2010 parliamentary elections
NDP member, 2 journalists to be tried for libel
Egypt
December 5, 2010
NDP member, 2 journalists to be tried for libel
The Cairo Court of Appeal decided 18 December on a trial session for a National Democratic Party (NDP) leader and…
Run-offs update: Locals storm Daqahliya polling station to protest vote rigging
Egypt
December 5, 2010
Run-offs update: Locals storm Daqahliya polling station to protest vote rigging
Residents of Daqahliya's Sandeela district stormed a local polling station on Sunday to protest alleged vote rigging in favor of…
Say hello to radicalism…!
Opinion
December 5, 2010
Say hello to radicalism…!
The running joke in Egypt these days--about the doctors who congratulate themselves on a successful operation, even though the patient…
Run-offs update: NDP makes last-minute deals to save face, say observers
Egypt
December 5, 2010
Run-offs update: NDP makes last-minute deals to save face, say observers
Seeking to produce a more democratic-looking parliament, the NDP made last-minute backroom deals with opposition candidates to guarantee a few…
Run-offs update: Violence erupts in northern Sinai
Egypt
December 5, 2010
Run-offs update: Violence erupts in northern Sinai
Violence erupted today in the Beir al-Abd District in north Sinai as candidates’ supporters clashed in front of a polling…
Elections Monitor: MB-NDP confrontation continues despite withdrawal decision
Egypt
December 5, 2010
Elections Monitor: MB-NDP confrontation continues despite withdrawal decision
“A Muslim Brotherhood (MB) group kidnaps Magdi Ashour to prevent him from [participating in Nozha District] run-off [parliamentary] elections,” reads…
Egypt’s worst elections
Opinion
December 5, 2010
Egypt’s worst elections
Egyptians are accustomed to election fraud, having witnessed very few fair elections in their modern history. The events that took…
Egyptians go to the polls for run-off elections, Wafd and Brotherhood maintain boycott
Egypt
December 5, 2010
Egyptians go to the polls for run-off elections, Wafd and Brotherhood maintain boycott
Run-off parliamentary elections kicked off on Sunday in 166 districts throughout Egypt amid boycotts from leading opposition parties.Critics accuse the…
NDP determined to sweep runoffs, says member
Egypt
December 4, 2010
NDP determined to sweep runoffs, says member
Egypt's ruling party said on Saturday that an opposition boycott of a second round of polling in a parliamentary election…
Divisions sweep leftist Tagammu over parliamentary runoffs
Egypt
December 4, 2010
Divisions sweep leftist Tagammu over parliamentary runoffs
Local leaders of the leftist Tagammu party staged a sit-in on Saturday to protest against the party's decision to continue…