the ruling military council, described the parliament's suggested amendments on the Military Trials Law as an "infringement of a judicial authority on the jurisdictions of another."
The People's (...)
CAIRO: Egypt's politicians were concerned over what they perceived as intentions to postpone the long-awaited presidential election, after the head of the ruling military council insisted Sunday that a new constitution be drafted first.
The (...)
CAIRO: The verdict handed down by Administrative Court Wednesday doesn't confirm whether the mother of presidential candidate Hazem Salah Abu Ismail had dual citizenship, according to Councilor Gamal El-Farash, vice head of the State Litigation (...)
CAIRO: The Presidential Election Committee began Thursday to consider objections presented by candidates over the eligibility of fellow contenders, as political powers called for a million-strong demonstration Friday to protest the nomination of (...)
CAIRO: The court looking into the qualification of Muslim Brotherhood leader Khairat Al-Shater to contest the presidency recused itself on Wednesday.
“We demanded that the case be considered by another court because the presiding panel of judges (...)
CAIRO: The court was yet to rule late Wednesday in the case of the Salafi presidential candidate's mother's citizenship, a verdict that will either disqualify him or allow him to continue with his bid for Egypt's top post.
Ultraconservative (...)
CAIRO: The Administrative Court of the State Council issued a ruling Tuesday invalidating parliament's decision regarding the makeup of the Constituent Assembly tasked with drafting Egypt's new constitution.
The court accepted the case filed by a (...)
CAIRO: An Administrative Court adjourned Tuesday appeals related to the validity of three presidential nominees' candidacy to an exceptional session Wednesday morning to submit the required documents.
Ultraconservative Islamist hopeful Hazem (...)
CAIRO: Egypt's lawmakers slammed the government's first annual report to parliament, which was presented by Prime Minister Kamal El-Ganzoury on Feb. 26.
Parliament convened Sunday to resume discussion of a PA committee report on the Cabinet's (...)
CAIRO: Head of the Journalists' Syndicate, Mamdouh El-Wali said Saturday that the syndicate adheres to its decision to withdraw from the Constituent Assembly, describing the withdrawal as a national duty.
According to the official Middle East (...)
CAIRO: Scuffles broke out between supporters of Islamist presidential hopeful Hazem Salah Abu Ismail and protesters denouncing the Islamist-dominated Constituent Assembly tasked with drafting the constitution as both groups took over Tahrir Square (...)
CAIRO: While members of the Constituent Assembly tasked with drafting the constitution believe abiding by Al-Azhar's document would solve the controversy over the assembly's make-up, members who have withdrawn, however, say it is not enough.
Key (...)
CAIRO: Ultras Ahlawy, Ahly soccer team's fan club, blocked the October 6 Bridge Wednesday in protest of what they described as attempts by authorities to end their ongoing sit-in in front of parliament.
The Ultras started their sit-in on March 25 (...)
CAIRO: As the official deadline for submitting candidacy applications for the presidential race approaches, potential candidates are scrambling to get their foot in the door.
Rumors about the nomination of former vice president and former (...)
CAIRO: There is no political will to provide easy access to information to journalists and media professionals, a report concluded at a launch Tuesday.
The Arab Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) and the Egyptian Organization for Human (...)
CAIRO: Head of Ghad El-Thawra Party, Ayman Nour, announced Thursday his intention to contest Egypt's presidency on behalf of the party after the military rulers pardoned him from a previous conviction Wednesday.
Earlier this month, Nour said at a (...)
CAIRO: Over two dozen pro-reform police officers demonstrated outside the Ministry of Interior (MOI) Wednesday to demand approval for the establishment of a professional syndicate.
Members of the General Coalition of Police Officers announced (...)
CAIRO: Hundreds marched Wednesday from Tahrir Square to the nearby parliament building to protest against the make up of the Constituent Assembly as it held its first meeting.
Activists, political parties and revolutionary movements protested to (...)
CAIRO: Dozens of political activists and movements organized a protest Tuesday morning in front of the State Council to express their rejection of the Islamist-dominated Constituent Assembly during the first session of an appeal against the panel at (...)
CAIRO: Hundreds of Ultras Ahlawy, Al-Ahly soccer team's fan club, continued a sit-in for a second day in front of the People's Assembly to demand swift trials for those involved in the Port Said football massacre and a suspension of sports (...)
CAIRO: Politicians denounced the make-up of the 100-member Constituent Assembly, elected by parliamentarians on Saturday, saying it was dominated by Islamists as expected.
The assembly, comprised of 50 MPs and 50 members from outside parliament, (...)