InfoAnda - Egypt's Shafiq: Islamist rival heralds dark ages |

Pakistanis angry over detentions in Times Sq. case
Monday, May 24, 2010
ISLAMABAD – Relatives of three men detained by Pakistan for alleged links to the suspect in the attempted Times Square bombing say the men are innocent.
They

Taiwan denies boycotting Australian film festival
Thursday, August 6, 2009

AFP - Thursday, August 6TAIPEI (AFP) - - Taiwan's Beijing-friendly government on Wednesday denied boycotting an Australian film festival amid a row over the e

Merkel's support dips, regional ally resigns International
Thursday, September 3, 2009

By Sarah Marsh and Noah Barkin

BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel suffered a double blow on Thursday as a senior party ally in east German

Minister seeks closure of anti-Berlusconi websites
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
ROME (AFP) - – The Italian government moved Tuesday to close down Internet sites encouraging further violence against Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who

Asian markets mixed after Wall Street rally
Wednesday, March 18, 2009

By ELAINE KURTENBACH,AP Business Writer AP - Wednesday, March 18SHANGHAI - Asia's stock market rally seemed to be running out of steam Wednesday, despite an

Venezuela plans law to ban violent videogames | 27 August 2009
Karzai confirms holding talks with Taliban | 11 October 2010
US urges growing China to be 'responsible player' | 8 November 2010

Al Pacino joins 'Gotti' film as mobster Dellacroce | | 11 May 2011

Forum Views () Forum Replies ()

Read more with google mobile : Egypt's Shafiq: Islamist rival heralds dark ages |

