Egypt
Elections employees protest exclusion, ballot papers stolen at the polls
December 5, 2011
Elections employees protest exclusion, ballot papers stolen at the polls
The High Election Commission (HEC) has decided to cut polling station employees by 50 percent because the previous large number…
Prime minister: Interim Constitution to be amended soon
December 5, 2011
Prime minister: Interim Constitution to be amended soon
The government will amend an article of the Interim Constitution that relates to the ruling military council's powers, Prime Minister…
Update: Electoral violations, scuffles and a low turnout reported in run-offs
December 5, 2011
Update: Electoral violations, scuffles and a low turnout reported in run-offs
Scuffles erupted between supporters of the Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) and the Salafi-led Nour Party at a polling station…
At least 5 killed in Cairo building collapse
December 5, 2011
At least 5 killed in Cairo building collapse
Five people were killed and at least two injured as a four-story building in Cairo's Boulaq Abul Ela district collapsed…
Islamists dominating elections deepen Israeli fears
December 4, 2011
Islamists dominating elections deepen Israeli fears
For Israelis, the Islamist election surge in Egypt is depressing confirmation of a deeply primal fear: An inhospitable region is…
Monitoring body bans pro-Mubarak feminist from travel
December 4, 2011
Monitoring body bans pro-Mubarak feminist from travel
Farkhonda Hassan, the former secretary general of Egypt's National Council for Women (NCW), has been banned from travel by Egypt's…
Israel asks future Egypt rulers to keep peace deal
December 4, 2011
Israel asks future Egypt rulers to keep peace deal
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday called on Egypt's future rulers to preserve a peace treaty with Israel after Islamists…
High Elections Commission publishes comprehensive vote tally
December 4, 2011
High Elections Commission publishes comprehensive vote tally
The High Elections Commission on Sunday released a comprehensive tally of votes in Egypt’s recent parliamentary poll, the first phase…
Sufis withdraw from Tahrir Square sit-in
December 4, 2011
Sufis withdraw from Tahrir Square sit-in
The ongoing sit-in at Tahrir Square suffered a setback as it entered its 16th day on Sunday after Sufi parties…
Brotherhood addresses the West after elections success
December 4, 2011
Brotherhood addresses the West after elections success
After a sweeping victory in the first phase of parliamentary elections last week, Egypt’s main Islamist movement is sending letters…