Egypt
Live updates: Citizens try to break into polling station to vote
November 28, 2011
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…
National salvation government to be announced Wednesday
November 27, 2011
National salvation government to be announced Wednesday
A new national salvation government is to be announced Wednesday, following the results of the first phase of the parliamentary…
Al-Masry Al-Youm obtains leaked ballots in advance of elections
November 27, 2011
Al-Masry Al-Youm obtains leaked ballots in advance of elections
Al-Masry Al-Youm has obtained official ballots from the Red Sea and Fayoum governorates a day before parliamentary elections. The ballots…
Tantawi seeks to form advisory council
November 27, 2011
Tantawi seeks to form advisory council
Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, president of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, on Sunday met with 50 figures from…
Eye on elections: Islamists lead in Fayoum
November 27, 2011
Eye on elections: Islamists lead in Fayoum
Islamists are at the forefront of the electoral scene in Fayoum Governorate, southwest Cairo, where parliamentary elections are slated to…
Egypt mufti denies discrimination, plays down Islamists
November 27, 2011
Egypt mufti denies discrimination, plays down Islamists
Egypt's highest Islamic legal official denied on Tuesday that minority Christians faced sectarian discrimination and said Islamists would win no…
Thousands gather on Sunday for demo against ruling military council
November 27, 2011
Thousands gather on Sunday for demo against ruling military council
Thousands of demonstrators gathered in Tahrir Square Sunday to participate in the ‘Revolutionary Legitimacy’ million-strong demonstration. Students of Cairo and…
Political forces remain opposed to choice for new prime minister
November 27, 2011
Political forces remain opposed to choice for new prime minister
Political parties and revolutionary coalitions continue to oppose the recent appointment of Kamal al-Ganzoury as prime minister. They favor letting…
Police pledge to secure polling stations ‘from outside’ during elections
November 27, 2011
Police pledge to secure polling stations ‘from outside’ during elections
In a statement on Sunday, the Egyptian Interior Ministry announced that its role in the upcoming parliamentary elections would be…
Eye on elections: Egyptians reluctantly take to the polls
November 27, 2011
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…