Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood mulls presidential runMarch 27, 2012 - 17:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The leadership of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood is meeting to decide whether to field a candidate from its ranks for the country's upcoming presidential election, AP reported. The outcome of Tuesday March 27 meeting will send a signal as to whether the fundamentalist group intends to escalate or defuse rising tensions with the rest of Egypt's political players. Liberal parties have expressed alarm with the growing control over Egypt's political levers by the Brotherhood and other Islamists, including their taking a majority of seats on a panel tasked with writing a new constitution. The Brotherhood had pledged not to contest the presidential vote in a bid to assure liberals and Egypt's western allies that it doesn't intend to govern alone. But Brotherhood officials have recently suggested they could field a candidate. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |