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Egypt's Islamist opposition makes voice heard ahead of elections
Buoyed by recent democratic overtures, Egypt's banned Muslim Brotherhood is muscling back into the political game in a bid to prove that it is still the country's largest opposition force ahead of landmark elections.
Egypt's constitutional amendment first step but not enough
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's announcement that the constitution would be amended to allow multi-candidate presidential elections in September is a step in the right direction, but more changes are required to make the move meaningful, accordi
Brothers backtrack on gizia
This article was censored from the 19 April 1997 issue of The Middle East Times.
Iran threatens to break off nuclear talks
Iran's supreme guide Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned on Wednesday that Tehran could break off nuclear talks with the international community if it insisted on a long-term suspension of uranium enrichment."I say to those negotiating with representatives
Brothers find a way
The outlawed Muslim Brotherhood is planning to release its second reform initiative around the time of the annual conference of the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP), according to top level Brotherhood sources.
A plan of our own
A key plank of US policy in the Middle East – the so-called ‘Greater Middle East Initiative’ – has failed to meet with much enthusiasm in Egypt, a key US ally in the region.
Brotherhood selects new leader
BANNED LEADER: CITIZENS CARRY THE CASKET OF MAAMOUN AL HODEIBY, THE SPIRITUAL LEADER OF EGYPT’S BANNED MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD. MORE THAN 50,000 MOURNERS JOINED A PEACEFUL MARCH OUTSIDE A CAIRO MOSQUE.
Death of top Muslim Brother risks "battle of generations" for succession
The death on Friday of Maamoun al-Hodeibi, head of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, risks igniting a "battle of the generations" for succession to the leadership of the banned but tolerated Islamist organisation.
Brothers, state clash over novel
The Muslim Brotherhood is up in arms to defend Palestinians and Iraqis, as well as Egypt's 'Islamic morals', while the state continues to target its members on the eve of a new university season.
Cairo backs 'road map'
Saying he was speaking for the "general Arab view", Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher told the government daily Al Ahram that the intifada has "reached a point of futility" and should end.
