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Despite strict regulations, campaigning is a free for all

Despite strict regulations, campaigning is a free for all

It is hard to go anywhere in Cairo these days without the watchful eyes of Hazem Salah Abu Ismail following…
‘I will not vote for Shater’ Facebook page fans thousands more than official one

‘I will not vote for Shater’ Facebook page fans thousands more than official one

The number fans of a Facebook page against the Muslim Brotherhood’s nomination of its former deputy supreme guide, Khairat al-Shater,…
Beyond the walls of the church

Beyond the walls of the church

Beds, drips and blankets are neatly stored away on one side of Qasr al-Dobara Church’s courtyard, just in case. During…
What lies behind the Brotherhood’s nomination of Shater

What lies behind the Brotherhood’s nomination of Shater

Amid the ongoing stand-off with Egypt's ruling generals, the Muslim Brotherhood announced on Saturday evening that it will field its…
Israel sends Palestinian ex-hunger striker Hanaa Shalabi to Gaza

Israel sends Palestinian ex-hunger striker Hanaa Shalabi to Gaza

Israel on Sunday deported a female Palestinian prisoner who spent 43 days on hunger strike to the Gaza Strip, under…
Local councils provide basic services, and hope for revolutionaries

Local councils provide basic services, and hope for revolutionaries

Most of Egypt’s political attention is focused on the coming presidential election and the battle over who will write the…
China punishes social media, websites on coup talk

China punishes social media, websites on coup talk

China is closing a dozen websites, penalizing two popular social media sites and detaining six people for circulating rumors of…
Impassioned Abu Ismail campaigners extol candidate’s moral qualifications

Impassioned Abu Ismail campaigners extol candidate’s moral qualifications

Presidential candidate Hazem Abu Ismail has gained an almost legendary status online in the past week because of his very…
Parliament review: Who will write the constitution?

Parliament review: Who will write the constitution?

Parliament trundled along on Thursday, after a dramatic week of partisan squabbling over the constitution and who should write it.…
Democracy not enough to uproot corruption, academics say

Democracy not enough to uproot corruption, academics say

Former Housing Minister Ibrahim Suleiman was sentenced to eight years in prison and fined LE2.8 billion on Thursday for his…
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