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Stubborn polls: Elections likely to be source of further provocation
06 Mar 2013
As he answered questions about the upcoming parliamentary elections over the phone, Mohamed Zakareya, a member of the Popular Alliance in Port Said, was at the cemetery for the burial of those who died during ongoing clashes between...
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MB welcomes Kerry as opposition cries ‘interference’
04 Mar 2013
John Kerry’s 24-hour visit to Egypt did not sit well with the country’s opposition forces, who claim the US Secretary of State’s position towards the Muslim Brotherhood is now clearer than ever, and criticize what...
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The Brothers may play elections solo, amid rising competition
03 Mar 2013
Potential electoral alliances among Islamist parties are likely to leave a lonesome Freedom and Justice Party braving the upcoming four-round parliamentary elections slated for 22 April by itself.
Despite assurances that the elections...
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With forensic report inconclusive, accusations fly over journalist's death
03 Mar 2013
It has been more three months since Al-Fagr journalist Al-Husseini Abu Deif was shot and killed in clashes between the Muslim Brotherhood and opposition protesters near the Presidential Palace on December 2012.
Though court cases...
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Cement company workers decry dog attack
02 Mar 2013
The use of police dogs in attacks against labor actions have been documented by activists and workers, who say that this is a part of a host of heavy handed crackdown and punitive actions used against them recently.
Among...
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2013 Journalists Syndicate elections: Back to the old rules of the game
28 Feb 2013
Hours before nearly 6,000 journalists head to the polls, the streets of downtown Cairo — where the headquarters of most private and state newspapers are situated — are filled with posters bearing the faces of candidates....
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Armed Forces tiptoe through democracy's minefield
28 Feb 2013
As cities along the Suez Canal erupted in violence in late January, the leader of the Armed Forces feared for the future of the fledgling democracy. Colonel General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi told President Mohamed Morsy that the situation was...
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Merchant city of Port Said calls for dignity and justice
28 Feb 2013
PORT SAID — In the ongoing protest movement that has gripped the city of Port Said for the past month, no Egyptian flags were raised.
Instead, a green, white and black flag dominates marches across the coastal city, replacing the...
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Deja vu: Egypt’s electoral laws marred by controversy
28 Feb 2013
In November 2010, two months before the 25 January revolution, rigging marred the country’s parliamentary elections, with the then-ruling and now-defunct National Democratic Party seizing 95 percent of the vote, or 473 out of 508...
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Boycott bind: Opposition parties grapple with election strategies
27 Feb 2013
In an anticipated move, the National Salvation Front (NSF), the biggest opposition bloc in Egypt, decided Tuesday to boycott the House of Representatives elections scheduled to start on 22 April, saying the “guarantees for fair...
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