2010 parliamentary elections
WaPo: Obama administration too soft on dictatorial Arab allies
Egypt
November 1, 2010
WaPo: Obama administration too soft on dictatorial Arab allies
The Egyptian government, along with the US administration, will most likely ignore recommendations made in a recent editorial in a…
Egypt cancels live broadcast licenses
Egypt
November 1, 2010
Egypt cancels live broadcast licenses
Egyptian Minister of Information has canceled all licenses of firms providing television satellite uplinks, a further step in a crackdown…
Delay of NDP convention spawns speculation
Egypt
November 1, 2010
Delay of NDP convention spawns speculation
Perplexed by Egypt’s ambiguous political scene, observers have divergent views on the motives behind President Hostni Mubarak's sudden decision to…
Leading Brotherhood figure calls for abolishing traditional slogan
Egypt
October 31, 2010
Leading Brotherhood figure calls for abolishing traditional slogan
Muslim Brotherhood MP Haitham Abu Khalil, leader of the Brotherhood's opposition front and election boycott advocate, has urged members of…
Muslim Brotherhood decries persistent harassment campaign
Egypt
October 31, 2010
Muslim Brotherhood decries persistent harassment campaign
A number of Muslim Brotherhood parliamentary candidates on Saturday complained of continued security harassment in their constituencies.
Elections 2010: What’s new?
Opinion
October 31, 2010
Elections 2010: What’s new?
Just two months ahead of parliamentary elections in Egypt, a foreign visitor might have reasonably concluded from a perusal of…
Expat Egyptians frustrated by mixed statements on right to vote
Egypt
October 30, 2010
Expat Egyptians frustrated by mixed statements on right to vote
The Alliance of Egyptian-Americans (AEA) said expatriate Egyptians are “confused and frustrated” by conflicting statements from government officials and the…
Egypt’s Brotherhood elections program to address social injustice
Egypt
October 29, 2010
Egypt’s Brotherhood elections program to address social injustice
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood (MB) elections program will address social inequality and wealth concentration, MB sources have said. “The group defines…
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood rejects slogan ban
Egypt
October 29, 2010
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood rejects slogan ban
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood has called on the High Elections Commission to adhere to a court order allowing the group to…
Egyptian State TV to run Wafd Party promotional ads
Egypt
October 29, 2010
Egyptian State TV to run Wafd Party promotional ads
The stand off between the liberal Wafd opposition party and Egyptian national TV which had refused to run their campaign…