Egypt
Bearded police officers protest outside Interior Ministry
February 26, 2013
Bearded police officers protest outside Interior Ministry
Dozens of bearded police officers staged a protest Tuesday outside the Interior Ministry headquarters in downtown Cairo, holding banners calling…
Brotherhood mulls legal status, name change
February 26, 2013
Brotherhood mulls legal status, name change
Muslim Brotherhood spokesperson Ahmed Aref said Tuesday that the group is working to ensure its operations and structure are in…
Brotherhood to mull cabinet reshuffle, say sources
February 26, 2013
Brotherhood to mull cabinet reshuffle, say sources
Sources inside the Muslim Brotherhood said Tuesday that the group's guidance bureau is set to discuss a possible Cabinet reshuffle.…
NSF to boycott parliamentary elections
February 26, 2013
NSF to boycott parliamentary elections
The National Salvation Front decided unanimously to boycott the upcoming parliamentary elections, scheduled to begin on 22 April. Front spokesperson Sameh Ashour…
Update: Nour Party threatens to walk out on national dialogue
February 26, 2013
Update: Nour Party threatens to walk out on national dialogue
Nour Party President Younis Makhyoun threatened to withdraw from the national dialogue session, claiming the president had ignored his party…
Egyptian churches will not be attending national dialogue
February 26, 2013
Egyptian churches will not be attending national dialogue
The three Egyptian churches have excused themselves from the televised national dialogue session called for by President Mohamed Morsy for…
Activists call for Harlem Shake outside Brotherhood headquarters
February 26, 2013
Activists call for Harlem Shake outside Brotherhood headquarters
The global Harlem Shake phenomenon that is taking Egypt by storm could be performed yet again, but this time in…
Agriculture Ministry intensifies fight against locusts
February 26, 2013
Agriculture Ministry intensifies fight against locusts
Agriculture authorities have requested help from the Defense Ministry to stamp out an outbreak of locusts swarming regions in Upper…
Poll: Morsy’s popularity makes record low, a third of Egyptians ignorant of NSF
February 26, 2013
Poll: Morsy’s popularity makes record low, a third of Egyptians ignorant of NSF
President Mohamed Morsy's popularity has hit a record low, with approval ratings for his performance dropping to 49 percent this…