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Articles of the author Manar Mohsen
On International Right to Know Day, Egypt continues to grapple with freedom of information
Saturday marks the eleventh anniversary of the International Right to Know Day, globally celebrated by raising awareness on the right to information. Freedom of information gained momentum over the past decades on the international arena as a (...)

28 - 09 - 2013
Constituent Assembly bans formation of political parties on religious grounds
Mohamed Salmawy, spokesperson for the Constituent Assembly, announced on Wednesday that the body has decided to ban the formation of political parties that carry a religious message. He added that the status of existing parties with a religious (...)

25 - 09 - 2013
One dead, 34 injured nationwide during Friday's pro-Morsi rallies
Rallies across Egypt calling for the reinstatement of ousted President Mohamed Morsi left 1 dead and 34 injured, according to Ministry of Health spokesperson Khaled Al-Khatib. Protests were held in Cairo, Alexandria, Ismailia, Suez and Damietta from (...)

21 - 09 - 2013
Tamarod joins calls for a mixed political system in the new constitution
A mixed political system will safeguard Egypt from a new dictator, said Mohamed Abdel Aziz, Tamarod's representative in the Constituent Assembly tasked with amending the suspended 2012 constitution. The Tamarod representative added that the assembly (...)

21 - 09 - 2013
The Grand Mufti and Al-Nour Party oppose proposed amendments to Sharia-related articles in the constitution
Egypt's Grand Mufti Shawky Allam released a statement on Tuesday expressing his "strong opposition" to the proposed amendments to several constitutional articles pertaining to the Sharia. The statement came a day after the constitutional committee's (...)

18 - 09 - 2013
Supreme Press Council moves to amend constitutional articles on freedom of speech
The Supreme Press Council (SPC), a fifteen-member body headed by former press syndicate chairman Galal Aref, formed a committee on Tuesday that is tasked with drafting changes to the constitutional articles on freedom of speech. The committee's (...)

11 - 09 - 2013
Case of suspected fatal torture by police reported
A man suspected of robbery was allegedly tortured to death during interrogation at the Al-Darb Al-Ahmar police station. The public prosecutor has launched an investigation into the case. An autopsy report said that the victim suffered bruises on his (...)

11 - 09 - 2013
Presidential decree forms Supreme Electoral Committee
Interim president Adly Mansour issued a decree on Wednesday forming the Supreme Electoral Committee, to be headed by Judge Nabil Salib of the Cairo Appeals Court. Its members include: judges Ezzat Ahmed Omran, Anwar Mohamed Gabry and Mohamed Hossam (...)

11 - 09 - 2013
Fahmy joins a diplomatic forum on the Middle East in Paris
Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy arrived in Paris on Saturday for a three-day visit to participate in a series of meetings centered on the volatile situation in the region. Ministers and officials from a number of Arab countries will join Fahmy (...)

07 - 09 - 2013
Hesham Qandil's advisor released on bail
Omar Al-Zuhair, an advisor to Morsi-era Prime Minister Hesham Qandil, has been released on bail pending investigation into charges of retaining cabinet documents after ending his service. The police has presented the cabinet documents it confiscated (...)

07 - 09 - 2013
FM Nabil Fahmy meets unofficial group of ‘Egyptian ambassadors'
Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy met on Tuesday with members of Tayar Al-Esteklal to discuss how Egyptian embassies across the world can provide them with support and assistance. Tayar Al-Esteklal is a group that aims to travel abroad to rectify Egypt's (...)

04 - 09 - 2013
Al Azhar Grand Imam meets Arab Parliament delegation
President of the Arab Parliament Ali Mohammed Al Jarwan has praised Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed Al-Tayeb for his role in resolving the recent political crisis in Egypt. Al-Tayeb met the Arab Parliament delegation, headed by Al Jarwan, on Tuesday as (...)

