Elections
ElBaradei threatens civil disobedience if reform demands ignored
Egypt
September 7, 2010
ElBaradei threatens civil disobedience if reform demands ignored
Surrounded by nearly 200 young followers at an iftar gathering in Sayeda Zeinab Monday, opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei repeated a…
Human rights official sparks controversy over international election monitoring
Egypt
September 5, 2010
Human rights official sparks controversy over international election monitoring
A statement by vice president of the National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) Moqbel Shaker, that rejects the idea of…
ElBaradei denounces family photo smear campaign
Egypt
September 4, 2010
ElBaradei denounces family photo smear campaign
Egypt's most serious presidential challenger has accused President Hosni Mubarak's government of posting Facebook photos of his daughter in a…
Gamal Mubarak and the discord in Egypt’s ruling elite
Opinion
September 1, 2010
Gamal Mubarak and the discord in Egypt’s ruling elite
Whether Gamal Mubarak will be the ruling National Democratic Party’s (NDP) candidate in the 2011 presidential election is one of…
Campaign posters banned until races begin
Egypt
August 31, 2010
Campaign posters banned until races begin
Cairo Governor Abdel Azeem Wazir has banned campaign posters for upcoming parliamentary elections until the official start of candidacy races. …
Party coalition presents list of election demands
Egypt
August 29, 2010
Party coalition presents list of election demands
Refaat al-Said, chief of the Tagammu Party, submitted a paper yesterday to Safwat al-Shareef, the secretary general of National Democratic…
Wafd Party president buys Al-Dostour newspaper
Egypt
August 23, 2010
Wafd Party president buys Al-Dostour newspaper
Prominent businessman and president of the liberal opposition Wafd party el-Sayed el-Badawy has expanded his media empire by buying the…
Opposition parties seek transparency guarantees in upcoming elections
Egypt
August 23, 2010
Opposition parties seek transparency guarantees in upcoming elections
The government needs to guarantee transparency in the upcoming elections, said Wafd Party Chief al-Sayyed al-Badawi.
Experts debate ElBaradei’s remarks on education
Egypt
August 12, 2010
Experts debate ElBaradei’s remarks on education
A statement by former IAEA director Mohamed ElBaradei, in which he noted that education would be among his top priorities…
Behind the affability
Opinion
August 10, 2010
Behind the affability
Gamal Mubarak met with Egyptian university students last week, fielding questions and comments about a range of sensitive issues: corruption,…