2010 parliamentary elections
29 brotherhood parliamentary candidates disqualified from races
Egypt
November 8, 2010
29 brotherhood parliamentary candidates disqualified from races
The state-run High Elections Commission (HEC) has disqualified 29 parliamentary candidates affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) opposition movement
Elections commission announces 5720 parliamentary candidates
Egypt
November 8, 2010
Elections commission announces 5720 parliamentary candidates
The state-run High Elections Commission (HEC) announced today that 5720 candidates, including 132 women, will run in the parliamentary election…
Elections don’t influence the real estate market, say experts
Business
November 8, 2010
Elections don’t influence the real estate market, say experts
Real estate expert Mohamed Ghazlan Harb said parliamentary elections will not impact the market as all candidates are unlikely or…
Muslim Brotherhood courts Copts for political capital, say Coptic activists
Egypt
November 8, 2010
Muslim Brotherhood courts Copts for political capital, say Coptic activists
The Muslim Brotherhood is trying to woo Coptic voters by incorporating them in the group’s election platform for the upcoming…
Sunday’s papers: Mubarak finalizes NDP candidate list, telephones Pope Shenouda III
Egypt
November 8, 2010
Sunday’s papers: Mubarak finalizes NDP candidate list, telephones Pope Shenouda III
State-run Al-Akhbar's front-page coverage announces Sunday as the last day for candidacy application submissions. “Mubarak checks over the National (Democratic…
Ruling party submits parliamentary candidate list at 11th hour
Egypt
November 7, 2010
Ruling party submits parliamentary candidate list at 11th hour
The ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) submitted its candidate list for 28 November parliamentary elections just before the expiry of…
Elections monitor: Passed-over NDP parliament nominees mull running as independents
Egypt
November 7, 2010
Elections monitor: Passed-over NDP parliament nominees mull running as independents
The ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) is expected on Sunday to announce its list of 508 candidates to compete for…
Obama might pressure Egypt regime, says paper
Egypt
November 6, 2010
Obama might pressure Egypt regime, says paper
Top officials of the US President, Barack Obama have been discussing new ways to put pressure on the regime of…
Administrative Court order media air time for all political parties
Egypt
November 6, 2010
Administrative Court order media air time for all political parties
The Supreme Administrative Court has issued a ruling requiring that Minister of Information Anas al-Fiqqi should allocate broadcasting time on…
Gamal’s popularity high enough to challenge father, says campaigner
Egypt
November 6, 2010
Gamal’s popularity high enough to challenge father, says campaigner
Magdi al-Kurdi, coordinator for the popular coalition for the support of Gamal Mubarak in the 2011 presidential election, said that…