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Rumors of growing rift between Brotherhood and military over constitution
Egypt
September 12, 2011
Rumors of growing rift between Brotherhood and military over constitution
Informed sources report a growing rift between the Muslim Brotherhood and the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) over…
Elections nominations date to be set by end of September
Egypt
September 12, 2011
Elections nominations date to be set by end of September
Egypt's state-run news agency MENA reported Monday that the date for opening nominations for the upcoming parliamentary elections will be…
ElBaradei urges changes to interim constitution
Egypt
September 12, 2011
ElBaradei urges changes to interim constitution
Presidential hopeful Mohamed ElBaradei has called upon Egypt's ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) to amend the interim…
Military: Constituent district law to be announced next week
Egypt
September 2, 2011
Military: Constituent district law to be announced next week
The law on constituent districts will be announced next week, said Major General Mamdouh Shahin, assistant secretary of defense and…
SCAF: We asked govt to set principles for choice of constitution panel
Egypt
August 13, 2011
SCAF: We asked govt to set principles for choice of constitution panel
A month and a half ago, the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) instructed the government to draw up…
Govt approves controversial law on parliamentary elections
Egypt
July 7, 2011
Govt approves controversial law on parliamentary elections
Egypt's interim government approved a controversial bill organizing parliamentary candidacy on Wednesday. The government has made some amendments to the…
London expresses willingness to sign extradition treaty with Cairo
Egypt
June 27, 2011
London expresses willingness to sign extradition treaty with Cairo
British ambassador to Cairo James Watt said on Monday that his country has no objection to signing an extradition treaty…
Conference suggests removing president’s power to strike arms deals
Egypt
June 23, 2011
Conference suggests removing president’s power to strike arms deals
Egypt's government-run National Accord Conference has lent it's support to constitutional provisions denying the president the authoritiy to strike arms…
A dalliance, not an alliance
Opinion
June 21, 2011
A dalliance, not an alliance
The recent announcement, much trumpeted by the Muslim Brothers, that they - or more accurately their new party, Freedom and…
Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party to hold internal elections
Egypt
June 13, 2011
Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party to hold internal elections
The Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party will hold internal elections on Thursday to select its governorate secretaries and other…