Egypt
Elections update: Muslim Brotherhood under attack in northern stronghold
November 28, 2010
Elections update: Muslim Brotherhood under attack in northern stronghold
Two prominent Muslim Brotherhood candidates in the coastal city of Alexandria have been facing serious challenges since polling stations opened…
Elections update: Police fire tear gas in Gharbiya
November 28, 2010
Elections update: Police fire tear gas in Gharbiya
Seucirty sources used live ammunition and tear gas to disperse protesting voters in the constituency of Samannoud, Gharbiya, causing delays…
Elections update: Clashes erupt among candidates’ supporters in Shubra
November 28, 2010
Elections update: Clashes erupt among candidates’ supporters in Shubra
Clashes erupted today between supporters of the Wafd candidate competing for Shubra district's professional’s seat, Ramy Lakah, and his National…
Elections digest: Low turnout, scattered violence
November 28, 2010
Elections digest: Low turnout, scattered violence
Scattered violence and low voter turnout have marked the first few hours of today’s parliamentary poll, amid common irregularities.The son…
Elections Monitor: Violence and voter fraud proliferates
November 28, 2010
Elections Monitor: Violence and voter fraud proliferates
“The people choose their representatives today,” reads a front-page headline in state-run Al-Akhbar. Other state-run dailies echo a similarly positive…
Elections update: Egypt’s Pope snubs NDP, votes for opposition party
November 28, 2010
Elections update: Egypt’s Pope snubs NDP, votes for opposition party
In an unprecedented move, Pope Shenouda III, the patriarch of Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church, has voted for the opposition Wafd…
Elections update: Ministry of Interior pledges crackdown on election violence
November 28, 2010
Elections update: Ministry of Interior pledges crackdown on election violence
The Minister of Interior, Habib al-Adli, vowed today to address attempts to foment unnecessary, election-related violence with police.
Elections update: Monitoring coalition reports violations of election transparency
November 28, 2010
Elections update: Monitoring coalition reports violations of election transparency
Security apparatuses have committed extensive violations threatening the transparency of the current polls, according to a statement by the Independent…
Elections update: Security breaks into polling station in Kafr al-Sheikh, manipulates ballots
November 28, 2010
Elections update: Security breaks into polling station in Kafr al-Sheikh, manipulates ballots
Security forces reportedly broke into polling stations located in four villages in Borollos and Hamoul, Kafr al-Sheikh districts. Police manipulated…
Elections update: Petroleum employees bussed in to Petroleum Minister’s constituency
November 28, 2010
Elections update: Petroleum employees bussed in to Petroleum Minister’s constituency
Buses of petroleum companies lined up before polling stations in Nasr City and Heliopolis where Sameh Fahmy, Minister of Petroleum…