Latest in Tag: party Highlight
Latest in Tag: party

South Africa’s ruling party disowns Zuma, demands his immediate resignation
South Africa’s ruling party the African National Congress (ANC) decided to disown the current South African President Jacob Zuma and demand his immediate resignation on Tuesday, following the party’s marathon meeting. According to the Associated Press (AP), the national executive committee of the ANC—the party once led by Nelson Mandela—demanded that Zuma must leave his …

British DJ parties with climbers on Everest
Legendary DJ Paul Oakenfold from Great Britain has ascended to the Mount Everest base camp to play the “highest party on earth” with around 100 trekkers.Paul Oakenfold, the 53-year-old godfather of dance music and three-time Grammy nominee, climbed for 10 days to reach Nepal’s Everest base camp along with a team of porters and yaks …

‘Neda’a Masr’ withdraws from second round of parliamentary elections
The list was concerned over SEC decisions and violations witnessed in first round

Khaled Dawoud resigns as Al-Dostour Party spokesperson
Dawoud’s resignation follows the party chairman’s

6 sentenced to death for storming Ghad Al-Thawra HQ
“We are against death sentences, even if they are handed to opponents,” says Ayman Nour

Al-Dostour Party to set elections date after Eid Al-Fitr
Better to wait and secure the elections from any possible blemishes or appeals, says party official

Court rejects Al-Nour Party’s dissolution
Parties’ court refers lawsuit to a lower degree court

Al-Dostour Party elections set for 26 June
Candidate application deadline is scheduled for Thursday

Party rejects Shafiq’s resignation
No ban on former presidential runner-up’s return to Egypt, travel ban still upheld

Former presidential runner-up resigns from party chairmanship
Ahmed Shafiq says he cannot perform his duties from abroad

FJP vows ‘heavy price’ for death sentences
Death penalty has become Egyptian authorities’ favourite tool to purge political opposition, says Amnesty International

Al-Adly’s lawyer to run for parliament in upcoming elections
Mohamed El-Gendy will run as individual in Sharabeya-Zawyea district

New Tunisian president talks up relations with Egypt, need for joint counterterrorism
Essebsi won Sunday’s run-off poll in Tunisia’s first democratic presidential elections

Is Tamarod still relevant?
The group’s request to establish a political party was rejected by Supreme Electoral Commission on 3 December

Shoukry warns against sectarian and ethnic conflict during Bahrain summit
Egyptian foreign minister is on two-day trip to the Gulf country to discuss international security in Middle East

Imams of mosques should ‘not even consider’ entering politics: Ministry
Endowments ministry warns imams of ‘decisive actions’ if they decide to run for office

Top Egypt court dissolves FJP
The court decision is final and is described by the Brotherhood as one which is “legally null”
FJP condemns overturning ban on Mubarak party members in upcoming elections
Supreme Administrative Court looks into possible ban of FJP’s activities

Ban on Mubarak party members in upcoming elections overturned
Court cites lack of corruption evidence against National Democratic Party members to uphold decision

Political movements call for opening Rafah border crossing ‘indefinitely’
Movements collect donations for Gazans; plan aid envoy scheduled to take off to the strip next week
Egyptian political movements condemn latest Israeli Gaza offensive
Movements call on Egyptian authorities to “stop the offensive”, expel the Israeli ambassador

Al-Dostour Party hopes to amend Parliamentary Elections Law
Party coordinating with other parties to amend elections law but has not requested to join any electoral coalitions

Al-Nour chairman accuses culture minister of contradicting constitution
Makhioun condemns culture minister’s statements regarding screening of the movie Noah

Misr Al-Qawia Party calls for the release of its student member
AFTE releases report documenting students’ political activism since the January 2011 revolution

Morsi supporters protest against presidential elections
Protests on Friday devolve into clashes leaving at least one killed

Badie protests prosecution’s court argument: Lawyer
Muslim Brotherhood leaders’ trial for inciting violence postponed to 14 June

Parties condemn draft Parliamentary Elections Law
Political movements wary of a return to Mubarak-era practices due to the new draft

31 Egyptian Social Democratic Party members leave for Free Egyptians Party
One of those who left announced he hoped social democratic, liberal parties would merge

Urgent Matters Court bans Mubarak’s party from running in upcoming elections
Court bans leaders of now-dissolved National Democratic Party from running

Misr Al-Qawia criticises lifting natural gas prices
Cabinet announces price hike in natural gas starting May; party wary the price hike will do little to help Egypt’s energy crisis