Edition: U.S. Africa Arabic Argentina Brazil Canada China France Germany India Italy Japan Latin America Mexico Russia Spain United Kingdom Home Business Business Home Economy Technology Media Small Business Legal Deals Earnings Social Pulse Business Video The Freeland File Markets Markets Home U.S. Markets European Markets Asian Markets Global Market Data Indices M&A Stocks Bonds Currencies Commodities Futures Funds peHUB World World Home U.S. Brazil China Euro Zone Japan Mexico Russia India Insight World Video Reuters Investigates Decoder Politics Politics Home Election 2012 Issues 2012 Candidates 2012 Tales from the Trail Political Punchlines Supreme Court Politics Video Tech Technology Home MediaFile Science Tech Video Tech Tonic Social Pulse Opinion Opinion Home Chrystia Freeland John Lloyd Felix Salmon Jack Shafer David Rohde Bernd Debusmann Nader Mousavizadeh Lucy P. Marcus David Cay Johnston Bethany McLean Edward Hadas Hugo Dixon Ian Bremmer Lawrence Summers Susan Glasser The Great Debate Steven Brill Jack & Suzy Welch Frederick Kempe Christopher Papagianis Breakingviews Equities Credit Private Equity M&A Macro & Markets Politics Breakingviews Video Money Money Home Tax Break Lipper Awards 2012 Global Investing MuniLand Unstructured Finance Linda Stern Mark Miller John Wasik James Saft Analyst Research Alerts Watchlist Portfolio Stock Screener Fund Screener Personal Finance Video Money Clip Investing 201 Life Health Sports Arts Faithworld Business Traveler Entertainment Oddly Enough Lifestyle Video Pictures Pictures Home Reuters Photographers Full Focus Video Reuters TV Reuters News Article Comments (0) Full Focus Photos of the week Our top photos from the past week. See more Images of May Follow Reuters Facebook Twitter RSS YouTube Read Looming court ruling worries some with health woes 10:27am EDT Marijuana initiative could make or break Obama in Colorado 02 Jun 2012 Europe mulls major step towards "fiscal union" 1:45pm EDT Romney could pick VP early, and cash in often 01 Jun 2012 Florida weighs warning against voter purge 02 Jun 2012 Discussed 336 NY mayor blasts sugar ban critics: ”That’s a lot of soda” 236 Louisiana’s bold bid to privatize schools 218 Romney’s birth certificate evokes his father’s controversy Watched Touch screen mittens get warm reception Sat, Jun 2 2012 Galaxies heading for cosmic clash Fri, Jun 1 2012 A look at the UK’s most beautiful face Thu, May 10 2012 Pictures Reuters Photojournalism Our day's top images, in-depth photo essays and offbeat slices of life. See the best of Reuters photography. See more | Photo caption Long live the Queen Britain gets ready to celebrate Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee. Slideshow The autistic mind Scenes from a home with two autistic children. Slideshow Egypt's Shafiq: Islamist rival heralds "dark ages" Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Egyptians threaten more protests after Mubarak verdict 1:44pm EDT Mubarak verdict adds to tension before Egypt vote 1:44pm EDT Egypt's Mubarak sentenced to life, protests erupt Sat, Jun 2 2012 Candidate's HQ attacked as vote polarizes Egypt Tue, May 29 2012 Egyptians torch Shafiq headquarters as vote triggers violence Mon, May 28 2012 Analysis & Opinion Candidate-press relations are … about as ‘sour’ as usual The real reason Romney is struggling with women voters Related Topics World » Egypt » By Yasmine Saleh and Edmund Blair CAIRO | Sun Jun 3, 2012 1:02pm EDT CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq stepped up his attacks against his Muslim Brotherhood rival in a run-off vote, saying on Sunday the Islamist would drag Egypt into the "dark ages" and threaten the rights of women, Christians and others. The comments from the last Prime Minister of former president Hosni Mubarack, his first public address for more than a week, reflected how divisive the race has become since the former air force commander made it through last month's first round into a head-to-head against Mohamed Mursi. For the bloc of Egyptians who voted for centrist candidates in last month's first round, the outcome could hardly have been worse. Many of them worry as much about putting a conservative Islamist in charge as they do about handing power back to a man who, like Mubarak, has a military background. Mubarak was jailed for life on Saturday. The run-off will be on June 16 and 17. The lead-up to the poll has been marred by violence, in which several of Shafiq's campaign offices have been attacked, and many protesters have hit the streets to demonstrate against both candidates. "I represent a civil state, the Brotherhood represents a sectarian Brotherhood state. I represent moving forward, they represent going backwards," Shafiq said. Sunday's statement appeared mainly to play on the fears of liberals, Christians (who make up a tenth of Egypt's 82 million people) and women. "Women of Egypt, I will not permit that the powers of extremism take you back to the dark ages," he said. Shafiq, 70, who delivered his statement in a five-star hotel on Cairo's outskirts where there was a strong police presence, said the Brotherhood were "liars" and wanted to "penetrate" all institutions to create a state in line with their views. He accused the Brotherhood of making a power grab despite promising not to run for the presidency, after the organisation also won more seats in a parliamentary vote than it originally said it would seek. He suggested Mursi would answer to a religious leader not the people and would create sectarian divisions. Shafiq had criticised the Brotherhood on May 26 at a news conference, after initial results showed he was in the run-off. But Sunday's broadside was his fiercest in the campaign so far. It was also timed to coincide with the start of overseas voting. Mursi, 60, in his news conference on Saturday, had presented himself as the "revolutionary" candidate in the race and said his rival would rebuild Mubarak's old regime. CENTER VOTERS Mursi has said he would quit the Brotherhood and its party if elected and insists Christians would enjoy the same rights as everyone under his presidency, while women would be free to wear what they want, with no obligation to put on a Muslim veil. Mursi has sought to reach out to more centrist candidates who lost in the first round, namely ex-Brotherhood member Abdel Moneim Abol Fotouh and leftist Hamdeen Sabahy. But he has yet to win explicit backing from either of them. But those two losing candidates have been vociferous opponents of the "feloul", a derisive Arabic term referring to "remnants" of Mubarak's old order, such as Shafiq. They have vowed to protect the gains achieved since the uprising that toppled Mubarak on February 11, 2011. Sabahy and Abol Fotouh, who came third and fourth in the first round, secured a total of about 40 percent of votes cast, compared with less than a quarter won by each of Mursi and Shafiq. That means the center-ground voters could be vital for victory in the run-off. Turnout was 46 percent of around 50 million eligible voters. Shafiq has not sought meetings with the other two candidates, a move that would certainly struggle given their opposition to "feloul", but his news conference on Saturday, in which he took no questions, was clearly aimed at picking off voters in the center and those with misgivings about the Brotherhood. "Choose a president of Egypt who will make a country for everyone, and not for one sect," he said, adding he was reaching out to every political power "even if it disagrees" with him. Though he does not apologise for his links to Mubarak, who he has described as a role model, Shafiq insisted he would not rebuild the old order. He said there could be no return to jailing people for their views and said he would stamp out corruption, among the issues that drove the anti-Mubarak revolt. One of his strongest cards is that, as a former military man, he is seen by many Egyptians as having the army's backing to help restore order after almost 16 months of turmoil. "We will work immediately to restore security," he said. He repeated another of his regular themes, that he has experience of office, and also promised poor farmers he would ensure fair prices for their produce, cancel debts they have with a state bank and give them health insurance. To business, he pledged to draw in foreign investors, scared away by the turbulence since Mubarak's ouster. (Editing by David Holmes) World Egypt Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above. Edition: U.S. Africa Arabic Argentina Brazil Canada China France Germany India Italy Japan Latin America Mexico Russia Spain United Kingdom Back to top Reuters.com Business Markets World Politics Technology Opinion Money Pictures Videos Site Index Legal Bankruptcy Law California Legal New York Legal Securities Law Support & Contact Support Corrections Connect with Reuters Twitter Facebook LinkedIn RSS Podcast Newsletters Mobile About Privacy Policy Terms of Use AdChoices Copyright Our Flagship financial information platform incorporating Reuters Insider An ultra-low latency infrastructure for electronic trading and data distribution A connected approach to governance, risk and compliance Our next generation legal research platform Our global tax workstation Thomsonreuters.com About Thomson Reuters Investor Relations Careers Contact Us Thomson Reuters is the world's largest international multimedia news agency, providing investing news, world news, business news, technology news, headline news, small business news, news alerts, personal finance, stock market, and mutual funds information available on Reuters.com, video, mobile, and interactive television platforms. Thomson Reuters journalists are subject to an Editorial Handbook which requires fair presentation and disclosure of relevant interests. NYSE and AMEX quotes delayed by at least 20 minutes. Nasdaq delayed by at least 15 minutes. For a complete list of exchanges and delays, please click here.

