parliamentary elections
Video: As low turnout for parliamentary voting emerges, army lures voters with songs
Egypt
October 18, 2015
Video: As low turnout for parliamentary voting emerges, army lures voters with songs
With signs emerging of a humble turnout by voters on the first day of parliamentary elections, army troops are broadcasting…
Election turnout 1.19% as of Sunday afternoon
Egypt
October 18, 2015
Election turnout 1.19% as of Sunday afternoon
The first stage of parliamentary elections witnessed a low turnout on Sunday with a turnout of no more than 1.19…
FACTBOX: How will Egypt’s elections work?
Egypt
October 18, 2015
FACTBOX: How will Egypt’s elections work?
Egyptians voted on Sunday in a long-awaited parliamentary election, the final step in a process that is meant to put…
15 sexual harassers arrested in Minya
Egypt
October 18, 2015
15 sexual harassers arrested in Minya
Minya security authorities resumed a campaign to arrest sexual harassers in order to reassure female voters, Sunday, in the vicinity of…
Mubarak allies compete in Egypt vote, Brotherhood absent
Egypt
October 17, 2015
Mubarak allies compete in Egypt vote, Brotherhood absent
Egyptians are preparing to vote Sunday in Egypt's first parliamentary elections since the 2013 overthrow of President Mohamed Morsi in…
Sisi urges expats to vote as parliamentary elections kick off abroad
Egypt
October 17, 2015
Sisi urges expats to vote as parliamentary elections kick off abroad
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi urged Egyptian expatriates in 139 countries to actively partake in parliamentary elections by voting, which begins…
Brotherhood missing from ballots as Egypt readies to vote
Egypt
October 17, 2015
Brotherhood missing from ballots as Egypt readies to vote
One party -- the banned Muslim Brotherhood -- will be conspicuously absent from ballot papers Sunday when Egypt's voters head…
More than 400,000 troops deployed to secure parliamentary elections
Egypt
October 17, 2015
More than 400,000 troops deployed to secure parliamentary elections
Army and police forces have deployed more than 400,000 troops to secure upcoming parliamentary elections, which kick off on October…
In Egypt, elections look set to cement return to the past
Egypt
October 13, 2015
In Egypt, elections look set to cement return to the past
Holding court behind a battered desk at his campaign office in the southern town of Minya, Bahaa Fikry embodies Egypt's…
Parliamentary candidates visit Coptic Orthodox Church
Egypt
October 13, 2015
Parliamentary candidates visit Coptic Orthodox Church
The Coptic Orthodox Church has welcomed the visit of a large number of candidates in the upcoming parliamentary elections, said…