Egypt
Egypt’s muftis prohibit vote buying
November 28, 2011
Egypt’s muftis prohibit vote buying
Egypt's Dar al-Iftaa, the board of muftis, issued a religious decree on Monday that prohibits candidates from buying votes. The…
Brotherhood party ‘to win majority of votes of Egyptians in Saudi Arabia’
November 28, 2011
Brotherhood party ‘to win majority of votes of Egyptians in Saudi Arabia’
Preliminary counts of votes cast by Egyptians based in Saudi Arabia indicate that the majority are for the Muslim Brotherhood’s…
Pope urges Copts to vote for best candidates, disregard affiliation
November 28, 2011
Pope urges Copts to vote for best candidates, disregard affiliation
The head of Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church, Pope Shenouda III, has urged Copts to vote for parliamentary candidates who can…
Monday’s papers: The democratic transformation commences
November 28, 2011
Monday’s papers: The democratic transformation commences
As Egyptians head “willingly” today to elect the country’s first parliament since Hosni Mubarak’s resignation, both state-run and independent papers…
Saboteurs blow up Egypt gas pipeline to Jordan, Israel
November 28, 2011
Saboteurs blow up Egypt gas pipeline to Jordan, Israel
Saboteurs blew up Egypt's gas pipeline to Jordan and Israel on Monday, witnesses and security sources said, a few hours…
Live updates: Citizens try to break into polling station to vote
November 28, 2011
Live updates: Citizens try to break into polling station to vote
Voting begins today in the first stage of Egypt's first post-Hosni Mubarak parliamentary elections. This stage of voting, which will…
National salvation government to be announced Wednesday
November 27, 2011
National salvation government to be announced Wednesday
A new national salvation government is to be announced Wednesday, following the results of the first phase of the parliamentary…
Al-Masry Al-Youm obtains leaked ballots in advance of elections
November 27, 2011
Al-Masry Al-Youm obtains leaked ballots in advance of elections
Al-Masry Al-Youm has obtained official ballots from the Red Sea and Fayoum governorates a day before parliamentary elections. The ballots…
Tantawi seeks to form advisory council
November 27, 2011
Tantawi seeks to form advisory council
Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, president of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, on Sunday met with 50 figures from…
Eye on elections: Islamists lead in Fayoum
November 27, 2011
Eye on elections: Islamists lead in Fayoum
Islamists are at the forefront of the electoral scene in Fayoum Governorate, southwest Cairo, where parliamentary elections are slated to…