04 - 09 - 2013
Interior Minister sacks head of the Prisons Authority
Mostafa Baz, head of the National Prisons Authority, was sacked on Wednesday amid claims that he tolerated meetings between detained Muslim Brotherhood members and other Islamists in prison. It was also reported that he allowed detained Islamists to (...)

04 - 09 - 2013
Al-Beltagy detained for 15 days
The prosecutor general ordered on Friday the detention of Islamist leader Mohamed Al-Beltagy for 15 days pending investigation over charges of inciting torture, murder and terrorism. He was arrested after hiding for nearly a week with fellow Muslim (...)

31 - 08 - 2013
Prosecutor general renews detention for 888 pro-Morsi protesters
The Prosecutor General's office has renewed the detention of 770 pro-Morsi protesters apprehended during the dispersal of the Rabaa Al-Adaweya sit-in and 118 others detained from the Al-Nahda Square sit-in. The detainees will be held for another 15 (...)

28 - 08 - 2013
Morsi supporters call for civil disobedience and mass rallies on Friday
The National Alliance to Support Legitimacy announced it will hold mass protests on Friday, dubbed "The People Regaining their Revolution," in reference to the January 25 uprising. "The National Alliance to Support Legitimacy calls on the great (...)

28 - 08 - 2013
Rafah border reopened five days after militant attack
Egypt reopened the Rafah crossing with the Gaza Strip in both directions on Saturday after five days of closure. The crossing will be open four hours every day for cases of humanitarian concern. Priority will be granted to Palestinian patients, (...)

24 - 08 - 2013
Turkey and Qatar urge Egypt to return to the ballot box, release Morsi
The foreign ministers of Turkey and Qatar held a joint press conference on Saturday where they urged Egypt to "return to the path of legitimacy and democracy." The two countries, which have taken firm positions against the military-backed ouster of (...)

24 - 08 - 2013
Foreign minister meets with EU envoy in Cairo
Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy met with a European Union (EU) envoy headed by EU Ambassador James Moran, in Cairo on Tuesday to discuss the future of EU-Egypt relations. The meeting came one day ahead of the EU convening an "extraordinary" Foreign (...)

21 - 08 - 2013
Foreign minister meets with EU envoy and UN official in Cairo
Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy met with a European Union (EU) envoy headed by EU Ambassador James Moran in Cairo on Tuesday to discuss the future of EU-Egypt relations. The meeting came one day ahead of the EU convening an "extraordinary" Foreign (...)

21 - 08 - 2013
Human rights groups call for accountability for Wednesday's violence
International organisations urged that measures be taken against those complicit in the "excessive use of force" during Wednesday's violent dispersal of two pro-Mohamed Morsi sit-ins in Cairo and Giza Amnesty International called for a full and (...)

17 - 08 - 2013
Security Council calls for maximum restraint in Egypt
The United National Security Council (UNSC) called for an end to the violence that followed Wednesday's security crackdown on protests in support of ousted president Mohammed Morsi. "The view of council members is that it is important to end (...)

16 - 08 - 2013
Health Ministry raises death toll of Wednesday's clashes to 638
The Health Ministry spokesperson Mohammed Fathallah said the death toll has been raised to 638 and number of injured to 3,994 from the bloody clashes that broke out in Egypt on Wednesday. Fathallah told the Associated Press that 288 of the dead were (...)

16 - 08 - 2013
Al-Dostour Party defends ElBaradei, NSF spokesperson resigns
Al-Dostour Party condemned what it called a smear campaign targeting its founder Mohamed ElBaradei over his resignation from the post of Vice-President for Foreign Affairs. "This smear campaign does not only target ElBaradei, but also the gains made (...)

16 - 08 - 2013
Protesters clash with residents in Rabaa Al-Adaweya
Violence broke out between Nasr City residents and supporters of ousted president Mohammed Morsi near the Rabaa Al-Adaweya sit-in on Tuesday night. The fighting, which lasted for several hours, started after residents attempted to dismantle a (...)

07 - 08 - 2013
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