Some 250 members of the opposition Wafd Party have tendered their resignations from the local councils.
“We asked the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces to dissolve the local councils because they are corrupt,” said Ali al-Selmy, prime...
Mohammad Ragab, the National Democratic Party's new secretary general and sucessor of Hossam Badrawy, is tasked with reviving and leading deposed President Hosni Mubarak's party forward in the face of overwhelming popular anger and...
Recently-appointed National Democratic Party (NDP) Secretary-General Mohamed Ragab has denied reports that the party had been dissolved following last week's ouster of longstanding president and party leader Hosni Mubarak.
“Only party...
Former UN Secretary General Boutros Boutros-Ghali warned the international community Thursday that its dialogue about the Alexandria church bombing may create a sectarian rift in Egypt.
The New Year's bombing of St. Mark and St. Peter Church has...
Coptic Pope Shenouda III on Thursday ruled out the possibility that the New Year's Eve bombing of a church in Alexandria had been an “individual act," insinuating that the attack was likely planned by a group or organization.
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In a meeting Wednesday, the liberal opposition Wafd Party’s executive office declined a planned visit by shadow parliament members to party headquarters.
“The executive board has the final say,” said Wafd Honorary President Mostafa...
The liberal opposition Wafd Party has reportedly begun taking steps to legally challenge the legitimacy of Egypt's incoming People's Assembly following recent parliamentary polls marred by widespread reports of electoral fraud.
“We...
The liberal opposition Wafd Party has agreed in principle to host the first session of a proposed "shadow parliament," according to the initiative's spokesman, Alaa Abdel Moneim.
Wafd Party Chairman Al-Sayed al-Badaw met with a number...
The three Wafd Party MPs who refused to carry out party orders to boycott the recently concluded parliamentary elections objected to the party’s legal committee recommendation to drop their memberships.
“This recommendation is illegal...
The Wafd Party’s legal committee on Tuesday began investigating its winning 2010 parliamentary election candidates after they failed to comply with the party’s official boycott of the runoff elections.
Vice President Fouad Badrawy said...