Date of source: Thursday, August 16, 2012
Concerns are dominating the media establishment after a decision to close down the al-Farā’īn channel owned by Tawfīq ‘Ukāshah following accusations of instigation against the president of the republic and the confiscation of an issue of al-Dustūr newspaper for nearly the same reason.
Date of source: Thursday, August 16, 2012
The exaggeration on references to religion in the constitution will definitely do away with all values of genuine democracy and equality among all citizens without any discrimination between Muslims and Christians or men and women
Date of source: Thursday, August 16, 2012
The constituent assembly drafting a new constitution for Egypt saw heated debates between former Muftī of the Republic Dr. Nasr Farīd Wāsil and the panel’s spokesman Dr. Wahīd ‘Abd al-Majīd over the latter’s objection in the drafting committee against the new article to have the Azhar as the final...
Date of source: Thursday, August 16, 2012
Alexandrian lawyer Sharīf Jād Allāh accused businessman Mamdūh Zakhārī of being an agent to the Israeli intelligence Mossad and of attempting to recruit him.
Date of source: Thursday, August 16, 2012
An ad hoc committee set up to defuse the Dahshūr crisis, where Mu’āz Muhammad Hasab Allāh was killed in clashes between Muslims and Christians, rejected a protest staged outside the Supreme Court on Tuesday (Aug. 14) to condemn the forced displacement of Copts from their homes in the impoverished...
Date of source: Monday, August 13, 2012
Lt. General Subhī Sayīd, graduated in 1968 from the Egyptian Military Academy, was appointed as the Armed Forces Chief of Staff.
Date of source: Monday, August 13, 2012
In an attempt to confront the repeated attacks on the freedom of the media the “Higher Committee for Opposing the ‘Brotherhoodization’ of the press and media, is to meet [Reviewer: no date mentioned] to discuss attempts to close down satellite TV channels and newspapers because of their opposition...
Date of source: Monday, August 13, 2012
Al-Ahrām ran a brief piece on the background of Counsellor Mahmūd Mikī, the new Vice President.
Date of source: Monday, August 13, 2012
A military source has stated that there is no truth in reports that there have been negative reactions toward the changes that have taken place in leading positions in the armed forces, particularly as there had been coordination and consultation [with the armed forces regarding these changes.
Date of source: Monday, August 13, 2012
The Egyptian President Muhammad Mursī, has issued major decisions considered by many to be revolutionary.