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Brotherhood admits members participated in Friday clashes

Posted by seumasach on October 18, 2012

Al-Ahram

17th October, 2012

The Muslim Brotherhood has admitted for the first time that its members took part in Friday’s clashes in Tahrir Square.

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Syria stands between Egypt and Iran

Posted by seumasach on October 16, 2012

Asia Times

17th October, 2012

CAIRO – The election of the Muslim Brotherhood’s Mohammed Morsi to the presidency this summer was followed by a flurry of conjecture that the restoration of Egyptian-Iranian diplomatic relations – frozen since 1979 – was in the offing. Yet despite some initial indications to this effect, local analysts now say such speculation appears to have been premature.

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Morsi is not making a clean break with past: Egypt Strong Party

Posted by seumasach on October 8, 2012

Al-Ahram

7th October, 2012

The Strong Egypt Party, founded by former Presidential candidate Abdel-Moneim Abu El-Fotouh, has issued an official statement on Sunday slamming President Morsi’s comments, in his Saturday evening speech at Cairo stadium on the occasion of October 1973 war, detailing the progress his administration achieved in his first 100-days-plan since taking office back in July.

 

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Revolutionary youth groups call for ‘third path’ amid SCAF and Brotherhood domination

Posted by seumasach on April 22, 2012

Ahram

19th April, 2012

In a statement released Wednesday, 34 different political groups, mostly amongst the youth, condemned the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) as well as the Muslim Brotherhood, blaming them for blocking the path of the revolution. While SCAF has been long the target of the revolutionary movement, the statement openly criticised the Brotherhood, a group that was initially considered part of the wider opposition movement.

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