Elections

Sunday’s Papers: Electoral violence, the sectarian saga and failure of peace talks
Egypt

Sunday’s Papers: Electoral violence, the sectarian saga and failure of peace talks

On the front page of al-Wafd opposition paper stands a story about an exceptionally pressing issue: electoral violence. Today’s issue…
Democracy no remedy for ‘failed states’
Opinion

Democracy no remedy for ‘failed states’

Since the 1990s, the Fund for Peace, an American non-profit research organization has been publishing a “failed states" index that…
Sunday’s papers: Nasser assassination claims surface while debate continues over election participation
Egypt

Sunday’s papers: Nasser assassination claims surface while debate continues over election participation

Egypt's print media concentrates much of its Sunday, 19 September attention on a request filed to the general prosecutor on…
Graft, poverty keep many Afghans away from polls
World

Graft, poverty keep many Afghans away from polls

 Dirt poor and wearied by corruption, many Afghans put the daily battle for bread ahead of voting in parliamentary elections…
Al-Qaeda leader criticizes ElBaradei in most recent video
Egypt

Al-Qaeda leader criticizes ElBaradei in most recent video

The second in command in Al-Qaeda's terrorist network, Ayman al-Zawahiri, delivered a scathing criticism of Mohamed ElBaradei, the former director…
Thursday’s papers: NDP promises transparent elections and Al-Zawahiri takes aim at ElBaradei
Egypt

Thursday’s papers: NDP promises transparent elections and Al-Zawahiri takes aim at ElBaradei

The state-owned press gives prominent focus on Thursday to emerging details on the upcoming parliamentary elections. Safwat al-Sherif, the National…
Opposition coalition moves to abandon boycott
Egypt

Opposition coalition moves to abandon boycott

The leadership of the four-party opposition coalition (comprised of the Nasserite Party, Tagammu, Wafd and Democratic Front parties), says a…
Thursday’s papers: Mohie Eddin to the World Bank, ‘Burn a Quran Day,’ and church controversies
Egypt

Thursday’s papers: Mohie Eddin to the World Bank, ‘Burn a Quran Day,’ and church controversies

Nearly every Egyptian newspaper dedicated its biggest front page headlines on Thursday, 9 September to the news of the nomination…
NDP candidate nominations to be announced after Eid
Egypt

NDP candidate nominations to be announced after Eid

Secretary-General for the National Democratic Party (NDP) Safwat al-Sherif said his party is still in the process of selecting candidates…
Calls for journalist charged with libeling minister to be acquitted
Egypt

Calls for journalist charged with libeling minister to be acquitted

Press watchdog IPI called on Monday for the acquittal of an Egyptian journalist accused of insulting a minister, as it…
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