Other News on Monday, 4 June 2012
Strong earth tremor hits northern Italy |
Bin Laden spent wealth on attacks, guests: Qaeda |
Egypt's Shafiq: Islamist rival heralds dark ages |
Analysis: Chip shaker: TSMC, Samsung to flex foundry muscle |
Drew Barrymore marries art dealer Will Kopelman |
Plane crash in Nigeria kills all 147 on board |
Japan PM sacks five ministers to win tax-plan backing |
U.S. drone strike kills 15 in northwest Pakistan: officials |
Israel supportive on future Iran sanctions: U.S. |
Assad says Houla killings monstrous, crisis will end |
Attack on Mexican drug rehab center leaves 11 dead |
China blocks Tiananmen talk on crackdown anniversary |
Relatives cram Kazakh court for riot trial verdict |
Pakistan and U.S.: allies without trust |
Acer says no plans to launch non-tablet devices on ARM |
Nintendo unveils Miiverse social network for new Wii |
Analysis: Robots lift China's factories to new heights |
Hunger Games scoops up four MTV movie awards |
Rhode Island's Olivia Culpo crowned Miss USA |
Comedian Bill Maher buys stake in New York Mets team: reports |
Corrected: Indian TV fights a bleeping battle with censors |
Britain bubbles before Queen's palace pop concert |
Canadian murder suspect arrested in Berlin |
Britain's Prince Philip taken to hospital: palace |
IAEA sees demolition at Iran site, new talks set |
Pakistan condemns U.S. drone strikes |
Bomb hits Shi'ite site in Baghdad, 26 killed |
Yemeni troops, tanks advance on al Qaeda-held town |
Indonesia's Java island hit by 6.1 magnitude quake |
HP and Oracle set for court clash over Itanium |
Salesforce adds social media muscle with Buddy Media buy |
An app that lets you text like the Queen |
Analysis: Robots lift China's factories to new heights |
Hunger Games scoops up four MTV movie awards |
Greece at new risk of being pushed off euro
Bodies of missing Tenn. mom, Jo Ann Bain, and daughter found
Female Breasts Are Bigger Than Ever
AMD Trinity Accelerated Processing Units Now in Volume Production
The Avengers (2012 film), made the second biggest opening- and single-day gross of all-time
AMD to Start Production of piledriver
Ivy Bridge Quad-Core, Four-Thread Desktop CPUs
Islamists Protest Lady Gaga's Concert in Indonesia
Japan Successfully Broadcasts an 8K Signal Over the Air
ECB boosts loans to 1 trillion Euro to stop credit crunch
Egypt : Mohammed Morsi won with 52 percent
What do you call 100,000 Frenchmen with their hands up
AMD Launches AMD Embedded R-Series APU Platform
Fed Should not Ignore Emerging Market Crisis
Fed casts shadow over India, emerging markets
Why are Chinese tourists so rude? A few insights

USD EUR - 1 year graph		BlogMeter 1.01