Egypt

Critical mass

Critical mass

Basma Abdel Wahed lives on Mohamed Mahmoud Street, the epicenter of the clashes that lasted from 19 through 24 November,…
Chaos behind the ballot box

Chaos behind the ballot box

Mohamed Abdel Dayem didn't seem to mind the huge gun pointing directly at his head. “People won’t notice,” he shrugged.…
ElBaradei: Liberals ‘decimated’ in parliamentary vote

ElBaradei: Liberals ‘decimated’ in parliamentary vote

Egypt's top reformist leader said Sunday the liberal youth behind the country's uprising have been "decimated" in parliamentary elections dominated…
Elections employees protest exclusion, ballot papers stolen at the polls

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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