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Qandil’s Lawyers Slam Unfair Trial

According to Gamal Eid of the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information, the defense lawyers for the prominent Egyptian journalist Hamdy Qandil, currently being tried for allegedly defaming Foreign Minister

Ghad Party Leader Warns of Greater Violence following denials to fraud

Dr. Ayman Nour, leader of Egypt's Al-Ghad Party, believes that President Hosni Mubarak's negligence to the opposition’s demands for dissolving the new parliament will close peaceful paths to change.

MB Warns of Aftermath of Egyptian Parliamentary Election’s Quake

Dr. Essam El-Erian, the Brotherhood's media spokesman and member of the Executive Bureau, has warned of serious consequences of the so-called ‘earthquake’ that took place in Egypt's much-criticised parliamentary elections.

Lawsuit Demands Egyptian Government Suspend Upcoming Presidential Election

Former Wafd MP, Mohamed El-Omda, filed a lawsuit to the Supreme Administrative Court against President Mubarak.

Sadat, Mubarak and Beyond

One day, Egypt will enter the post-Mubarak era, and until then uncertainty remains. The last transition of power was nearly 30 years ago and not much has changed since then:

Heikal: Egypt’s Politics Locked-Out and the MB to Go Alone in Egyptian Streets

In the third episode of his TV show with Al-Jazeera's veteran anchor, Muhammad Krishan, writer and journalist,Mohamed Hassanein Heikal said: "The springs of Egypt's political life were recently wounded, stressing

El-Beltagy: JCC Meeting Sunday to Discuss Bylaws of the New Parallel Parliament

Former MP, Mohamed El-Beltagy, and representative of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) in the new parallel parliament, has noted that the Joint Coordinating Committee (JCC) between senior figures of the National

Tagammu Leaders Call on Party Leader to Step Down after Radical Decisions

Senior members from the oppositions Tagammu Party called on Refaat ElSaeed to step down after describing his decisions as 'radical'.

Shehab Defends Electoral Practices and Dismisses Parallel Parliament

Mufid Shehab Minister of State for Parliamentary and Legal Affairs dismissed the "parallel parliament" recently formed by opposition figures, former MPs and members of opposition including those from the Muslim

The MB Describes the Regime as Weak and Calls for the Release of Al-Shater

The Muslim Brotherhood has accused the regime of being weak because of the continuation of a forged parliament and the failure to implement judicial rulings which ruled that it is