2011 parliamentary elections

Protesters in Qena block railroad over ‘fraudulent’ elections results
Egypt

Protesters in Qena block railroad over ‘fraudulent’ elections results

Hundreds of supporters of losing candidates in the Upper Egyptian city of Nagaa Hammadi continued to block the railroad on…
Questions of parliamentary leadership, decision-making
Egypt

Questions of parliamentary leadership, decision-making

While the country is poised to embark on its final phase of parliamentary elections, questions remain as to how the…
A year in review: The military council’s mixed messages
Egypt

A year in review: The military council’s mixed messages

On the rooftop of the devastated Egyptian Scientific Institute, a handful of soldiers stood in mid-December in their camouflaged uniforms,…
The Salafi ascent: All too modern
Opinion

The Salafi ascent: All too modern

The first round of parliamentary elections has sent shock waves through many Egyptians. The Salafi Nour Party garnered almost 25…
Thursday’s papers: Mubarak trial, election forecast and texts from 2011
Egypt

Thursday’s papers: Mubarak trial, election forecast and texts from 2011

The trial of deposed President Hosni Mubarak, his sons and other former officials, are the subject of most of today’s…
Sawiris: Islamists should offer concessions in spirit of consensus
Egypt

Sawiris: Islamists should offer concessions in spirit of consensus

Liberal forces will not allow a new constitution to be drafted based on religion, Coptic business mogul Naguib Sawiris told…
Brotherhood claims 37% of list-based seats in second phase of elections
Egypt

Brotherhood claims 37% of list-based seats in second phase of elections

The Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) has declared that its electoral lists won 37.2 percent of votes in…
Clinton says women sidelined in Egypt transition
Egypt

Clinton says women sidelined in Egypt transition

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Friday that women were being sidelined in the hoped-for transition to democracy in…
US, Egyptian military, Islamists engage in precarious dance
Egypt

US, Egyptian military, Islamists engage in precarious dance

When Anwar Sadat abandoned Egypt’s alliance with the Soviet Union in the mid-1970s, he forged an alliance with the United…
Update: Reports of violence, irregularities in second round of voting
Egypt

Update: Reports of violence, irregularities in second round of voting

While the second round of People's Assembly elections have been mostly peaceful, reports of isolated violence and voting irregularities have…
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