Egypt
Military to control polling stations during run-off vote
December 4, 2011
Military to control polling stations during run-off vote
The Egyptian military will be given control of polling stations during the run-off vote for the first phase of elections…
Coptic Church to support independents in run-off elections
December 4, 2011
Coptic Church to support independents in run-off elections
The Coptic Orthodox Church will support independent candidates in Alexandria against Islamist parties in the run-offs for the first phase…
Church: 70% of Copts voted during first phase of elections
December 4, 2011
Church: 70% of Copts voted during first phase of elections
Christians do not fear the rise of Islamists in Egypt — what scares them instead are electoral tactics that go…
Powers of elected parliament remain unclear
December 4, 2011
Powers of elected parliament remain unclear
The next parliament may end up being short-lived, but it is mandated with a crucial task: partially writing the country’s…
NDP remnants bitter over parliamentary election losses
December 4, 2011
NDP remnants bitter over parliamentary election losses
In the run-up to Egypt’s first post-Hosni Mubarak parliamentary elections, many feared the continued dominance of former regime remnants, owing…
Alleged Tahrir ‘eye sniper’ detained for 15 more days
December 4, 2011
Alleged Tahrir ‘eye sniper’ detained for 15 more days
The police officer charged with intentionally targeting protesters’ eyes during clashes that erupted two weeks ago near Tahrir Square has…
Egyptians in US play dead outside tear gas manufacturer
December 4, 2011
Egyptians in US play dead outside tear gas manufacturer
Egyptians in the United States staged fresh protests on Friday outside the Combined Systems Inc. (CSI) firm in Pennsylvania, which…
Sunday’s papers: Ganzouri’s cabinet dilemma
December 4, 2011
Sunday’s papers: Ganzouri’s cabinet dilemma
New Prime Minister Kamal al-Ganzouri is on the hot seat trying to form a new cabinet. “The list of nominees…
Islamist parties poised to do well in run-offs
December 3, 2011
Islamist parties poised to do well in run-offs
Islamist parties are expected to sweep the first phase of the elections after the run-offs scheduled to take place on…
Muslim Brotherhood cautiously celebrates
December 3, 2011
Muslim Brotherhood cautiously celebrates
In the parliamentary elections that took place at this time one year ago, the Muslim Brotherhood was referred to as…