Muslim Brotherhood
Elections monitor: The battle for revenge between the NDP and the Muslim Brotherhood
Egypt
October 20, 2010
Elections monitor: The battle for revenge between the NDP and the Muslim Brotherhood
“The district of Beba and the battle for revenge between the NDP and the Outlawed,” reads a headline on state-run…
Elections monitor: NDP battles Brotherhood in Alex, debate over farmer’s seat
Egypt
October 19, 2010
Elections monitor: NDP battles Brotherhood in Alex, debate over farmer’s seat
Today’s papers differ significantly in their coverage of November's parliamentary elections. NDP internal division and Muslim Brotherhood participation are among…
Elections monitor: No such entity as Muslim Brotherhood, says NDP official
Egypt
October 17, 2010
Elections monitor: No such entity as Muslim Brotherhood, says NDP official
Three main issues dominate the election coverage of both state- and privately-owned newspapers.The first has to do with the ongoing…
Constituencies to see Wafd-MB coordination
Egypt
October 17, 2010
Constituencies to see Wafd-MB coordination
Egypt’s largest opposition powers, the secularist Wafd Party and the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood, have announced they will coordinate with each…
Sunday’s papers: Standoff between regime and Brotherhood, women MPs, safe food reserves
Egypt
October 17, 2010
Sunday’s papers: Standoff between regime and Brotherhood, women MPs, safe food reserves
Al-Shorouk leads with a story citing anonymous official sources as saying that the president will issue a decree “within a…
Egypt responds to Muslim Brotherhood door-to-door campaign with arrests
Egypt
October 14, 2010
Egypt responds to Muslim Brotherhood door-to-door campaign with arrests
The Muslim Brotherhood's Daqahlia branch on Monday launched an electoral campaign under the banner "Knocking on Doors for Reform". Brotherhood…
Muslim Brotherhood official complains of arrest campaigns
Egypt
October 12, 2010
Muslim Brotherhood official complains of arrest campaigns
Egypt’s largest opposition group, the Muslim Brotherhood, accused the government on Tuesday of increasing arrest campaigns against its members after…
Security services ‘urge’ MB parliamentary candidates to bow out of elections
Egypt
October 11, 2010
Security services ‘urge’ MB parliamentary candidates to bow out of elections
Egyptian security services have summoned parliamentary nominees from the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) opposition movement to urge them to drop their…
Finding meaning in the Egyptian elections
Opinion
October 7, 2010
Finding meaning in the Egyptian elections
It would be easy to dismiss Egypt’s 29 November parliamentary elections as just one more chapter in Egypt’s rather sad…
The coming Cairo autumn
Opinion
October 5, 2010
The coming Cairo autumn
Political openings in Egypt over the last 30 years have come in waves. Swelling and then retreating, they have had…