Military Candidates to Dominate Egyptian Parliament
As Egypt’s parliamentary elections approach, a number of former generals have joined the alliances between the…
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Egypt’s Nour Party Head Expects As Many Parliament Seats As 2012
Head of Egypt’s Salafist Nour Party, Younis Makhioun, said he expects his party to win the same percentage of…
Salafist Nour Party Meets Presidential Hopeful Sabahi
Presidential candidate Hamdeen Sabahi discussed with members of the Salafist Nour Party his electoral platform…
Morsi’s Trial on Charges of Killing Protesters Adjourned to Sunday
The trial of ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi and 14 co-defendants on charges of inciting murder of…
Egypt’s Salafist Nour Party May Participate In New Government
The ultra-conservative Salafist Nour Party has announced intentions to take part in Egypt's next cabinet, although…
Salafist Call, Nour Party Lay Out Key Issues For Presidential Candidates
The deputy head of the Salafist Call, Yasser El-Borhamy, has said that the group and its political wing, the Nour…
Egypt and its Referendum, Back to the Bad Habits of the Past?
SIX months after a populist coup toppled Mohamed Morsi, their first freely elected president, Egyptians are again…
Nour Party’s Bakkar Says Statements Against Brotherhood ‘Misunderstood’
The Nour Party's deputy head Nader Bakkar has sought to clarify his statement from Sunday, in which he said that…
Salafist Nour Party Condemns Egypt Constitution Ban On Religious Parties
Younes Makhioun, head of the ultra-conservative Salafist Nour Party, condemned on Thursday the decision by Egypt's…
Water Wars: Egyptians Condemn Ethiopia’s Nile Dam Project
"Ethiopia is killing us," taxi driver Ahmed Hossam said, as he picked his way through Cairo's notoriously…
Egypt’s Nour Party Rejects Move against Religious Parties
Egypt's second biggest Islamist party, Nour, on Friday rejected proposed changes to the constitution that would…
Nour Party Names Alternative to Constitution Committee
The Nour Party representative for the 50-member constitution-drafting committee, Bassem Al-Zarka, has stepped down…
Egypt’s Nour Party Condemns Restrictions on Mosques
The Nour Party has criticised a move by the interim government to control imams and mosques. On Sunday, Minister of…
El-Helbawi Does Not Represent Islamists: Nour Party
The Nour Party has said that former Muslim Brotherhood leader Kamal El-Helbawi, who is a member of the…
New Egyptian Constitution May Clamp down on Parties
Egypt is considering a new constitution that will ban religion-based political parties, reverting to the type of…
Egypt’s Presidency To Hold Talks With Salafist Nour Party
Presidential media advisor Ahmed El-Muslimany is expected to meet with the Salafist Nour Party as part of the…
Salafist Nour Party Agrees to Join Egypt Constitutional Committee
Egypt’s Salafist Nour Party has decided to participate in the 50-member committee tasked with proposing amendments…
‘Egypt Has Overcome a Conspiracy against the State’: Interim Presidential…
Egyptian presidential aide for media affairs, Ahmed El-Meslemani, said Sunday that the country has overcome a…
Netherlands FM Heads to Egypt Today
Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs Frans Timmermans is visiting Egypt today. In Cairo he will speak with politicians…
Court Delays Appeals to Dissolve Islamist Parties
Egypt's High Administrative Court adjourned on Thursday ruling in appeals to dissolve the Muslim Brotherhood's…
In Egypt’s Madness, Only Salafists Are Sane
You know Egypt is spinning from the world of reason when the only people making sense are ultra-conservative…
Egypt Presidency Says Expects Islamists to Join Reconciliation
A spokesman for Egypt's interim president said on Tuesday authorities expected Islamist movements to join in…
How America Can Best Assist Egypt Now
The White House rationalized last week’s military coup in Egypt as providing the opportunity for a “do-over,” and…
Egypt’s Islamist Party Proposes Alternative ‘Roadmap
The Salafist Nour Party proposed an initiative on Monday as an alternative to the army-imposed "roadmap" for…
Abul-Fotouh Calls On Egypt’s Interim President to Step Down
Strong Egypt Party leader Abdel-Moneim Abul-Fotouh, a critic of former President Morsi, called on interim president…
Egypt’s Hamdeen Urges Immediate Government Formation
Egypt's main left-wing political leader called on Monday for the immediate formation of an interim government to…
Update: 42 Pro-Morsi Protestors Shot Dead in Cairo
According to the latest report, 42 people have been killed and around 322 injured in Cairo during clashes erupted…
Egypt President Spokesman Says Several Options For PM, ElBaradei Among Candidates
A presidential spokesman said on Saturday there are several options for Egypt's interim prime minister and…
Egypt’s Nour Party Fears Army Return To Politics
Egypt's second-largest Islamist party said on Monday it feared the army's return to public life "in a big way"…
Salafist Leader Abu-Ismail Launches New Political Party
Disqualified presidential candidate and influential Salafist preacher Hazem Salah Abu-Ismail launched a new…
Egypt’s Nour Party Backs Opposition Demands For New Prosecutor-General
The current government of Egyptian Prime Minister Hisham Qandil has "completely failed" to manage the nation's…
Egypt’s Nour Party To Run Against Muslim Brotherhood In Election
The Ultraconservative Salafist Nour Party Will Compete With The Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom And Justice Party In…
Nour Party Elects Younis Makhyoun As Chairman
Younis Makhyoun was elected as chairman of the Salafi (ultraconservative) Nour Party on Wednesday, in elections…
New Egyptian Party Set To Split Islamist Vote Further
Leading members of Egypt's hardline Islamist movement unveiled a new political party on Tuesday, pointing to new…
Egypt Brotherhood Party Leader Seeks Broad Alliance With Rivals
The Muslim Brotherhood's political party will seek an inclusive majority in Egypt's parliament through alliances…
Rift Widens Over Egypt’s New Constitution Plans
A group of liberal and leftist political parties decided on Monday to forgo their seats in the assembly that will…