Ahmed Zaki Osman

Wafd Party formally announces decision to boycott runoffs
Egypt

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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