Date of source: Wednesday, May 24, 2000
Proposals have been put forward by a number of mediators suggesting compromise and an end to the current dispute within the party. The article mentions that party members do show much enthusiasm for assuming its leadership.
Date of source: Tuesday, May 23, 2000
Tarek Radwan writes about the past three unsuccessful attempts to "overthrow" the party’s leader and form a new administration. Then he recounts the three interviews he conducted with key personnel in the party, namely Hamdi Ahmed, Ahmed Idris, and Ahmed Ibrahim Shoukry.
Date of source: Monday, May 22, 2000
The General Prosecutor will start to examine the file of the dispute over the presidency of the Labor Party, in order to investigate the charges and irregularities claimed to be committed in the party. This came after the decision by the committee of parties not to take into consideration the...
Date of source: Sunday, May 21, 2000
The leader of Al-Wafd party deplored the recent steps taken by the Parties Affairs Committee against the Labor Party and its newspaper. The Party Affairs Committee announced on Sunday the suspension of Al-Shaab and all the other papers issued by the Labor party. The closure will be valid until all...
Date of source: Tuesday, May 16, 2000
Al-Shaab launched an attack on the Minister of Culture in several articles in the same issue. Several writers have contributed to this attack in the May 16, issue. Adel Hussein commented on the threats of closing down the Labor Party saying, "Threats of closing down the Party, stopping the paper or...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 17, 2000
After mentioning the reasons that made him refuse to publish Adel Hussein’s article about the novel "A Banquet for Seaweed," Ibrahim Nafie explained his position concerning the novel. In addition, Nafie criticized the way Al-Shaab and Hussein dealt with the novel. Nafie concluded his article by...
Date of source: Thursday, October 21, 1999
An Islamist newspaper on Tuesday denounced Egypt’s plans for a spectacular New Year millennium celebration as part of a Zionist plot to lay claim to the pyramids.
Date of source: Saturday, September 4, 1999
Magdy Hussein, editor-in-chief of Al-Shaab, has now been sentenced to two years in prison for libel. The sentence is the result of the campaign of Al-Shaab of over a year against Youssef Wali, Minister of Agriculture. Hulsman met several times with Hussein and described his views on Islam.
Date of source: Tuesday, June 23, 1998
The writer believes that although Copts are a minority, they are not necessarily persecuted.