Egyptian politics
War of Words
Opinion
April 10, 2014
War of Words
Gone are the days when Egyptians viewed politics as a business of the elite. Politics in Egypt has become everybody’s…
Nour spokesperson: Party will not quit politics
Egypt
July 18, 2013
Nour spokesperson: Party will not quit politics
Nour Party spokesperson Nader Bakkar has denied media reports released Wednesday that the party is withdrawing from political affairs starting…
Ahmed Kassim’s ‘Chaotic Order’ labors the point
Art news
February 20, 2013
Ahmed Kassim’s ‘Chaotic Order’ labors the point
Ahmed Kassim handles paint confidently. He uses it in a relaxed way. He paints silhouettes and fills them in cursorily…
What’s left of Egypt’s Left
Egypt
March 26, 2011
What’s left of Egypt’s Left
Gehan Shaaban has come a long way since her youthful days as a radical Trotskyite student. In the early 1990s…
The NDP crisis
Opinion
December 25, 2010
The NDP crisis
Every five years, the National Democratic Party (NDP) is torn by the same old internal struggles over which candidates the…
NDP conducting opinion polls for Shura Council candidates
Egypt
May 7, 2010
NDP conducting opinion polls for Shura Council candidates
The General Secretary for the National Democratic Party Safwat el-Sherif said several factors are being considered as the party chooses…
Opposition parties criticize Sorour
Egypt
April 23, 2010
Opposition parties criticize Sorour
Several chairpersons from Egypt's main opposition parties expressed their displeasure with statements made by Ahmad Fathi Sorour president of the…
3 members of ElBaradei campaign arrested in Kuwait
Egypt
April 10, 2010
3 members of ElBaradei campaign arrested in Kuwait
Two days ago Kuwaiti authorities arrested three Egyptian members of the campaign to support ElBaradei for the 2011 presidential election,…
Tagammu VP requests suspension of his membership
Egypt
April 9, 2010
Tagammu VP requests suspension of his membership
Tagammu Party Vice President Anis el-Bayaa requested that his party membership be suspended in protest of his party's refusal to…
Nour in Mubarak’s home village
Egypt
April 3, 2010
Nour in Mubarak’s home village
The founder of the Ghad Party Ayman Nour, and a contender in the previous presidential election, visited the village of…