Egypt
Egypt backs French candidate for IMF top post
June 13, 2011
Egypt backs French candidate for IMF top post
Egypt has formally voiced its support for France’s candidate for the post of International Monetary Fund (IMF) director, Christine Lagarde.…
ElBaradei calls on political forces to put aside differences
June 13, 2011
ElBaradei calls on political forces to put aside differences
Presidential candidate Mohamed ElBaradei has called on the various political forces to put their differences aside and work for the…
Wafd Party and Brotherhood to run on unified candidacy list
June 13, 2011
Wafd Party and Brotherhood to run on unified candidacy list
The Waft Party and the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) have agreed to enter the upcoming parliamentary elections on a unified candidacy…
Liberals and socialists seek to form secular coalition
June 12, 2011
Liberals and socialists seek to form secular coalition
A number of socialist and liberal political parties are working on forming a coalition to counter the rise of religious…
Salafis get government approval for political party
June 12, 2011
Salafis get government approval for political party
The Political Parties' Affairs Committee on Sunday approved the establishment of Egypt's first Salafi political party, named the Nour Party.…
Protesting workers storm Ministry of Transportation
June 12, 2011
Protesting workers storm Ministry of Transportation
Temporary workers employed by the Ministry of Transport stormed the ministry offices on Sunday, hoping to meet with the minster…
Islamic thinker rejects military protection of secular state
June 12, 2011
Islamic thinker rejects military protection of secular state
Islamic thinker Selim al-Awa said on Saturday that there should not be an article in the new constitution tasking the…
Omar Abdel Rahman’s family to establish political party
June 12, 2011
Omar Abdel Rahman’s family to establish political party
Members of the family of Omar Abdel Rahman, the jailed spiritual leader of the Jama'a Islamiya, have announced that they…
Evicted families take their fight to Maspero building
June 12, 2011
Evicted families take their fight to Maspero building
As the sit-in protest in front of the state television and radio building at Maspero enters its eighth day, Khalid…
Sharaf: I personally support postponing parliamentary elections
June 12, 2011
Sharaf: I personally support postponing parliamentary elections
Egypt will not retreat from the path of democracy, said Prime Minister Essam Sharaf on Saturday, adding that he personally…