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Money and safety will determine voter turnout this year

Money and safety will determine voter turnout this year

This Sunday’s parliamentary elections will probably hold district-specific variances regarding voter turnout, with a probable overall dip, analysts say.  
Study: Arabs spend 1/3 of lives on mobile phones, TV, Internet

Study: Arabs spend 1/3 of lives on mobile phones, TV, Internet

A study prepared by the international Ipsos Research Center, which was presented at a recent communications conference in Jordan, found…
Symbolic skirmishes: Parliament candidates vie over electoral icons

Symbolic skirmishes: Parliament candidates vie over electoral icons

Qena--"It was an unprecedented fuss," said an official at the Security Directorate in the Upper Egyptian city of Qena, describing…
Cairo’s victory over Washington push for reform

Cairo’s victory over Washington push for reform

With just days to go before the parliamentary elections, President Hosni Mubarak’s government seems to have successfully fended off the…
Media restrictions, violence turn journos off of elections coverage

Media restrictions, violence turn journos off of elections coverage

Growing numbers of journalists are expressing concern about their ability to cover Egypt’s parliamentary elections on Sunday due to increasingly…
Ethiopia warns Egypt off Nile war

Ethiopia warns Egypt off Nile war

Addis Ababa--Egypt could not win a war with Ethiopia over the river Nile and is also supporting rebel groups in…
Egypt’s Islamists will lose to liberal Wafdists in elections, say politicians

Egypt’s Islamists will lose to liberal Wafdists in elections, say politicians

With polling stations are set to receive millions of voters on Sunday, Egyptian politicians and observers expect the new parliament…
The Tagammu Party

The Tagammu Party

The Tagammu PartyParty President: Refaat al-Saeed Party history: The Tagammu party is the most prominent socialist party in Egypt. It…
Taliban stronger than before, says group leader

Taliban stronger than before, says group leader

Former Taliban ambassador to Pakistan, Mullah Abdul Salam Zaeef, told Al-Masry Al-Youm the Taliban is militarily stronger than before, as…
Q&A with winner of women quota seat by acclamation

Q&A with winner of women quota seat by acclamation

The following is an interview with Nermine Badrawi, the first winner of a female quota seat by acclamation.Al-Masry Al-Youm: Did…
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