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New presidential team hints at Brotherhood-Salafi rapprochement
August 30, 2012
New presidential team hints at Brotherhood-Salafi rapprochement
After much speculation and anticipation, President Mohamed Morsy announced his 21-member presidential team Monday, revealing a staff dominated by Islamists…
Conflicting stories of a man’s death aboard EgyptAir
August 29, 2012
Conflicting stories of a man’s death aboard EgyptAir
On Sunday morning, an elderly man aboard a direct MS986 EgyptAir flight from New York to Cairo died, allegedly due…
More aides for a new presidential legacy
August 29, 2012
More aides for a new presidential legacy
The announcement of the composition of President Mohamed Morsy’s team of advisers Monday stirred controversy, with opponents denouncing its overtly…
Abu Qir clashes reveal tension between large projects and locals
August 28, 2012
Abu Qir clashes reveal tension between large projects and locals
ABU QIR — Raghab Masoud, a 27-year-old employee at Abu Qir power station, was on his way to work when…
Brotherhood’s Misr25 channel to begin preaching group’s ideology
August 28, 2012
Brotherhood’s Misr25 channel to begin preaching group’s ideology
The Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party has decided to orient its satellite channel, Misr25, toward preaching the group’s ideology…
Wave of arrests, threat of eviction plague Ramlet Bulaq
August 27, 2012
Wave of arrests, threat of eviction plague Ramlet Bulaq
The shack-dwellers of Ramlet Bulaq have been hit by a wave of night-raids and arbitrary, violent arrests, say residents and…
Attacks on hospitals reveal more than just a lack of security
August 27, 2012
Attacks on hospitals reveal more than just a lack of security
MAHALLA — The doors to the Mahalla Public Hospital’s emergency department are closed. The walls and floors are covered in…
Constituent Assembly may scrap workers’ and farmers’ quota in Parliament
August 26, 2012
Constituent Assembly may scrap workers’ and farmers’ quota in Parliament
The 50 percent quota for workers and farmers in Egypt’s Parliament — enforced for nearly five decades — is in…
Judicial independence, with a Brotherhood twist
August 26, 2012
Judicial independence, with a Brotherhood twist
The decision of Minister of Justice Ahmed Mekky to transfer judicial inspection powers from his ministry to the Supreme Judicial…
Low turnout for anti-Brotherhood protests
August 25, 2012
Low turnout for anti-Brotherhood protests
A few thousand anti-Muslim Brotherhood protesters marked what they called the "24 August revolution" with a sit in outside…