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Egypt’s rulers: Parliament won’t be representative

Egypt’s rulers: Parliament won’t be representative

Egypt's military rulers said Wednesday the next parliament will not be representative enough to independently oversee the drafting of a…
Thursday’s papers: Election results and restrictions on Ganzouri

Thursday’s papers: Election results and restrictions on Ganzouri

Thursday's papers focus their news coverage on two chief political developments announced Wednesday ― results from the parliamentary elections, and…
Is it time for a new regulatory model for Egyptian broadcasting?

Is it time for a new regulatory model for Egyptian broadcasting?

Over the past decade, the deposed president gradually loosened his grip on the media, tolerating the rise of dozens of…
Cabinet sit-in against SCAF and new government continues

Cabinet sit-in against SCAF and new government continues

With the new government sworn in, 200 protesters continue their sit-in outside the cabinet building. They have various demands, but…
Run-off victories give liberals hope in elections, say experts

Run-off victories give liberals hope in elections, say experts

Victories by liberal candidates in parliamentary election run-offs this week have given them home that they might be able to…
Tourism Ministry calls for dialogue with Salafis

Tourism Ministry calls for dialogue with Salafis

Islamist successes in the first phase of the parliamentary elections have raised fears among those working in tourism, especially in…
Liberal Egyptian Bloc to avoid vote fragmentation

Liberal Egyptian Bloc to avoid vote fragmentation

The liberal Egyptian Bloc is meeting with other liberal parties in order to avoid fragmentation of votes in the second…
SCAF issues decree to form advisory council

SCAF issues decree to form advisory council

Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, president of the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), on Wednesday issued a decree…
Islamist leader in Tunisia urges Brotherhood to join forces with liberals

Islamist leader in Tunisia urges Brotherhood to join forces with liberals

Rashid al-Ghannouchi, president of the Tunisian Ennahda Party, which gained the majority of votes in recent parliamentary elections and formed…
Salafi leader prohibited from making press statements

Salafi leader prohibited from making press statements

The Salafi Nour Party’s supreme committee has prohibited prominent Salafi figure Abdel Moneim al-Shahat from issuing press statements, after the…
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