Elections
State media: Mubarak-era politician and businessman will apply to run for elections
Egypt
February 8, 2015
State media: Mubarak-era politician and businessman will apply to run for elections
Ahmed Ezz, one of the most prominent politicians during the era of former president Hosni Mubarak, announced that he will…
Labour to take action against UK tax havens if it wins election
World
February 7, 2015
Labour to take action against UK tax havens if it wins election
Britain's opposition Labour party will demand that British tax havens are put on an international blacklist unless they clamp down…
Court allows challenges elections law at Supreme Constitutional Court
Egypt
February 4, 2015
Court allows challenges elections law at Supreme Constitutional Court
The Administrative Court adjourned the lawsuit demanding suspension of decision ordering parliamentary elections be held until 10 February. The court also…
Civil society organization requests to monitor elections begin Monday
Egypt
January 11, 2015
Civil society organization requests to monitor elections begin Monday
The High Elections Commission is now receiving requests by Egyptian and international civil society organizations to monitor the upcoming parliamentary…
HEC: Parliamentary elections likely to be in 2 stages
Egypt
December 29, 2014
HEC: Parliamentary elections likely to be in 2 stages
High Elections Commission (HEC) has not decided yet about number of stages of the parliamentary elections, judicial sources said adding…
Egypt’s Sisi ratifies electoral constituencies law
Egypt
December 23, 2014
Egypt’s Sisi ratifies electoral constituencies law
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Monday ratified a law finalising the electoral constituencies, his office said, paving the way…
Ibn Khaldun Center: We will monitor the parliamentary elections under any circumstances
Egypt
December 19, 2014
Ibn Khaldun Center: We will monitor the parliamentary elections under any circumstances
Saad Eddin Ibrahim, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Ibn Khaldun Center for Development Studies, said the center…
Egypt constituency law sets stage for long-awaited elections
Egypt
December 18, 2014
Egypt constituency law sets stage for long-awaited elections
Egypt on Thursday cleared a final hurdle to long-awaited parliamentary elections seen as decisive in cementing the rule of Abdel…
Despite election defeat, foreign policy is not ‘game over’ for Obama
World
November 6, 2014
Despite election defeat, foreign policy is not ‘game over’ for Obama
From marauding jihadists in Iraq to pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine and beheadings of Americans in Syria, a world in crisis…
Burkina president rejects opposition calls to step down after violence
World
October 31, 2014
Burkina president rejects opposition calls to step down after violence
Burkina Faso's President Blaise Compaore said on Thursday he would stay in power at the head of a transitional government…