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Salafis storm into woman's home, accuse her of prostitution
27 Mar 2011
Dozens of Salafis on Saturday stormed into the home of a woman in the Delta city of Monufiya and burned her furniture after accusing her of being involved in prostitution.
A group of Salafis surrounded her home, while another broke into it...
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New law to allow pardoning of businessmen charged with corruption
27 Mar 2011
Justice Minister Mohamed al-Guindi said on Sunday that his ministry is in the process of preparing a new law that would allow businessmen charged in corruption cases to return the money they stole in exchange for criminal charges being...
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Prominent Islamic thinker: Next president won’t be from Brotherhood
27 Mar 2011
The next president will not be from the Muslim Brotherhood or any Salafist group, says Islamic thinker Selim al-Awa.
He also said that Islamic jurisprudence does not ban Coptic Christians or women from running for the presidency of a...
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Brotherhood demands cancelation of pre-revolution travel bans
26 Mar 2011
Abdel Moneim Abdel Maksoud, a lawyer for the Muslim Brotherhood, demanded that travel ban lists be cancelled in a memorandum to the Supreme Council of Armed Forces and Minister of Interior Mansour al-Essawy.
He said that some security...
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Committee to resolve disagreements on constitutional declaration
26 Mar 2011
Reliable sources said that the Supreme Council of Armed Force’s delay in announcing the constitutional declaration is due to the Supreme Council's keenness to reach a consensus among political forces.
The same sources told Al-...
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Brotherhood youths broach reformation at conference denounced by group's vanguard
26 Mar 2011
In a conference rejected by the Muslim Brotherhood's hawkish and veteran vanguard, hundreds of the organization's youths on Saturday urged internal democratization in the group and voiced concerns over a would-be Brotherhood...
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Interior Minister fires 23 State Security officials, transfers 66
26 Mar 2011
Minister of Interior Mansour al-Essawy approved the exclusion of 23 high-ranking officials of the defunct State Security Investigative Services (SSIS) from service in the Ministry of Interior, and temporarily transferred 66 of the agency...
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Egypt considers promoting cooperation with Nile Basin countries
26 Mar 2011
The interim government of Prime Minister Essam Sharaf is considering providing facilities for privately-owned Egyptian companies which commit to investing in Nile Basin countries. The sectors involved would be agriculture, industry...
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Sufi sheikhs call for Islamic movements to put aside differences
26 Mar 2011
Several Sufi sheikhs called for an initiative bringing together members of all Islamic movements, mainly the Muslim Brotherhood and moderate Salafi groups, in order to serve the call to Islam and brush aside disagreements.
Several...
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Court postpones Khaled Saeed trial to 21 May
26 Mar 2011
Alexandria's criminal court has adjourned the trial of Khaled Saeed's killers on Saturday due to the judges' absenteeism.
Saeed (born in 1982) was allegedly beaten to death after being illegally arrested by two...
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