Egypt seizes several Freedom and Justice Party offices
A number of Cairo offices affiliated with the Freedom and Justice Party, the political arm of the Muslim…
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INTERVIEW-Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood says New Leaders taking over
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood is rising again under young new leaders despite the sentencing of former president…
Egyptian Court Dissolves Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party
Egypt's High Administrative Court ordered on Saturday the dissolution of the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and…
Anger in Egypt After Lackluster Rescue of Hikers
A report claiming Egyptian authorities refused to swiftly dispatch a plane to rescue hikers who died in a snowstorm…
Morsi ‘Presidential Palace’ Trial Adjourned until 1 March
The trial of ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi and 14 co-defendants has been adjourned until 1 March.…
Egyptian Expatriates Start Voting on Referendum Today
Egyptian expatriates are set to start voting today 8 January on the new draft constitution until 12 January, 2014.…
Egypt’s Brotherhood Offers Talks to End Morsi Crisis
An Islamist coalition led by the Muslim Brotherhood on Saturday offered negotiations to end the deadly tumult since…
Amnesty: Morsi Must Be Brought to Court and Granted Access to Lawyer
Amnesty International has called on Egyptian authorities to ensure that ousted president Mohamed Morsi appears in…
Egypt on High Alert As Mohamed Morsi Trial Threatens to Revive Civil Unrest
Egypt's former president Mohamed Morsi plans to reject the authority of a court due to try him on Monday, in…
Egypt’s Muslim Brothers Have Three Options for Moving Forward After the Ban
If the newly banned Brotherhood turns to violence, it will only validate a more thorough and perhaps permanent…
Muslim Brotherhood Denies It Is Moving HQ to London
The Muslim Brotherhood has denied multiple media reports that it is moving the bulk of its operations to London,…
Egypt: No Immediate Move to Dismantle Brotherhood
Egypt's military-backed government on Tuesday signaled it was in no rush to dismantle the Muslim Brotherhood,…
Egypt’s Brotherhood Leaders Meet with Influential Journalist Heikal
Prominent Egyptian journalist Mohamed Hassanein Heikal met with two Muslim Brotherhood leaders Amr Darrag and…
Egypt Backs away from Plan to Dissolve Muslim Brotherhood
Egypt should not ban the Muslim Brotherhood or exclude it from the political process after the army's overthrow of…
Brotherhood Never Announced Temporary Supreme Guide: FJP on Twitter
The Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) on Tuesday denied that an acting Supreme Guide was chosen…
Egypt’s Bloodbath Is America’s Failure
It may take days or even weeks to count the full cost of the Egyptian army’s crackdown against supporters of the…
Egypt Pro-Morsi Alliance Signals Flexibility in Talks
Allies of deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi told mediators on Saturday they respected the popular will…
From Egypt With Love
Someone hung a large full-color banner in the center of the roundabout near my apartment during the demonstrations…
Muslim Brotherhood Slams EU Failure To Condemn Coup In Egypt
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood Thursday slammed the European Union's failure to denounce the military coup that…
EU’s Ashton Meets Egyptian Interim Leaders, Urges Morsi’s Release
European Union (EU) foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton on Wednesday met with interim leaders of Egypt and urged…
US Attempts to Resolve Egypt Crisis Fall Flat
Representatives of William Burns, the US under-secretary of state, contacted the Freedom and Justice party, the…
Islamist Leader Calls for Pro-Morsi Protests Across Egypt On Monday
A senior leader of ousted Islamist President Mohamed Morsi's party called for mass rallies across Egypt on…
Wrong About Tamarrod?
After 10 action-packed days of regime toppling and bloody clashes, Cairo is hunkering down for Ramadan, the month…
Egypt’s Prime Minister Won’t Rule Out Brotherhood Role In Government
Egypt's prime minister said Thursday he does not rule out posts for the Muslim Brotherhood in his cabinet if…
Egypt Officials ‘Order Closure of Brotherhood Party HQ’
Egypt's prosecution ordered the closure of the Cairo headquarters of the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice…
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood Calls For Uprising
The Muslim Brotherhood called on Egyptians to rise up against those who "want to steal" the revolution, a statement…
Brotherhood Party Rejects ElBaradei as Egypt’s New Premier
A high-ranking official in the Freedom and Justice Party, the Muslim Brotherhood’s political arm, said on Saturday…
Could Egypt be Headed for Civil Conflict?
Egypt is poised for a major confrontation as the president and his supporters hunker down in the face of hundreds…
How Egypt’s President Precipitated a Crisis
Mohamed Morsi, a member the Muslim Brotherhood’s political wing, the Freedom and Justice Party, was sworn in as…
Egypt’s Ruling Party Calls Supporters to Resist Any Coup Bid
The political wing of the ruling Muslim Brotherhood has called on supporters to take to the streets to resist an…
Egypt Protests: US Citizen Among Three Dead
The 21-year-old died from a stab wound to the chest as he was taking pictures in Alexandria, amid warnings of a…
Morsi Prison Escape Referred To Egypt Prosecutors
The escape from prison by Muslim Brotherhood leaders – including Mohamed Morsi – during the January 25 Revolution…
Tens Of Thousands Gather For Islamist Pro-Morsi Rally In Cairo
Tens of thousands have gathered in front of Rabaa Al-Adawiya mosque in Cairo’s Nasr City to voice their support…
Brotherhood Calls For Calm Ahead Of June 30
The Muslim Brotherhood has urged its members to avoid clashes with opposition groups ahead of mass protests planned…
Egypt’s Ruling Islamists, Liberal Opposition Closely Watching Turkey _ “Model” Under…
Liberal-minded Egyptians and supporters of the ruling Muslim Brotherhood now share one thing: the rival sides are…
30 June Protests Not To Impact Egypt’s Economy, FJP’s Official Says
Mohamed Gouda, Head of the Economic Committee at the Freedom and Justice Party (FJP), said that the 30 June…
Egypt’s Regime Is Unpopular, But So Is The Opposition
Even if the opposition is able to organize and consolidate both its policies and parties, there is little hope that…
Egypt’s President Sends Controversial NGO Law to Parliament
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi submitted to parliament on Wednesday a controversial bill regulating NGOs and…
Spectre Of Bankruptcy Haunts Egypt
There were two worrying pieces of news from Egypt this week. One was the reshuffling of Prime Minister Hesham…
Islamists In Egypt Strengthen Their Grip
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi swore in new cabinet ministers on Tuesday in a shuffle of his government that…