Ahmed Zaki Osman
Wafd Party formally announces decision to boycott runoffs
Egypt
December 2, 2010
Wafd Party formally announces decision to boycott runoffs
Amid deep divisions and clashes between members, the executive bureau of the liberal Wafd Party, Egypt's largest licensed opposition party,…
US must press Egypt for political reform, says US group
Egypt
December 2, 2010
US must press Egypt for political reform, says US group
A group of US experts urged the Obama Administration to press President Hosni Mubarak’s regime to adopt "a new course toward…
Electoral violence persists in Upper Egyptian city of Qena
Egypt
November 30, 2010
Electoral violence persists in Upper Egyptian city of Qena
Qena--The announcement of the preliminary result tallies of Sunday's election failed to quiet most districts in the Upper Egyptian city…
National Democratic Party sweeps Upper Egypt’s Qena governorate
Egypt
November 29, 2010
National Democratic Party sweeps Upper Egypt’s Qena governorate
Qena--Candidates of the ruling National Democratic Party swept Qena’s southern governorate in Sunday’s parliamentary elections, according to preliminary results. However,…
NDP victories expected in Qena
Egypt
November 28, 2010
NDP victories expected in Qena
Candidates for the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) in the Qena governorate are expected to sweep tomorrow's parliamentary elections while…
Copts will not vote in parliamentary poll, says bishop
Egypt
November 27, 2010
Copts will not vote in parliamentary poll, says bishop
Naga Hammadi -- Egyptian Christians in the southern city of Naga Hammadi where six Copts were killed in a drive-by…
Symbolic skirmishes: Parliament candidates vie over electoral icons
Egypt
November 25, 2010
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…
The Brotherhood: No hope for the NDP in Alexandria
Egypt
November 18, 2010
The Brotherhood: No hope for the NDP in Alexandria
Sobhi Saleh, a leading figure in the Muslim Brotherhood parliamentarian, is convinced the upcoming parliamentary elections are going to be…
Brotherhood woman candidate confident about electoral bid
Egypt
November 17, 2010
Brotherhood woman candidate confident about electoral bid
Bushra al-Samny, the Muslim Brotherhood female candidate in Alexandria, is confident that she is going to win the woman quota…
Helmy Alnamnam defends literary icon from charges of Zionist sympathies
Archaeology
November 11, 2010
Helmy Alnamnam defends literary icon from charges of Zionist sympathies
Taha Hussein (1889- 1973), the most prominent intellectual in twentieth century Egypt, was regularly accused by ultra-nationalists and Islamists as…