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Egypt’s former Finance Minister Hazem el-Beblawi meets Egypt’s interim President Adli Mansour (not seen) at El-Thadiya presidential palace in Cairo July 9, 2013. (Reuters)

Egypt: PM refuses to rule out Brotherhood ministers

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 11, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egypt’s prime minister said Thursday that he will not rule out posts for the Muslim Brotherhood in his cabinet, even as Egyptian security forces sought the arrest of Supreme Guide Mohamed Badie. Speaking to AFP on Thursday, Prime Minister Hazem...

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Supporters of Egypt’s president Mohammed Morsi attend a rally in Nasser City in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, June 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

Mursi supporters rally ahead of June 30 as tensions mount

by Waleed Abdul Rahman | Jun 22, 2013 | Middle East

Cairo/London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Tens of thousands of Islamists gathered in Cairo’s Rabaa Square on Friday to show their support for under-fire Egyptian president Mohamed Mursi ahead of massive anti-Mursi protests scheduled for June 30. Friday’s rally, organized by...

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Essam El-Erian, deputy head of the Freedom and Justice Party, speaks during Egypt’s Shura Council meeting in Cairo May 25, 2013. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

Egypt embarrassed after legislator criticizes Emirates

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 19, 2013 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—A prominent Muslim Brotherhood official, Essam El-Erian, has risked a diplomatic row between Egypt and the UAE after making statements in which he attacked Emirati officials. Aryan is the party’s vice–chairman and a senior member of the upper...

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A man carries bread on wooden racks to be sold to customers in Cairo, on April 11, 2013. (REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh)

Egypt–IMF Deal Hopes Fading

by Mahmud El Shafey | Apr 30, 2013 | Business

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egypt is facing an uncertain economic future after parliament postponed its reading of a vital new income tax law needed to secure a USD 4.8 billion IMF loan. The Egyptian parliament halted the reading of the controversial new income tax law on...