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Brotherhood MP Calls for Protecting Workers from Global Crisis Fallout

Egyptian government to protect Egyptian workers from the repercussions of the global financial crisis, said an Egyptian unionist MP in statements to Ikhwanweb..

70 Detained in Cairo Pro-Gaza Protests

The number of detainees of in the demonstrations held on Friday in Cairo rose to 70, including 7 from the governorate of Dakahlia and 22 from the Governate of Sharqiya. The detentions took place after the security forces dispersed the demonstration and assaulted and beat the demonstrators who later staged 3 demonstrations in Nasr City attended by 61000 persons..

Egyptian Regime Planning to Subject Fatwa Law According to its Political Moods

Sheikh Sayed Askar (Former Secretary General of the Islamic Research Academy- Member of MB Parliamentary Bloc)has stated in an exclusive statement to Ikhwanweb that what had been said about the new Fatwa law - which hadn’t been submitted to the parliamentary yet- aims at subjecting the Fatwa to the political wishes of the President and his ruling party as it has subjected mosques and worship places to the State Security. He also added that this aims at keeping people silent..

60 Muslim Brothers Rounded Up on Pro-Gaza Protests

Nearly 60 Muslim Brotherhood members were rounded up in Egypt in Pro-Gaza Friday demonstration, initial figures show..

Urgent Statement on More Bribes Given to Egypt ’s Ruling Party MPs

MP Hamdi Hassan, the media spokesman of the Muslim Brotherhood parliamentary bloc, tabled an urgent statement for Ministers of Finance, Social Solidarity and the Prime Minister on more reported bribes given to the MPs affiliated to the Egyptian ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) MPs...

Egyptian Security Forces Disperse Rabia al-Adawiya’s Pro-Gaza Protest, Dozens Arrested

Egyptian security forces dispersed a demonstration that the Muslim Brotherhood group called for holding on Friday Feb, 6th, in Cairo in front of Rabia al-Adawiya mosque. The security forces cordoned the mosque which is located it Nasr City , north of Cairo , and turned the area into a military barracks..

Parliamentary Bloc of MB Demands Ending Trial of Magdy Hussein to Military Court

he MB parliamentary bloc has condemned the transfer of Magdy Hussein (Secretary General of the Labor Party and Chief Editor of the suspended Alshab Newspaper) to the Military Court due to his entrance to Gaza Strip without obtaining a permission from the authorities...

Egypt ’s Decison of Closing Rafah Crossing ’Stunning’: Habib

Egyptian authorities’ decision of closing Rafah Crossing is "stunning and astonishing for the Muslim Brotherhood, Egyptian, Arab and Muslim peoples and for the Palestinian people in Gaza Strip", said a Muslim Brotherhood leader in statements to Ikhwanweb...

Muslim Brotherhood Chairman Calls for Confronting Possible Zionist Aggression on Gaza

Muslim Brotherhood chairman on Wednesday Feb, 4th, called on Egyptian, Arab and Muslim people and freemen all over the world to confront a possible Zionist aggression on Gaza Strip..

MB Bloc Secretary Calls Parliament Head Confused and Illogical

In his exclusive statements to Ikhwanweb, Dr. Ahmed Diab (Secretary General of the MB Parliamentary Bloc) slashed Egyptian Parliament Head Fathy Surour after accusing the MB MPs of trying to profit from the issue of gas exportation to Israel and described Surour as confused and illogical in..

Assault, Detention and Prevention of participants in a Demonstration Downtown Cairo

Demonstrators were responding to a call by MB and other Egyptian national forces to condemn the continuation of the Israeli aggression on Gaza and the Arab stance. The demonstration was expected to take place in front of “Fath” Mosque in Ramses downtown Cairo. ..

Habib:We Will Continue Backing Gaza People

"The security services have harshly beaten hundreds of Muslim Brotherhood members and arrested hundreds others, in addition to preventing thousands of them from reaching Ramsis Square . However, we would like to stress on the following points:..

Morsi: Livni Exploits Weakness of Regimes as Resistance Bites

Morsi pointed out that Livni’s statements prove that the popular support to the resistance is important. He labeled as rude and meaningless the remarks that Livni delivered about the Muslim Brotherhood group. He added that the Muslim Brotherhood group- founded in 1928- is a moderate popular Islamic organization that adopts a right understanding of Islam that protects rights of both Muslims and none-Muslims. The Muslim Brotherhood was founded 80 years ago while the Zionist entity was pl..

Rights Organizations Slam Violence against Students

A number of rights organizations condemned violence against university students, as a result of expressing their opinions inside the Egyptian universities. They said that these actions are flagrant violations towards students in the way they manage their affairs...

Police Disperse Students With Water Cannons, Tears Morality Campaign Banners

Tense altercations occurred between students and the faculty director at Faculty of Law in Al Mansura University on Tuesday, November 4. In turn, he tore the banners of MB students, threatening to dismiss them. He was accompanied by some workers and members of the state security wearing as civilians. When the students rejected this way, they separated those angry students using firefighting hoses...

Tunisian Authorities Denies Medications For Former Political Detainee

The government in Tunisia refused to allow for the medical treatment of Abdullatif Buhgela; former political detainee, inside the country or abroad; therefore he went on hunger strike after feeling at a loss...

El Hashimi Calls For Popular Referendum On The Security Agreement

Tareq El Hashimi (Vice- President of Iraq, head of the Iraqi Islamic Party) called for a popular referendum on the security agreement stressing on the necessity of Iraqi national harmony on any accord before proceeding...

An Egyptian Accusing A Police General & Officer Of Torture

Ayman Abdu Ismael (38 years) accused a police General at North Sharqyia Security Department and a police officer at Awlad Saqr police station at the same governorate of torturing him and usurping his funds without any crime or a legal reason for the blatant violation...

Blocking 49 Websites Case Postponed Till December

The Higher Administrative Court decided on Monday November 3rd to postpone the case of blocking 49 internet websites till December 15th after a report issued by the State Commissioners Authority refusing the block decision...

Anti-Military Rulings Contest To Be Judged December 30th

The Administrative Judiciary Court decided on Tuesday that the contest filed against referring the civilians to military courts was postponed till next December 30th...