Egypt
Islamist stronghold buzzes with election fervor
May 22, 2012
Islamist stronghold buzzes with election fervor
ALEXANDRIA — The day before Egyptians vote for the country's first civilian president, Alexandria voters cannot stop discussing the elections.…
Presidential election puts secular parties to democratic test
May 22, 2012
Presidential election puts secular parties to democratic test
Formed on a wave of optimism last year, political realities and internal squabbles have taken their toll on the secular…
Jama’a al-Islamiya: SCAF is rigging election for Shafiq
May 22, 2012
Jama’a al-Islamiya: SCAF is rigging election for Shafiq
A member of Jamaa Islamiya's consultancy council, Tarek al-Zomor, has claimed that the group had detected “highly-professional methods” being adopted…
Judges left in the dark as they prepare to observe election
May 22, 2012
Judges left in the dark as they prepare to observe election
With little to no training, judges who presided over polling stations in the parliamentary elections last November were forced to…
Graffiti artists restore paintings in downtown Cairo
May 22, 2012
Graffiti artists restore paintings in downtown Cairo
A number of activists and graffiti artists painted new graffiti on the wall surrounding the American University in Cairo on…
Ganzouri meets with Jimmy Carter ahead of presidential poll
May 22, 2012
Ganzouri meets with Jimmy Carter ahead of presidential poll
Egyptian Prime Minister Kamal al-Ganzouri met on Tuesday with former US President Jimmy Carter, who heads an NGO that will…
Egyptian expatriate voting results
May 22, 2012
Egyptian expatriate voting results
Secretary General of the Presidential Elections Commission Hatem Bagato announced late on Monday the results of expatriate voting in the…
Court upholds prison verdict for police chief in 2003 torture incident
May 22, 2012
Court upholds prison verdict for police chief in 2003 torture incident
The Court of Cassation upheld an earlier verdict by the Cairo Criminal Court which had sentenced the Maadi police investigations…
Prime minister urges calm ahead of election
May 22, 2012
Prime minister urges calm ahead of election
Prime Minister Kamal al-Ganzouri on Tuesday urged for calm during the country’s first presidential election since the uprising last year,…
Govt allocates funds to Minya village to curb female genital mutilation
May 22, 2012
Govt allocates funds to Minya village to curb female genital mutilation
Minya Governorate will collaborate with the National Council for Women to allocate LE450,000 to a Minya village to raise awareness…