Elections
Democratic Coalition proposes partnership with Egyptian Bloc in parliamentary elections
Egypt
September 26, 2011
Democratic Coalition proposes partnership with Egyptian Bloc in parliamentary elections
The Democratic Coalition, which includes more than 40 political parties, has proposed to the Egyptian Bloc, a coalition of 11…
Interior Minister: We won’t rig elections this time around
Egypt
September 26, 2011
Interior Minister: We won’t rig elections this time around
Egyptian Interior Minister Mansour al-Essawy on Monday pledged to secure elections slated for latter this year without interfering in the…
Amended elections law to be endorsed Tuesday despite objections
Egypt
September 26, 2011
Amended elections law to be endorsed Tuesday despite objections
Egypt's ruling military council is expected to endorse the new elections law on Tuesday, after having returned it to the…
Egyptian government proposes complementary constitutional declaration
Egypt
September 26, 2011
Egyptian government proposes complementary constitutional declaration
The Egyptian government has proposed that the military council announce a constitutional declaration complementary to the previous one announced in…
Official proposes bill barring former NDP members from politics
Egypt
September 26, 2011
Official proposes bill barring former NDP members from politics
An Egyptian judicial official has proposed a draft law that would bar members of Egypt's former ruling party from politics,…
Freedom and Justice Party: Election delay would trigger revolution
Egypt
September 26, 2011
Freedom and Justice Party: Election delay would trigger revolution
On Sunday the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party warned Egypt's ruling military council that postponing parliamentary elections would lead…
58% of Egyptians reject president of another religion
Egypt
September 25, 2011
58% of Egyptians reject president of another religion
A survey by the cabinet’s Information and Decision Support Center, published on Sunday, revealed that 58 percent of the sample…
109 candidates to vie for Journalists Syndicate positions
Egypt
September 21, 2011
109 candidates to vie for Journalists Syndicate positions
Egypt's Journalists Syndicate stopped accepting candidacy applications Wednesday, the deadline for its October elections. Five candidates - Yehia Qallash, Mamdouh…
Wednesday’s papers: Emergency Law illegal, Feloul cell behind Israeli Embassy break-in
Egypt
September 21, 2011
Wednesday’s papers: Emergency Law illegal, Feloul cell behind Israeli Embassy break-in
Wednesday’s papers all lead with different stories as events continue to unfold in Egypt at a dizzying rate.
Presidential hopeful Awa rejects extension of transition period
Egypt
September 20, 2011
Presidential hopeful Awa rejects extension of transition period
Presidential candidate Selim al-Awa has called on the military council not to extend the transition period after February, and to…