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Younes Makhioun (R), the head of the Al-Nour Party, listens to party spokesman Nader Bakkar during a news conference about the constitution in Cairo on December 5, 2013. (REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany)

Salafist Nour Party sets sights on quarter of Egypt’s parliamentary seats: official

by Waleed Abdul Rahman | Dec 28, 2014 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egypt’s Salafist Nour Party aims to secure 25 percent of seats at the forthcoming parliamentary elections scheduled for early 2015, a senior party member told Asharq Al-Awsat. “The Nour Party is seeking to secure 25 percent of the seats of the...

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Younes Makhioun, the head of the Nour party, speaks during a news conference about constitution in Cairo December 5, 2013. (Reuters/Mohamed Abd El Ghany)

Egypt’s Salafist Nour party says “no” to electoral alliances

by Mohamed Abdu Hassanein | Aug 1, 2014 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egypt’s Salafist Al-Nour Party does not intend to join any political alliance ahead of parliamentary elections set to be held later this year, party leader Younes Makhioun told Asharq Al-Awsat. “The Nour Party is among the most powerful parties...

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Younes Makhioun, the head of the Nour party, speaks during a news conference about constitution in Cairo December 5, 2013. (Reuters/Mohamed Abd El Ghany)

Nour Party chief: Sisi is the best candidate for Egypt

by Ahmed Imbabi | May 23, 2014 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—With Egypt’s presidential elections set to begin on Monday, Salafist Al-Nour Party leader Younes Makhioun announced that his party would be backing popular former defense minister Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi, saying he is the candidate who is most...

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File photo of Egyptian Salafist Sheikh Yasser Al-Burhami. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

In conversation with Salafist Sheikh Yasser Al-Burhami

by Emad El-Mahdy | Feb 9, 2014 | Interviews

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—The man known as the spiritual godfather of Egypt’s Salafist Al-Nour Party, Yasser Al-Burahmi, called on the Muslim Brotherhood to rethink its approach in Egypt today in an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat. Dr. Yasser Al-Burhami is also the vice...

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Younes Makhioun, the head of the Nour party, speaks during a news conference about constitution in Cairo December 5, 2013. (Reuters/Mohamed Abd El Ghany)

Salafist Nour Party leader: The Brotherhood committed political suicide

by Ali Ibrahim | Jan 29, 2014 | Interviews

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—It is hard to ignore the continued presence of the Salafist Nour Party on the Egyptian political scene, particularly following the interim government’s recent decision to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist group. This leaves the...