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En Egypte, Al-Sissi sans réel rival pour l’élection présidentielle de décembre
Barbancourt le rhum des connaisseurs Reléguée à l’arrière-plan par la guerre entre le Hamas et Israël, la préparation de l’élection présidentielle égyptienne, qui doit se dérouler du 10 au 12 décembre, a pourtant commencé. Quatre candidats seront en lice, selon une annonce officielle faite mardi 17 octobre.
Copts and political action before the 1919 revolution - Daily News Egypt
Farid Zahran In our previous article, we attempted an overview the Copts’ role in the public and political spheres before the 25 January Revolution. Many friends reminded me that I did not touch upon what happened before 1952.
On current political moment, future of the democratic forces in Egypt: Egyptian Social Democratic Party (Part 3) - Daily News Egypt
In the previous article, we made nine observations on what we considered to be the main features of the current political scene, so that we could anticipate the changes that could occur in the coming period. Overall, these observations included a decline in the popularity of the authority and its insistence on moving along the same pathways; in addition to the lack of interest in consulting with the opposition or even the rest of the ruling elites.
On current political moment, future of democratic forces in Egypt: Egyptian Social Democratic Party as an example - Daily News Egypt
Founders and leaders of many parties that emerged after the revolution, including our party, the Egyptian Social Democratic Party, have taken part in the 25 January Revolution. Long before the founding of these parties, many of these leaders played great roles in paving the way for the revolution and preparing for it. Besides several other democratic parties, these parties were keen on being part of the battles of Egyptians towards achieving the goals of the revolution.
1952 family and the conspiracy theory (3-3) - Daily News Egypt
Dear readers, we will try to present one of the most important stories that summarises the meaning of the slogan “No voice is louder than the voice of battle”, with the conspiracy theory to justify the continued security control and the postponement of the democratic project.
The 1952 family and conspiracy theory (2-3) - Daily News Egypt
I am wondering how the conspiracy theory is used against Egypt? In other words: why do some sides promote this theory? And against whom? We tried in the previous article to highlight one of the reasons of the use of conspiracy theories to justify the criticism against authorities in Egypt due to human rights violations. For example, when the authorities deny the existence of violations, rumours start to circulate about conspiracies against Egypt.
The 1952 family and conspiracy theory (1-3) - Daily News Egypt
The talk about conspiracy is not new. For decades, all the rulers of the 1952 school of thinking talked about conspiracy. Sometimes it was an imperial plot, sometimes it was a communist one. The funny thing about conspiracies is that supporters of the regime believe that conspiracies have expanded over the past years to include several parties, ranging from the Islamic State (IS) to Germany, all the way through Qatar, Israel, Turkey, the US, Britain, Russia, and Italy.
4 journalists arrested while covering Al-Azhar protest
Four journalists were arrested while covering a protest in front of Al-Azhar University, on Wednesday. The protest was organised by a group of teachers who work on a freelance basis for the university. The four journalists are Mohamed El-Sayed and Mahmoud Gad, who work for Al-Tahrir newspaper, Mohamed Fathy, who works for Yaqeen news network, and Hamdy Abdel-Aziz, who works for ENS, a private news agency.
75 Brotherhood supporters sentenced from 3 to 25 years
The Mansoura Criminal Court issued verdicts Monday on 75 alleged Muslim Brotherhood supporters in 11 cases of violence, “terrorism” and joining a banned group, according to state-run MENA. The defendants were given sentences ranging from three years to life imprisonment. Three were sentenced to seven years, 33 to five years, two were sentenced to three years, eight to 10 years and three others to 15 years.
Saving Egypt’s cinema heritage
Documenting cinema history worldwide is not an easy job, as it involves the collection of material that ranges from brochures, posters, magazine articles, to photographs and footage depicting stars and filmmakers. This is a lifetime occupation.
BP will invest $12bn in Egypt over 5 years
British Petroleum (BP) Egypt Chairman Hesham Mekawi announced on Tuesday that BP plans to invest more than $12bn in Egypt over the coming five years, and the company also plans to double the amount of gas it supplies to the Egyptian domestic market over the next ten years.
Ministry of Endowments warns against ‘Baha’i threat’
The Ministry of Endowments organised a workshop on Wednesday and Thursday to raise awareness amongst imams on the “growing dangers of the spread of Baha’ism,” the ministry said. According to the ministry, this workshop comes in the context of “maintaining the Islamic constants and foundations in the face of deviant thoughts that destroy the minds of young people”. The Baha’i faith is not recognised as a “heavenly religion,” in the Egyptian constitution as Islam, Christianity, and Judaism are.
Leading Ansar Beit Al-Maqdis member arrested: Military
The military “successfully” hit “terrorist/criminal” elements, arresting 26 people – including Awad Radwan Ghanem, whom is allegedly a leading member of the militant group Ansar Beit al-Maqdis, the military said in a statement on Thursday night. The military vowed to continue its operations after gun attacks left five security personnel dead in Sinai on Thursday. The military also destroyed six huts, nine new underground tunnels, and vehicles that they claim have been used in militant operations.
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