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President Morsi National Security Council Meeting Urges All Parties to Renounce Violence

Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi chairs meeting with members of National Security Council, issues statement reiterating respect for freedom of peaceful protest.

‘No to Violence’ Friday Final Statement

Translation of the statement issued at the end of Friday’s million-man rally in Cairo in support of democracy, legitimacy and peaceful action.

Muslim Brotherhood’s Mahmoud Hussein: Opposition Does Not Believe in Democracy

Translation of Excerpts from the Muslim Brotherhood’s interview with the Egyptian newspaper ‘Akhbar Al-Youm’ on Saturday.

Beltagy: Constitutional Court Trying to Politicize Army; Must Be Reformed

As Egypt’s supposedly neutral Constitutional Court gets more and more vividly politicized, and evidently seeks to politicize the country’s military, its misconceived proposition is rejected by the people, the police

FJP Lawmaker: Income Tax Law Achieves Social Justice; Removes Low-Income Suffering

According to Upper House MPs, Egypt’s low-income people stand to benefit the most from new income-tax laws approved by parliament.

FJP Secretary Ibrahim: Achieving Revolution Goals Not in Standing Against Will of the People

As a group of ‘protesters’ mobilize to oust elected President Morsi, amid gleeful hopeful cheers from certain opposition figures, the FJP reminds that hard work will achieve the revolution’s goals,

Egypt Shura Council to German Delegation: Community Dialogue Central to Law-Making

Upper House of Parliament assures visiting German lawmakers that the new NGO bill will be based on broad community-based dialogue.

Upper House Condemns Massacres Against Myanmar Muslims; Discusses Permanent Solution

As Shura Council debates urgent solution to Burma’s persecuted Muslims, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry vows to act without further delay.

Shura Presser Tuesday Announces Resolutions and Recommendations on Syria, Palestine

Egypt Upper House holds special Syria, Palestine session Tuesday, followed by a press conference to declare resulting decisions and suggestions.

Brotherhood Chairman Badie: Time to Restore Workers Rights Long Ignored by Mubarak Regime

As Egypt quickly approaches self-sufficiency in wheat production, with some provinces reporting more than 10-fold crop increases, Badie urges all Egyptians to shun violence and strikes, and move on to