2010 parliamentary elections

Brotherhood brokered deals with other influential parties, group spokesman says
Egypt

Brotherhood brokered deals with other influential parties, group spokesman says

Muslim Brotherhood (MB) media spokesman Dr. Mohammed Morsi revealed the Brotherhood recently brokered deals with National Democratic Party (NDP), Wafd…
Police pressure taxi drivers to help out on election day
Egypt

Police pressure taxi drivers to help out on election day

The Interior Ministry has come up with an idea to "persuade" Egyptian taxi drivers to render their services to the…
Minister tells Imams to encourage citizens to vote in parliamentary polls
Egypt

Minister tells Imams to encourage citizens to vote in parliamentary polls

Minister of Religious Endowments and Islamic Affairs Mahmoud Hamdi Zaqzouq issued an order on Wednesday to all the ministry's directorates…
One killed, dozens injured in Cairo confrontation over church building
Egypt

One killed, dozens injured in Cairo confrontation over church building

At least one person was killed and dozens injured on Wednesday when police and Coptic demonstrators clashed over the construction…
Local rights groups blast HEC restrictions on electoral oversight
Egypt

Local rights groups blast HEC restrictions on electoral oversight

A coalition of local human rights organizations on Wednesday lambasted restrictions on electoral oversight set by Egypt's High Elections Commission…
Media restrictions, violence turn journos off of elections coverage
Egypt

Media restrictions, violence turn journos off of elections coverage

Growing numbers of journalists are expressing concern about their ability to cover Egypt’s parliamentary elections on Sunday due to increasingly…
Washington think-tank: US must pressure Egypt to hold free elections
Egypt

Washington think-tank: US must pressure Egypt to hold free elections

Washington--Stephen McLnerney, director of Washington-based think-tank the Project on Middle East Democracy, has said the US must find the means…
Following crackdown, MB dissenters urge withdrawal from parliament races
Egypt

Following crackdown, MB dissenters urge withdrawal from parliament races

The opposition front within Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood (MB) movement has called on the group to pull out of Sunday's parliamentary…
Egypt’s unobserved elections
Opinion

Egypt’s unobserved elections

As Egypt heads toward elections for the lower house of parliament on 28 November and the presidency in 2011, Cairo’s…
NDP supporters accused of attempting to kill MB parliament head
Egypt

NDP supporters accused of attempting to kill MB parliament head

Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood (MB) opposition movement has accused supporters of a parliamentary candidate for the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP)…
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