13 Brotherhood leaders arrested this week.CAIRO: Officials arrested 13 Muslim Brotherhood Muslim Brotherhood, officially Jamiat al-Ikhwan al-Muslimun [Arab.,=Society of Muslim Brothers], religious and political organization founded (1928) in Egypt by Hasan al-Banna. deputy leaders on Saturday and Sunday in its latest crackdown crack·down n. An act or example of forceful regulation, repression, or restraint: a crackdown on crime. Noun 1. on the group in Cairo, Gharbeya and Sharqeya. The most prominent of the detainees are Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh, secretary general of the Arab Doctors' Union, Fathi Lasheen, former financial consultant at the Ministry of Justice, and Gamal Abdel Salam, chairman of the emergency committee in the Arab Doctors' Union and former Brotherhood candidate in the 2005 People's Assembly People's Assembly refers to various legislative bodies:
According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Mohamed Habib, the Brotherhood's deputy leader, the recent crackdown is proof of the "regime's failure to solve the Egyptian society's problems." The total number of Brotherhood members arrested over the past few months has reached 146, Habib told Al-Jazeera. "This crackdown will fail like all the previous ones and the Brotherhood will continue to work towards reform," Habib added. In an official press statement, the group claimed that the government is conducting those arrests to gain credit from the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and Israel, by attacking Islamic political groups. Daily NewsEgypt 2009 Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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