Elections

Today the front pages of state-owned papers Al-Ahram and Al-Akhbar share identical headlines, photographs and reports on President Hosni Mubarak’s…

The Muslim Brotherhood has the most problematic political discourse in Egypt. They insist on upholding a religious slogan, “Islam is…

The late journalist Magdi Mehanna used to say that Gamal Mubarak has made himself into an object of guesswork. His…

Electoral deals are agreements made between political parties prior to an election with the aim of winning more votes or…

Gamal Mubarak, the younger son of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, has the right to run for president in the upcoming…

International observers are for newly independent states without the institutions needed to run elections--unlike Egypt--according to Moqbel Shaker, vice chairman…

It would be easy to dismiss Egypt’s 29 November parliamentary elections as just one more chapter in Egypt’s rather sad…

Political openings in Egypt over the last 30 years have come in waves. Swelling and then retreating, they have had…

According to a report released recently by the Middle East Report Information Project (MERIP), Egyptian elections should not be confused…

News coverage for Monday, 4 October includes features marking the 6th of October 1973 victory over Israel and front-page content…