2010 parliamentary elections
Muslim Brotherhood accuses NDP of using religious slogans
Egypt
May 19, 2010
Muslim Brotherhood accuses NDP of using religious slogans
Muslim Brotherhood candidates have continued to campaign under the banner "Islam is the Solution," despite warnings by the committee supervising…
People’s Assembly amends constituencies, MP protests
Egypt
May 18, 2010
People’s Assembly amends constituencies, MP protests
The People's Assembly approved yesterday a bill amending the distribution of electoral constituences due to the creation of two new…
Supreme Electoral Commission examining expat voting
Egypt
May 8, 2010
Supreme Electoral Commission examining expat voting
The Supreme Electoral Commission is studying election systems around the world seeking an appropriate way to allow expatriate Egyptians to…
Electoral commission to choose council members
Egypt
May 7, 2010
Electoral commission to choose council members
Chairman of the Supreme Electoral Commission Intisar Nasim said the Ministry of Justice will not intervene in the process to…
Coptic council warns against coordination with MB
Egypt
April 26, 2010
Coptic council warns against coordination with MB
The International Coptic Council (ICC) warned Egyptian opposition parties not to coordinate their activities with the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) opposition…
Tuesday’s papers: Palestine summit, succession and Nile Basin
Egypt
April 20, 2010
Tuesday’s papers: Palestine summit, succession and Nile Basin
State-owned papers focus on the Egypt-Palestine summit in Sharm el-Sheikh today, at which President Hosni Mubarak and Palestinian Prime Minister…
NDP to delay discussion on presidency until after elections
Egypt
April 20, 2010
NDP to delay discussion on presidency until after elections
The National Democratic Party (NDP) will not discuss presidential elections until after the conclusion of the Shura Council and People's…
Mubarak Jr. oversees NDP electoral program
Egypt
April 18, 2010
Mubarak Jr. oversees NDP electoral program
Gamal Mubarak, head of the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP)'s influential Policies Secretariat and son of President Hosni Mubarak, is…
DFP calls on coalition to boycott elections
Egypt
April 18, 2010
DFP calls on coalition to boycott elections
Democratic Front Party (DFP) President Ossama el-Ghazali Harb called on the Wafd, Tagammu and Nasserist opposition parties, with which the…
Rights groups urge Clinton: Press Egypt on reform
Egypt
April 8, 2010
Rights groups urge Clinton: Press Egypt on reform
Seven international human rights organizations have urged US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton to pressure the Egyptian government for democratic…