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February 8, 2014

Ghannouchi says dissolution of Constituent Assembly is a red line

The head of Tunisia’s Al-Nahda Party has said that the dissolution of the National Constituent Assembly is a red line that cannot be crossed. Shaikh Rashid Ghannouchi added that...

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February 8, 2014

Amnesty International warns against the use of 'lethal force' to disperse Morsi supporters

Amnesty International has criticised the decision by the military appointed government in Egypt to forcibly disperse pro-Morsi sit-ins from Rabaa Al-Adawiyya, Al-Nahda and other Egyptians squares. The organisation, warned...

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February 8, 2014

Belhadj warns against repeat of Algerian scenario in Egypt and Tunisia

A senior official of Algeria’s Islamic Salvation Front (FIS), Ali Belhadj, has called on the Egyptian and Tunisian leaders to “learn from the Algerian experience and prevent it from...

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February 8, 2014

Former justice minister reveals dangerous information about the coup

Egypt’s former justice minister, Counsellor Ahmed Mekky, has claimed that handing over power to Mohammed Morsi in January 2012 was “just for show” and that there was a “premeditated...

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February 8, 2014

Leader of third field army will not allow military to be drawn into violence

In response to General Abdul-Fattah Al-Sisi’s call for authorisation to wipe out “terrorism,” the leader of the third field army, Brigadier Usama Askar, said that his brigade would not...

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February 8, 2014

Libya's Mufti criticises the military coup in Egypt

Libya’s Mufti Sheikh Al-Sadeq al-Gharyani has called what happened in Egypt a “coup on legitimacy” as a president, who was chosen through elections monitored and respected by international parties,...

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February 8, 2014

Only a handful of countries support the military coup

Nigeria’s rejection of Adli Mansour’s delegation shed light on the increasing number of countries that have rejected the July 3 coup against President Mohammad Morsi. The number of countries...

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February 8, 2014

Gas pipeline blown up in Sinai

For the second time in two weeks the pipeline taking natural gas from Egypt to Jordan has been destroyed by unknown attackers to the east of El-Arish in North...

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February 8, 2014

Cairo streets quiet after ‘massacre' by undercover police

Seven protesters were killed and about 100 were wounded in Al-Nahda Square on Monday night as undercover police attempted to disperse a demonstration in the area. Local sources said...

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February 8, 2014

Muslim Brotherhood says no to dialogue with president controlled by the army

The Muslim Brotherhood said on Wednesday that it refuses to attend reconciliation meetings called for by the interim president, Adly Mansour. The Islamic movement has based its decision on...

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