2010 parliamentary elections

INTERVIEW: ElBaradei on quiet revolution, reform tactics, and religion
Egypt

INTERVIEW: ElBaradei on quiet revolution, reform tactics, and religion

Mohamed ElBaradei has chosen an interesting time to re-enter the Egyptian political arena. After his calls for a parliamentary election…
Parliamentary elections were manipulated, says HEC head
Egypt

Parliamentary elections were manipulated, says HEC head

Head of the High Elections Commission (HEC), Sayyed abdel Aziz Omar, said on Wednesday in an interview with al-Arabiya satellite…
6th April movement demand the release of election monitor
Egypt

6th April movement demand the release of election monitor

The pro-democracy 6th April movement continued a protest in front of the attorney general's office for the second day to…
Parliamentary Speaker: Only parliament has right to decide on members’ legitimacy
Egypt

Parliamentary Speaker: Only parliament has right to decide on members’ legitimacy

Parliament alone holds the right to decide on the legitimacy of its elected members, said Parliamentary Speaker Fathi Sorour in…
Has Egypt become a police state?
Opinion

Has Egypt become a police state?

All dictatorships throughout history have relied on the ruthless support of security apparatuses. The situation in Egypt from the late…
Licking electoral wounds, opposition proposes formation of shadow parliament
Egypt

Licking electoral wounds, opposition proposes formation of shadow parliament

Egypt’s opposition has called for the formation of a “parallel” or “shadow” parliament to operate alongside the recently-elected People's Assembly,…
State Council Judges Club wants judiciary absolved of responsibility for overseeing elections
Egypt

State Council Judges Club wants judiciary absolved of responsibility for overseeing elections

The State Council Judges Club has decided to submit an official request to the council’s executive board asking it to…
Mubarak speech disregards political reform
Egypt

Mubarak speech disregards political reform

At the joint parliamentary session today, President Mubarak's speech focused on economic growth and unemployment reduction, but not the issue…
Wafd, Brotherhood to pursue legal action against parliament
Egypt

Wafd, Brotherhood to pursue legal action against parliament

The Wafd Party announced that it is organizing a forum for legal experts to discuss ways to annul the recent…
Pope Shenouda ends his retreat, church source says
Egypt

Pope Shenouda ends his retreat, church source says

Pope Shenouda has ended his retreat from public life and will attend President Hosni Mubarak's speech before the People's Assembly…
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