2010 parliamentary elections
Egypt’s ruling party challenges Islamists
Egypt
November 26, 2010
Egypt’s ruling party challenges Islamists
Egypt's ruling party has asked the public prosecutor to investigate candidates in next week's parliamentary election who are running as…
Judges excluded from HEC to lodge complaint with judicial authorities
Egypt
November 26, 2010
Judges excluded from HEC to lodge complaint with judicial authorities
Egyptian judges excluded from the High Elections Commission (HEC) have begun collecting signatures for an official complaint that they intend…
Elections are the best show in town
Opinion
November 25, 2010
Elections are the best show in town
Politics has always been more about performance than reality. Even in countries where public opinion can sway election outcomes, image…
Experts: Al-Jazeera may revise Egypt coverage in light of improved Qatar ties
Egypt
November 25, 2010
Experts: Al-Jazeera may revise Egypt coverage in light of improved Qatar ties
Media experts expect Qatar's Al-Jazeera television news channel to review its coverage of Egypt following President Hosni Mubarak’s visit to…
Symbolic skirmishes: Parliament candidates vie over electoral icons
Egypt
November 25, 2010
Symbolic skirmishes: Parliament candidates vie over electoral icons
Qena--"It was an unprecedented fuss," said an official at the Security Directorate in the Upper Egyptian city of Qena, describing…
Brotherhood leader: Vote-rigging will undermine next president’s legitimacy
Egypt
November 25, 2010
Brotherhood leader: Vote-rigging will undermine next president’s legitimacy
Parliamentary elections on Sunday will be “decisive for Egypt,” said General Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood opposition movement Mohamed Badie.Badie…
Egypt’s Copts frustrated by under-representation in parliament polls
Egypt
November 25, 2010
Egypt’s Copts frustrated by under-representation in parliament polls
Egypt's Coptic minority are growing more frustrated over what they believe as the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP)’s marginalization of…
Mubarak to run in 2011 unless he chooses otherwise, says NDP
Egypt
November 25, 2010
Mubarak to run in 2011 unless he chooses otherwise, says NDP
A leading member of Egypt's ruling party said in an interview that the constitution would not be changed before the…
Egypt’s electoral commission: Who’s running the show?
Opinion
November 25, 2010
Egypt’s electoral commission: Who’s running the show?
The High Elections Commission is an independent, neutral body capable of performing its functions, according to Egyptian government officials and…
Non-political groups set to influence Egypt’s parliamentary polls
Egypt
November 24, 2010
Non-political groups set to influence Egypt’s parliamentary polls
As in previous parliamentary elections, non-political groups will largely determine who the winners will be in Egypt’s parliamentary elections on…