The Egyptian government has proposed that the military council announce a constitutional declaration complementary to the previous one announced in March, after a national referendum.
The new declaration would include amendments on the mechanism for (...)
Anyone who attempts to break into the Interior Ministry will be shot, Interior Minister Mansour al-Essawy said in an interview with Al-Masry Al-Youm.
He will not allow police stations to be broken into and gave instructions to the Giza Security (...)
Egypt's ruling military council is legally entitled to amend the current Interim Constitution, Deputy Prime Minister Yehia al-Gamal said Tuesday.
The SCAF had created the Interim Constitution based on the legitimacy it acquired from the people and (...)
Presidential hopeful Amr Moussa has renewed his call for holding presidential elections in Egypt before parliamentary elections, provided that the new president supervises the drafting of a new constitution for the country.
The constitutional (...)
Paris -- French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said 20 percent of France's foreign aid will be allocated to support democratic change in Egypt and Tunisia.
Speaking to the Arab Spring Forum in Paris on Saturday, Juppe said the West should not worry (...)
Presidential candidate Mohamed ElBaradei said the ousted regime continues to run the state's institutions.
In an interview with Al-Masry Al-Youm, the presidential candidate said, “The toppled regime's figures are still managing all institutions as (...)
Secretary General of the Arab League Amr Moussa, who is also a likely presidential candidate, said he should not be considered a loyalist of President Hosni Mubarak's former regime.
Observers believe Moussa was one of the pillars of Mubarak's (...)
Secretary-General of the Arab League Amr Moussa said he will run for the Egyptian presidency.
In an interview with Al-Masry Al-Youm, he said, "I am ready to nominate myself for the presidency. I see this as a duty and responsibility," adding that (...)
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit said accusations that his ministry is the chief traitor of the 25 January revolution, which ousted President Hosni Muabrak, are false.
In an interview with Al-Masry Al-Youm, Aboul Gheit denied that he has (...)
Egypt's Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources, Mohamed Nasr Eddin Allam, dismissed the possibility of Egypt supplying Israel with Nile waters, stressing that the issue is not on the country's political agenda.
"There is not enough water (...)
Mahmoud Mohieldin, Egypt's first-ever minister of investment, has been nominated for a prominent position at the World Bank (WB), according to informed sources.
The bank, which functions as part of the United Nations system, offers financial and (...)
Egyptian Minister of Electricity and Energy Hassan Younis denied Israeli claims that Egypt's nascent nuclear program had a "military dimension."
"This accusation has no merit. We're talking about a nuclear reactor program for the purpose of (...)
Congratulations to the Muslim Brotherhood on the success of the Ramadan television series Al-Gamaa (The Brotherhood).
Written by the talented Waheed Hamed, the drama follows the life of Hassan al-Banna, the founder of the Muslim Brotherhood, from (...)
It is impossible to truly understand ElBaradei without seeing the man through the eyes of his wife who has spent countless years by his side. This woman, who knows her husband's dreams and aspirations, what angers and makes him happy, and what he (...)
In the second part of an exclusive interview, Arab League chief and ex-foreign minister Amr Moussa spoke to Al-Masry Al-Youm about the league's agenda, inter-Arab relations and Egypt's role in a rapidly changing Middle East.
Al-Masry Al-Youm: Why (...)
In an exclusive interview with Al-Masry Al-Youm, Arab League chief and ex-foreign minister Amr Moussa spoke about the many challenges currently facing Egypt, prospects for constitutional reform and his proposed nomination to the presidency.
Al-Masry (...)