Elections
President Mubarak pledges transparency in upcoming poll
Egypt
November 10, 2010
President Mubarak pledges transparency in upcoming poll
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Wednesday pledged transparency in Egypt's parliamentary poll scheduled for 28 November.“I reiterate the desire, of…
Tuesday’s papers: NDP candidacy overload, Shura council opening, and land misappropriation
Egypt
November 9, 2010
Tuesday’s papers: NDP candidacy overload, Shura council opening, and land misappropriation
Front-page state-run and privately owned coverage in Tuesday's newspapers highlight the debate surrounding the National Democratic Party (NDP) decision to…
‘Islam is the solution’ is no solution
Opinion
November 5, 2010
‘Islam is the solution’ is no solution
The Muslim Brotherhood has stuck with its well-known slogan "Islam is the solution" for nearly a quarter of a century.…
US Republicans ride voter unrest to control of house of representatives
World
November 3, 2010
US Republicans ride voter unrest to control of house of representatives
Washington--Republicans drew on the support of independents and the energy of tea party activists to fashion a resounding victory in…
Eligible voter lists are flawed, says official
Egypt
November 1, 2010
Eligible voter lists are flawed, says official
Mohamed Refaat al-Qomsan, head of the Interior Ministry's general administration for elections, said that eligible voter lists for the upcoming…
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…
NGOs set to receive poll monitoring permits
Egypt
October 31, 2010
NGOs set to receive poll monitoring permits
The High Elections Commission on Saturday began granting permit for civil society institutions seeking to monitor Egypt’s upcoming parliamentary poll,…
Tuesday’s papers: Fears over Pink Eye, boycott threats and van Gogh theft official absolution
Egypt
October 26, 2010
Tuesday’s papers: Fears over Pink Eye, boycott threats and van Gogh theft official absolution
Updates on the proliferating conjunctivitis (or "Pink Eye") outbreak in northern Egypt takes up the lion’s share of Tuesday's front-page…
Running interference
Opinion
October 19, 2010
Running interference
There’s an unusually virulent strand of political surrealism surging through Egypt at the moment. I stress “unusually” because there is…
Pundits divided over future of private media after recent crackdown
Egypt
October 19, 2010
Pundits divided over future of private media after recent crackdown
The recent crackdown on privately-owned Egyptian media has left many observers perplexed. The move is raising questions over whether the…