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Katatny Calls on SCAF to Set Dates for Presidential Elections

Secretary General for the Freedom and Justice Party (FJP), Dr. Saad Katatny, called on the military council (SCAF) to announce a date for the handing over of power to a civilian elected authority and to propose a date for the presidential elections...

El-Erian Meets with Syrian Revolution Delegation

Freedom and Justice Party(FJP) Vice President , Dr. Essam el Erian, met Monday with a delegation from the Syrian Revolution Coordinating Committee led by Ahmed Hamoudy at the party's headquarter...

FJP Congratulates Prince Naif in Saudi Arabia

Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) leader, Dr. Mohamed Morsi, sent a telegraph to the Saudi Arabian Ambassador in Cairo congratulating Prince Naif Bin Abdul Aziz crowned prince on his appointment...

Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood and ruling military: Deal or no deal?

Since March of this year, the Muslim Brotherhood and the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) appeared to have had a behind-the-scenes deal, agreement or accommodation, from which both sides would benefit. That, at least, has been the conclusi..

Muslim Brotherhood: SCAF's Nondemocratic Measures Must Be Withheld

The Muslim Brotherhood (MB) expressed disappointment with the numerous nondemocratic measures taken lately by the interim ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) without prior consent of the people and Egypt's different political factions...

Katatni: Democratic Alliance Eyes Coalition Government

Dr. Mohamed Saad Katatni stressed that the Democratic Alliance for Egypt (DAE) is the only coalition that began and ended big, and was coherent throughout all stages. It started as a political alliance and now turned into an electoral coalition, expressing hopes that the alliance will continue for some time after the elections, to form a coalition government if its lists achieved a reasonable majority in the next parliament...

Statement by the Democratic Alliance on the Parliamentary Elections

The aim of the Democratic Alliance was to achieve wide political consensus on a work program for the next phase in Egypt, and to deepen the consensus among political parties on the priorities of the phase, so that the political forces may achieve an acceptable degree of harmony in their political endeavours in parliament, and in order to be able to complete the urgent reform that the people expect from the next parliament...

Press Statement by The Secretary-General of The FJP

Dr. Mohamed Saad Katatni, Secretary General of the Freedom and Justice Party (FJP), stated that the party will participate in the meeting of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces. Dr. Mohamed Morsi, FJP Chairman, will represent the party...

MB Spokesman: Electoral Decree Delays the Transition to Stability

Muslim Brotherhood’s media spokesman Dr. Mahmoud Ghozlan stated that the electoral law announced by SCAF was a breach to article 41 which stipulated that candidates seeking election would register for candidacy September 30, while under the new decree, candidates would begin registering October 12...

Dr. Darraj: Silence Of The Military Over Selmi Initiative Is Suspicious

Dr. Amr Darraj, Secretary of the Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) in Giza, stressed that the most important demand of the upcoming November 18 ‘million-man demonstration’ is for the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) to announce a date for the handover of power to an elected government no later than April 2012...

In Meeting With State Department Officials, El-Erian Urges US to Respect Will of Arab People

Vice Chairman of the Freedom and Justice Party (FJP), Dr. Essam El-Erian, received at the party headquarters on Monday, Jacob Wells (a representative from the US State Department's Near East office), and Peter Chi, (under-secretary for economic and political affairs at the American Embassy in Cairo.)..

Q&A With FJP Secretary General on Latest Developments in Egypt

In an interview withFJPARTYonline.com, Dr. Mohamed Saad El-Katatny, Secretary General of the Freedom and Justice Party (FJP), stated that the attempts to disrupt the parliamentary elections are weak attempts and elections will take place on time as scheduled. He pointed out all attempts to circumvent the will of the Egyptian people will fail...

Ghozlan: Mubarak's Regime Stood in the Way of Shalit's Swap

Dr. Mahmoud Ghozlan, media spokesperson for the Muslim Brotherhood (MB), welcomed the recent deal between Hamas and Israel to exchange Palestinian prisoners with Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit...

FJP Meets with Delegation from Turkey's AK Party

On Tuesday evening, Eng Saad Al-Husseini and Dr. Osama Yassin, members of the Executive Bureau of the Freedom and Justice party (FJP), welcomed the vice-president of the parliamentary bloc of the ruling AK Party in Turkey, at the headquarters of FJP...

MB Accuses SCAF of Delving Into Polilitcs By Extending Transition Period

On the 1st of October 2011,several members of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) met with a number of party leaders, and agreed on several points, which sparked wide controversy throughout Egyptian society. We, therefore, feel it is important that we clarify our position...

Katatny Warns Israel Against Carrying Out Offensives on Gaza

Freedom and Justice Party (FJP), Secretary General, Dr. Saad Katatny criticized statements made Tuesday by General Benny Gantz, Israel's military chief suggesting the Israeli army may ramp up efforts and attacks and carry out a broad and strategically prepared offensive in Gaza...

Ghozlan: MB Will Not Instigate Talks With the US

Dr. Mahmoud Ghozlan, media spokesman of the Muslim Brotherhood denied any talks took place between the US and MB. However, he said in statements to Ikhwanweb that the Brotherhood is "willing to conduct any dialogue with the U.S. administration on the condition that this is based on a measure of equality, mutual respect and commitment to non-interference in Egyptian affairs."..

Morsi: Selmi Amendments Postpone Constitution Drafting

Dr. Mohamed Morsi, Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) Chairman, and Mohamed Abdul Maqsoud, a Salafi leader, stated that the meeting which took place with Prime Minister Dr. Essam Sharaf and Deputy PM for Democratic Transition Dr. Ali Selmi discussed the final draft of the constitution...

MB Quells Sectarian Clashes in Upper Egypt

In a statement to Ikhwanweb, Freedom and Justice Party (FJP-Aswan) leader Mohamed Abdul Fatah stated that both the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) and the FJP reject the instigation of any form of sectarian strife within the community, stressing that peaceful co-existence is paramount...

Study by FJP to Provide one Million Job Opportunities for Egypt's Graduates

Mostafa Mohamed, candidate for the Freedom and Justice Party in Alexandria, said that the party developed a vision through specialized studies to employ one million workers and graduates a year with a total investment of 125 billion Egyptian pounds in the different sectors in Egypt, whether agricultural, industrial, health, educational, tourism and other fields...