2010 parliamentary elections

Sunday’s papers: nuclear updates, “illegitimate” parliament and shark mystery
Egypt

Sunday’s papers: nuclear updates, “illegitimate” parliament and shark mystery

Moving away from elections, state-owned newspapers headlined President Hosni Mubarak’s recent statements regarding resumption of Egypt’s nuclear program. “Mubarak affirms…
The privatization of fraud
Opinion

The privatization of fraud

Egypt’s recently concluded legislative elections did not only end with a landslide victory for the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP),…
Egypt Brotherhood seeks int’l support over elections
Egypt

Egypt Brotherhood seeks int’l support over elections

Egypt's main opposition, the Muslim Brotherhood, said on Saturday it was gathering evidence of vote-rigging and other abuses in last…
Mubarak appoints seven Copts in Egypt’s new parliament
Egypt

Mubarak appoints seven Copts in Egypt’s new parliament

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak appointed on Saturday ten new members in parliament, including seven from the country’s Christian minority, the…
Brotherhood seeks to heal divisions after parliamentary elections
Egypt

Brotherhood seeks to heal divisions after parliamentary elections

The Muslim Brotherhood Guidance Bureau is seeking to mend internal rifts after a camp within the group called for an…
Egyptian political parties collaborate with opposition movements to organize protest
Egypt

Egyptian political parties collaborate with opposition movements to organize protest

Egypt's Nasserist and Wafd parties will participate in a sit-in downtown Sunday to protest parliamentary elections fraud, according to George…
Vote-rigging claims ‘not legally binding,’ says parliament speaker
Egypt

Vote-rigging claims ‘not legally binding,’ says parliament speaker

“Human rights and civil society organizations that claim that parliamentary elections were rigged were simply voicing their own political opinions,”…
The hegemony of sharks
Opinion

The hegemony of sharks

The NDP government refused to accept international election observers under the guise of intervention and meddling in domestic affairs. Instead…
Tagammu MP dies after electoral victory; party left with 4 assembly seats
Egypt

Tagammu MP dies after electoral victory; party left with 4 assembly seats

Tagammu Party MP Mohamed Abdel Aziz Shaaban passed away on Thursday only days after winning recently concluded
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