Posts Tagged ‘Brotherhood’

Washington casts wary eye at Muslim Brotherhood

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama begins his second term straining to maintain a good relationship with Egypt, an important U.S. ally. Tweet This Post

Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood cell detained in UAE: paper

ABU DHABI (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates has arrested an “Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood cell” that trained local Islamists in how to overthrow Arab governments, a Sharjah-based newspaper reported on Tuesday, citing an unnamed source familiar with the investigation. The oil-rich Gulf state – of which Sharjah is one part – has previously voiced strong [...]

Muslim Brotherhood offices in Cairo set on fire

CAIRO (Reuters) – The Muslim Brotherhood’s main office in the Egyptian capital and an office used by the Islamist group in a suburb south of Cairo were set on fire late on Thursday, Brotherhood officials and state media said. Egypt has been in turmoil since President Mohamed Mursi issued a decree on November 22 awarding [...]

Egyptian group calls protest to counter Muslim Brotherhood

CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian leftist opposition group urged its supporters to head to the presidential palace on Wednesday in response to the Muslim Brotherhood’s call for a protest there in support of President Mohamed Mursi, a spokeswoman said. The Popular Current, led by ex-presidential candidate Hamdeen Sabahy, said its members would back other protesters [...]

Mursi decree stirs debate on Brotherhood role

CAIRO (Reuters) – The decree that expanded President Mohamed Mursi’s powers and plunged Egypt into crisis came as a shock to some of his team; a step with huge legal ramifications, it appeared to have caught even his justice minister off guard. The surprise move on November 22 has fueled debate on how far the [...]

One killed, 60 hurt in an attack on Egypt’s Brotherhood office

CAIRO (Reuters) – A Muslim Brotherhood member was killed and 60 people were injured on Sunday in an attack on the main office of the Brotherhood in the Egyptian Nile Delta town of Damanhour, the website of the Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party said. “Brotherhood member, Islam Fathy Masoud, 15, was killed and 60 were [...]

Gulf states must tackle Muslim Brotherhood threat: UAE

ABU DHABI (Reuters) – Gulf Arab countries should work together to stop Islamist group the Muslim Brotherhood plotting to undermine governments in the region, the United Arab Emirates' foreign minister said on Monday. The UAE, a major oil exporter and business hub, has arrested around 60 local Islamists this year, accusing them of belonging to [...]

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