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Adel Basel, a member of the Free Egyptians party, said that the party supports Article 2 of the Constitution, as it seeks a constitution that deals with the nature of the Egyptian people.
Basel said that this situation is not a (...)
CAIRO: Egypt's liberal powers are attempting to mobilize ahead of the second round of parliamentary elections, in the wake of a massive Islamist showing in the first round.
Liberal powers are aiming to win a majority in the second round of (...)
CAIRO: The National Assembly for Change urged the Egyptian cabinet and Interior Ministry to return the tear gas shipment that arrived in Ain Sokhna's Adabeya port in Suez and not to use it against peaceful protesters.
The assembly expressed its (...)
The April 6 Youth Movement announced that they agreed with political powers' decision to form a government of national salvation headed by potential Mohamed el-Baradei with Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh and Hamdeen Sabahi as vice presidents.
The (...)
CAIRO: Several political parties today said that the appointment of Kamal el-Ganzouri as prime minister is a typical reaction by the Supreme Council of the Egyptian Armed Forces (SCAF) and is a continuation of old policies.
This appointment (...)
The April 6 Youth Movement /spancalled for a million-man protest for Friday in Tahrir Square and all main squares across Egypt rejecting Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi's speech and to demand the dismissal of the Supreme Council of the Armed (...)
CAIRO: The Revolution Youth Union issued a statement accusing Egypt's ruling military council and Ministry of the Interior of committing a “massacre” in Tahrir Square over the past two days.
It said dozens of unarmed citizens were deliberately (...)
CAIRO: The Youth Revolution Coalition called upon Egyptians to participate in the million-man protest entitled ‘National Rescue,' organized in Tahrir Square tomorrow November 22.
They will demand the dismissal of Egyptian Prime Minister Essam (...)
Military prosecution summoned Ahmed Darrag, a leader in the National Association for Change, to be interrogated Tuesday regarding the Maspiro clashes.
Darrag said that he will not be interrogated before the military prosecution as an accused or a (...)
Leader in the National Association for Change and parliamentary candidate George Ishak today condemned the threats lodged by Islamic political powers in response to Deputy Egyptian Prime Minister Ali al-Selmi's document.
Dialogue must be launched (...)
CAIRO: Egyptian political activist and coordinator of the “My Vote is My Demand” campaign Samir Alesh today said that the military council will issue a decree to help expatriate Egyptians vote abroad.
The military council will provide Egyptian (...)
The Revolution Youth Union condemned military trials for civilians as discrimination against political activists and the revolution youth in a statement issued Monday.
According to the statement, the military council insists on continuing (...)
Several political movements and a presidential campaign staff today threatened to organize a demonstration on October 28 in Tahrir Square in the event that the Egyptian ruling military council does not announce a timeline for the transfer of power (...)
Thirty-two Islamic and secular political groups launched the popular initiative "Security, Bread, Freedom" to demand that the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) adhere to the transition as scheduled.
They also demanded the SCAF amend the (...)
The counting of votes took place and 8 representative members were elected to the movement's executive office in the April 6 Youth Movement, according to a member of the committee supervising the electoral process in April 6 the Movement Kamal (...)
Egyptian presidential candidate and chairman of the New al-Ghad Party, Ayman Nour, said the party's legal committee will appeal against the new elections' law.
The party will not withdraw from the parliamentary elections, Nour said yesterday (...)
A group of Egyptian activists planned to travel to Arish in North Sinai yesterday to pray the Eid el-Fitr prayers with the people of Arish in a show of solidarity and to emphasize that the Sinai Peninsula is Egyptian land.
The group formed a (...)
CAIRO: Prominent Egyptian politician Ayman Nour prayed the Eid el-Fitr prayer in Cairo's iconic Tahrir Square today. Nour, chairman of the liberal al-Ghad Party, also visited the graves of the martyrs of Egypt's January 25 Revolution and met with (...)
CAIRO: A slaughterhouse may seem a strange way to begin a presidential campaign, but for Egyptian politician Ayman Nour it was a strategic move.
Nour opened a new slaughterhouse in Cairo's Bab el-Shareya neighborhood today. Nour served two terms (...)
The Free Front for Peaceful Change today announced its support for the ruling constitution document put forward by Deputy Egyptian Prime Minister Ali Selmy.
The Front said the document has “commendable consequences” as it establishes democracy (...)
The road to democracy is “beginning to erode due to military courts, an unwillingness to protect peaceful protestors and a rejection of international election monitors,” said likely presidential candidate Mohamed el-Baradei.
“Six months after the (...)
CAIRO: Egypt's military prosecution has summoned activist Asmaa Mahmouz to appear for questioning on Sunday morning.
Asmaa, 26, is a well-known activist who is a member of the Egyptian Trend political party and was formerly a leader of the April (...)
Disputes started between different political powers when 26 political parties, coalitions and movements decided to postpone next Friday's protest. The Egyptian government decided to issue a statement about the form of the civil state and the (...)
CAIRO: The Free Egyptians Party said it will not participate in Friday's demonstrations. Organized by Sufi movements and various political powers, the August 12 demonstrations are intended to defend the civil state in Egypt and are ‘For Egypt's (...)
CAIRO: Prominent Egyptian opposition figure Mohamed el-Baradei criticized the latest governor reshuffle in the governorates as too militarized.
“18 generals out of 27 governors. All Muslim,” he posted on his official Twitter account. “Revolution (...)