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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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Islamist Egyptian Islamist leader Tareq Al-Zumar waves to demonstrators while speaking during a protest by hundreds of Salafists calling for the enforcement of Islamic Shari’a law at Tahrir Square in Cairo November 9, 2012. (Reuters/Mohamed Abd El Ghany)

Egypt’s Islamists to face uphill battle at parliamentary elections

by Safaa Azab | Jun 26, 2014 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egypt’s Islamists will face a tough test at parliamentary elections expected later this year amid growing public anger toward the Islamist trend and increasing inter-Islamist divisions following the ouster of former Islamist president Mohamed...

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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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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...