2010 parliamentary elections
Wafd Party announces parliamentary candidate list
Egypt
October 21, 2010
Wafd Party announces parliamentary candidate list
At a press conference on Wednesday
Thursday’s Papers: Mubarak decrees election date, al-Maliki visits Cairo, and NDP officials criticize US interference
Egypt
October 21, 2010
Thursday’s Papers: Mubarak decrees election date, al-Maliki visits Cairo, and NDP officials criticize US interference
State-run newspaper Al-Ahram leads its Thursday coverage with the headline: “A presidential decree calling voters to the parliament elections on…
Alex plastered with brotherhood posters bearing religious slogan
Egypt
October 20, 2010
Alex plastered with brotherhood posters bearing religious slogan
The Muslim Brotherhood (MB) opposition movement this week kicked off its electoral campaigning in the coastal city of Alexandria, the…
Student union elections: A bad omen for upcoming polls
Opinion
October 20, 2010
Student union elections: A bad omen for upcoming polls
Newspapers reported on Monday that most of the seats in Cairo University’s student union election were won without contest as…
Parliamentary elections set for 28 November
Egypt
October 20, 2010
Parliamentary elections set for 28 November
President Hosni Mubarak has announced that elections for the People's Assembly--Egypt's lower house of parliament--will be held on 28 November.…
How violent could it get?
Egypt
October 20, 2010
How violent could it get?
Street clashes two months ago between supporters of rival candidates in the upcoming parliamentary elections in Port Said and Daqahliya…
Elections monitor: The battle for revenge between the NDP and the Muslim Brotherhood
Egypt
October 20, 2010
Elections monitor: The battle for revenge between the NDP and the Muslim Brotherhood
“The district of Beba and the battle for revenge between the NDP and the Outlawed,” reads a headline on state-run…
Wednesday’s papers: Shutting down religious channels and First Ladies posing badly
Egypt
October 20, 2010
Wednesday’s papers: Shutting down religious channels and First Ladies posing badly
Al-Ahram leads off with front-page coverage of South African President Jacob Zuma’s official state visit to Cairo. The main article…
Mubarak disregards opposition demands for judicial oversight of elections
Egypt
October 19, 2010
Mubarak disregards opposition demands for judicial oversight of elections
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has ignored demands by the political opposition for free and fair elections by issuing a law…
Rights group calls for Egypt to release Brotherhood members
Egypt
October 19, 2010
Rights group calls for Egypt to release Brotherhood members
International rights group Amnesty International today called on Egyptian authorities to immediately release more than 70 members of the Muslim…