Elections
Journalist Syndicate leadership race heats up
Egypt
February 6, 2013
Journalist Syndicate leadership race heats up
Two of the nation's biggest names in journalism have announced their candidacy for syndicate chief in elections planned for next…
Commission announces regulations for NGO elections monitoring
Egypt
January 16, 2013
Commission announces regulations for NGO elections monitoring
The High Judicial Elections Commission announced regulations for civil society organizations monitoring the upcoming parliamentary elections. The regulations include a…
Whatever happened to the Brotherhood?
Opinion
December 26, 2012
Whatever happened to the Brotherhood?
In elections in late 2011, the Brotherhood secured more than 42% of the parliamentary seats and emerged as the single…
Scattered violations reported in referendum’s second round
Egypt
December 22, 2012
Scattered violations reported in referendum’s second round
As the first part of the day went by in the second phase of the constitutional referendum, monitoring groups…
Update: Woman shot dead in Gharbiya following voting scuffles
Egypt
December 15, 2012
Update: Woman shot dead in Gharbiya following voting scuffles
Voting has started on Saturday morning for the referendum on the constitution draft in 10 governorates. The voting is set to…
Divided Palestinians hold municipal elections without Hamas
World
October 18, 2012
Divided Palestinians hold municipal elections without Hamas
Palestinians in the West Bank go to the polls on Saturday in long-delayed municipal elections that have already highlighted deep…
Venezuela’s Chavez re-elected to extend socialist rule
World
October 8, 2012
Venezuela’s Chavez re-elected to extend socialist rule
CARACAS — Venezuela's socialist President Hugo Chavez comfortably won re-election Sunday, quashing the opposition's best chance at unseating him in…
Former NDP lawmakers making fresh bid for office
Egypt
October 4, 2012
Former NDP lawmakers making fresh bid for office
Seventy-seven former MPs associated with Hosni Mubarak's dissolved National Democratic Party (NDP) have banded together to run in the forthcoming…
Former NDP parliamentarians join forces for next polls
Egypt
September 18, 2012
Former NDP parliamentarians join forces for next polls
Former MPs from the formerly-ruling National Democratic Party have formed a new coalition to compete in the next parliamentary elections.…