Voting

Hundreds queue, army secures polls on 2nd day of elections
Egypt

Hundreds queue, army secures polls on 2nd day of elections

Nine Egyptian governorates have entered their second day of voting for the People's Assembly elections, which started Monday morning. Hundreds…
Pope urges Copts to vote for best candidates, disregard affiliation
Egypt

Pope urges Copts to vote for best candidates, disregard affiliation

The head of Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church, Pope Shenouda III, has urged Copts to vote for parliamentary candidates who can…
Live updates: Citizens try to break into polling station to vote
Egypt

Live updates: Citizens try to break into polling station to vote

Voting begins today in the first stage of Egypt's first post-Hosni Mubarak parliamentary elections. This stage of voting, which will…
Eye on elections: Egyptians reluctantly take to the polls
Egypt

Eye on elections: Egyptians reluctantly take to the polls

Egypt’s first post-25 January elections were supposed to be a celebratory milestone on the long road to democracy. But after…
Al-Azhar grand sheikh: Failure to vote is a sin
Egypt

Al-Azhar grand sheikh: Failure to vote is a sin

Grand Sheikh of al-Azhar Ahmed al-Tayyeb has urged Egyptians to take part in the parliamentary vote, whose first phase starts…
More than 100,000 expats vote in first phase of parliamentary elections
Egypt

More than 100,000 expats vote in first phase of parliamentary elections

More than 100,000 expatriate Egyptians have voted in the first phase of the elections, which began on Wednesday, said Assistant…
High elections committee: Postponing elections illegal
Egypt

High elections committee: Postponing elections illegal

Postponing the elections would be illegal, said Yousry Abdel Karim, head of the high elections committee’s technical office. “But if…
Egyptians vote abroad
Life & Style

Egyptians vote abroad

Egyptian expats' struggle to vote from abroad has been public and very lengthy. Although Egyptians abroad are estimated at about…
Expat registration for parliamentary elections to close on Saturday
Egypt

Expat registration for parliamentary elections to close on Saturday

The deadline for Egyptian expatriates to register for the upcoming parliamentary elections scheduled to start 28 November will be next…
Sharaf discusses draft law to let Egyptian expats vote in elections
Egypt

Sharaf discusses draft law to let Egyptian expats vote in elections

Prime Minister Essam Sharaf held a meeting Saturday to discuss issues pertaining to the upcoming parliamentary elections. Attendees included the…
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