Date of source: Saturday, August 25, 2012
Egypt State Information Service (SIS) translated the news story came in al-Ahrām on August 25 about President’s Mursī decree to cancel holding into custody measure in publishing crimes. The following is the text as it came on SIS:
Minister of Justice Ahmad Mekki told "Al-Ahram" newspaper on...
Date of source: Friday, August 24, 2012
Egypt State Information Service (SIS) published on August 24:
Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Mohamed Bahaa-Eddin took part in the funeral of Ethiopian Orthodox Church Patriarch Abune Paulos on Thursday 23/08/2012 as a representative of the Egyptian government.
Date of source: Friday, August 24, 2012
Bishop Marqus of Shubrā al-Khaymah and head of the media committee in the Coptic Orthodox Church said that President Mursī seems to understand the demands of Copts and stressed that he would apply equal rights to all citizens. This came during a meeting with church leaders on August 22.
Date of source: Friday, August 24, 2012
Muhammad Abū Hāmid, former member of the People’s Assembly, said that [the August 24th] protests do not aim to revolt against legitimacy, oust the elected president, or to burn the Freedom and Justice Party headquarters, but to form a public opposition that can apply pressure to achieve its...
Date of source: Friday, August 24, 2012
Egypt’s President, Muhammad Mursī issued a law Thursday (August 23, hours after the court decision) to bar detention pending the trial of defendants involved in offenses related to the media, which means canceling temporary detention even in crimes listed in Article 179 [Chapter 14] of the penal...
Date of source: Friday, August 24, 2012
The Syndicate of Journalists, for its part, condemned the court verdict to remand ‘Afīfī into custody until the next session (September 16) and stressed that the Syndicate will have an urgent board meeting to discuss the matter.
Date of source: Friday, August 24, 2012
Giza Criminal Court witnessed a tense trial in the first court session of Islām ‘Afīfi, Editor-in-Chief of the Egyptian al-Dustūr newspaper.
‘Afīfī is accused of offending the Egyptian President in the media and publishing false news that would disturb public order.
The court ordered to remand ‘...
Date of source: Friday, August 24, 2012
Giza Criminal Court witnessed a tense trial in the first court session of Islām ‘Afīfi, Editor-in-Chief of the Egyptian al-Dustūr newspaper.
‘Afīfī is accused of offending the Egyptian President in the media and publishing false news that would disturb public order.
The court ordered to remand ‘...
Date of source: Tuesday, December 27, 2011
In an opinion article in al-Misrī al-Yawm, Muhammad Amīn, the author, wrote that he does not fear who calls people infidels because there are other people who understands that Christians and Muslims are one. He criticized strongly a number of salafī leaders, and the statements of the prominent ...
Date of source: Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Muhammad 'Ādil, a leader in al-Jamā'ah al-Islāmīyah, said that he lost in the parliament elections because of the alliance between the Muslim Brotherhood (MB), Christians and seculars. He attacked the MB during a speech at a mosque in Suez governorate. [Sayyīd Nūn, al-Shurūq al-Jadīd, Dec. 27, p. 6...