Elections

President Mubarak pledges transparency in upcoming poll
Egypt

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

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

‘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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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