First Independent Mena Newspaper
Allegations of fraud are being claimed by Tawassoul President Jemil Ould Mansour in the parliamentary and local elections held during the weekend. The ruling party is already leading in the polls counted. Some opposition parties boycotted the elections claiming it is an “electoral masquerade”. The final results are yet to be published by the electoral […]
Egypt has decided to send its ambassador back to Tunis after recalling him due to comments made by President Moncef Al Marzouqi. Cairo alleged that Presdient Moncef’s speech at this year’s United Nations General Assembly calling for the release of Mohammed Morsi from custody was interfered with their internal sovereign affairs. The announced return of […]
Egypt is trying to lure tourists back into the country; a week after the clashes between supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood and the army left hundreds of people dead. Tourism Minister Hisham Zaazou said the situation is improving with time and gave assurances that there are no dangers in the main tourism areas. He urged […]
Violence in Egypt can reach new heights as pro-Morsi supporters prepare to hold “Friday of martyrs” demonstrations. The march will be in honor of the hundreds of people who have lost their lives in the standoff against the military. The leaders of the previous demonstrations are from the Muslim Brotherhood. Most of them have been […]
After weeks of procrastination, hesitation and standoff between the Egyptian interim government and supporters of the Islamist president Mohammed Morsi, ousted by Gen. El Sissi, the security forces moved in to break up sit-ins and protest camps set up in Cairo by Muslim Brotherhood supporters demanding Morsi return to power. But the hardline move by […]
Shortly after EU’s Catherine Ashton announced that she had an open and frank discussion with Mursi, the White House is planning to send John McCain and Lindsey Graham to meet Egyptian officials as early as next week. Both of them are republican senators for Arizona and South Carolina respectively. They have also met members of […]
Egypt could be taken an unprecedented turn on Friday if the calls of General Al-Sisi for a nationwide demonstration aimed at giving “(Al-Sisi) a mandate and an order to confront possible violence and terrorism” is heeded. He claimed that it will lead to the reduction of bloodshed and promote national reconciliation. The Muslim Brotherhood slammed […]
Officials of United Arab Emirates Telecoms Authority have claimed that they have dealt with a cyber-attack originating from Egypt against government websites. Officials linked the attack to the support rendered by the United Arab Emirates to the transitional government, which has replaced Morsi’s government since his removal by General Al Sisi. Cyber-attacks and cyber espionage […]
Many foreign political analysts seem increasingly are concerned over the geostrategic implications of the rapid rapprochement between Egypt and Iran, two former foes that are apparently becoming new friends in the Arab Spring era! They are currently busing working to enhance their relationship and warm up their once frosty ties. Few days ago, the two […]
While French troops are treated and greeted in Mali as liberators rather than as foreign occupiers, Egypt’s Islamist president Mohamed Morsi has expressed opposition to France’s military action launched to dislodge the Jihadist fighters linked to Al Qaeda occupying the northern part of the impoverished West African country. “We do not accept at all the […]