2013 House of Representatives elections
Ghad al-Thawra Party to run in upcoming parliamentary elections
Egypt
March 3, 2013
Ghad al-Thawra Party to run in upcoming parliamentary elections
The Ghad al-Thawra Party has decided to run in the upcoming parliamentary elections. Ayman Nour, president of the liberal party,…
Salafis and Jama’a al-Islamiya mull alliance
Egypt
March 3, 2013
Salafis and Jama’a al-Islamiya mull alliance
Leaders of the Salafi Nour Party met their counterparts in the Construction and Development Party, the Jama’a al-Islamiya’s political arm,…
Egypt finance minister expects IMF loan before elections
Business
March 3, 2013
Egypt finance minister expects IMF loan before elections
Finance Minister Morsy Hegazy said Sunday he expected his government to reach an agreement with the International Monetary Fund on…
Sunday’s papers: Plague of locusts, plague of brutality
Egypt
March 3, 2013
Sunday’s papers: Plague of locusts, plague of brutality
The most widespread news in today’s newspapers is related to protesters being run down in Mansoura and Port Said, as…
The Brothers may play elections solo, amid rising competition
Egypt
March 3, 2013
The Brothers may play elections solo, amid rising competition
Potential electoral alliances among Islamist parties are likely to leave a lonesome Freedom and Justice Party braving the upcoming four-round…
Kerry: Egyptian opposition seems adamant on election boycott
Egypt
March 3, 2013
Kerry: Egyptian opposition seems adamant on election boycott
US Secretary of State John Kerry has said that Egyptian opposition leaders are apparently not backtracking on their decision to…
House of Representatives applications to be accepted starting next Saturday
Egypt
March 2, 2013
House of Representatives applications to be accepted starting next Saturday
The High Judicial Elections Commission announced Saturday that candidates could start applying on 9 March to stand for House of…
Endowments minister warns preachers against politicizing mosques
Egypt
March 2, 2013
Endowments minister warns preachers against politicizing mosques
Minister of Religious Endowments Talaat Afify renewed on Saturday his warning to preachers not to turn mosques into political…
Tuesday’s papers: To boycott or not to boycott?
Egypt
February 26, 2013
Tuesday’s papers: To boycott or not to boycott?
The headlines of Tuesday’s newspapers continue to express alarm over escalating political polarization. The liberal Wafd Party’s daily writes that…