2010 parliamentary elections
Violence, violations expected in Cairo’s elections
Egypt
November 28, 2010
Violence, violations expected in Cairo’s elections
In the early morning hours of elections day, Cairo seemed uncommonly calm. But this potentially vibrant day is nevertheless marked…
NDP victories expected in Qena
Egypt
November 28, 2010
NDP victories expected in Qena
Candidates for the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) in the Qena governorate are expected to sweep tomorrow's parliamentary elections while…
Observers find violations on eve of Egypt’s vote
Egypt
November 27, 2010
Observers find violations on eve of Egypt’s vote
Egyptian election observers said Saturday there was no letup in harassment of opposition candidates on the eve of parliamentary elections,…
NDP set to sweep Sinai vote
Egypt
November 27, 2010
NDP set to sweep Sinai vote
Arish--On the day before the elections, Northern Sinai seemed ready for a tumultuous - if predictable - election.Northern Sinai is…
Copts will not vote in parliamentary poll, says bishop
Egypt
November 27, 2010
Copts will not vote in parliamentary poll, says bishop
Naga Hammadi -- Egyptian Christians in the southern city of Naga Hammadi where six Copts were killed in a drive-by…
Egypt cancels BBC election coverage
Egypt
November 27, 2010
Egypt cancels BBC election coverage
BBC Arabic service has accused Egyptian state security of preventing media coverage of parliamentary elections and compelling its crew to…
Wafd’s Margeritte Azer: If we see that rigging is widespread, we’ll boycott
Egypt
November 27, 2010
Wafd’s Margeritte Azer: If we see that rigging is widespread, we’ll boycott
Margeritte Azer, the head of the operations office at the Wafd Party, spoke to Al-Masry Al-Youm about plans and expectations…
Egypt court jails Brotherhood campaigners for 2 years
Egypt
November 27, 2010
Egypt court jails Brotherhood campaigners for 2 years
An Egyptian court sentenced 11 Islamists to two years in prison for election campaigning for the banned Muslim Brotherhood, a…
Anti-Muslim Brotherhood posters seen in its strongholds
Egypt
November 27, 2010
Anti-Muslim Brotherhood posters seen in its strongholds
Posters attacking the Muslim Brotherhood and describing them as violent were seen displayed in some governorates only hours before Sunday’s…
Egypt court rules against restrictions on SMS messaging
Egypt
November 27, 2010
Egypt court rules against restrictions on SMS messaging
An Egyptian court on Saturday ruled against a decision by the government to tighten monitoring of mobile phone SMS messaging.