2011 parliamentary elections
Protesters in Qena block railroad over ‘fraudulent’ elections results
Egypt
January 7, 2012
Protesters in Qena block railroad over ‘fraudulent’ elections results
Hundreds of supporters of losing candidates in the Upper Egyptian city of Nagaa Hammadi continued to block the railroad on…
Questions of parliamentary leadership, decision-making
Egypt
January 1, 2012
Questions of parliamentary leadership, decision-making
While the country is poised to embark on its final phase of parliamentary elections, questions remain as to how the…
A year in review: The military council’s mixed messages
Egypt
December 30, 2011
A year in review: The military council’s mixed messages
On the rooftop of the devastated Egyptian Scientific Institute, a handful of soldiers stood in mid-December in their camouflaged uniforms,…
The Salafi ascent: All too modern
Opinion
December 29, 2011
The Salafi ascent: All too modern
The first round of parliamentary elections has sent shock waves through many Egyptians. The Salafi Nour Party garnered almost 25…
Thursday’s papers: Mubarak trial, election forecast and texts from 2011
Egypt
December 29, 2011
Thursday’s papers: Mubarak trial, election forecast and texts from 2011
The trial of deposed President Hosni Mubarak, his sons and other former officials, are the subject of most of today’s…
Sawiris: Islamists should offer concessions in spirit of consensus
Egypt
December 21, 2011
Sawiris: Islamists should offer concessions in spirit of consensus
Liberal forces will not allow a new constitution to be drafted based on religion, Coptic business mogul Naguib Sawiris told…
Brotherhood claims 37% of list-based seats in second phase of elections
Egypt
December 19, 2011
Brotherhood claims 37% of list-based seats in second phase of elections
The Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) has declared that its electoral lists won 37.2 percent of votes in…
Clinton says women sidelined in Egypt transition
Egypt
December 17, 2011
Clinton says women sidelined in Egypt transition
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Friday that women were being sidelined in the hoped-for transition to democracy in…
US, Egyptian military, Islamists engage in precarious dance
Egypt
December 16, 2011
US, Egyptian military, Islamists engage in precarious dance
When Anwar Sadat abandoned Egypt’s alliance with the Soviet Union in the mid-1970s, he forged an alliance with the United…
Update: Reports of violence, irregularities in second round of voting
Egypt
December 15, 2011
Update: Reports of violence, irregularities in second round of voting
While the second round of People's Assembly elections have been mostly peaceful, reports of isolated violence and voting irregularities have…