Egypt
Elections committee head: Judges to explain to public how electoral coefficient is calculated
January 8, 2012
Elections committee head: Judges to explain to public how electoral coefficient is calculated
Voter turnout in the third phase of the People's Assembly elections was 62 percent for the single-winner candidates, the head…
Engineers challenge syndicate elections results
January 8, 2012
Engineers challenge syndicate elections results
Members of the Engineers Syndicate have brought a lawsuit at the State Council’s Administrative Court demanding the results of the…
Railways opened in Qena, election results to be challenged in court
January 8, 2012
Railways opened in Qena, election results to be challenged in court
Community leaders in Nagaa Hammadi, Abou Tesht and Deshna in the Qena Governorate have succeeded in convincing citizens to cease…
Arab League meets to discuss plans for Syria crisis
January 8, 2012
Arab League meets to discuss plans for Syria crisis
The Arab League is convening an emergency meeting in Cairo on Sunday to discuss the fate of its observer mission…
Plaintiffs’ legal team chooses lawyers to present argument in Mubarak trial
January 8, 2012
Plaintiffs’ legal team chooses lawyers to present argument in Mubarak trial
The plaintiffs' legal team in the trial of former President Hosni Mubarak held a meeting Saturday at the Lawyers Syndicate…
Democratic Alliance seeks parliamentary majority, Wafd plans to rejoin
January 8, 2012
Democratic Alliance seeks parliamentary majority, Wafd plans to rejoin
The Democratic Alliance will meet within days to discuss incorporating parties who made electoral gains into the alliance to form a…
ElBaradei unveils own crisis plan for Egypt’s economy
January 8, 2012
ElBaradei unveils own crisis plan for Egypt’s economy
Presidential candidate Mohamed ElBaradei has outlined a strategy for Egypt's government to follow to lift the country out of economic…
Activists, youth groups to protest on revolution anniversary
January 8, 2012
Activists, youth groups to protest on revolution anniversary
Political forces, activists and youth movements are calling on their supporters to hit the streets on 25 January to mark…
Sunday’s papers: Election results and talk of a national defense council
January 8, 2012
Sunday’s papers: Election results and talk of a national defense council
The Muslim Brotherhood and the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) agree on the structure of a national…