Elections
Supporters of losing candidate block road in Upper Egypt
Egypt
January 17, 2012
Supporters of losing candidate block road in Upper Egypt
Scores of supporters of Abdel Rahim al-Ghoul, a prominent former member of the dissolved NDP National Democratic Party, blocked the…
Upper Egypt train movement remains stalled due to protests
Egypt
January 16, 2012
Upper Egypt train movement remains stalled due to protests
Upper Egypt-bound trains are stalled for a second day due to protests blocking railroads in Qena and Sohag governorates, Egyptian…
Nominations for Egypt presidential race open mid-April
Egypt
January 16, 2012
Nominations for Egypt presidential race open mid-April
Egypt will open nominations on 15 April for the first presidential election since Hosni Mubarak was ousted by a popular…
Egypt’s radical Salafis approach secular rivals
Egypt
January 14, 2012
Egypt’s radical Salafis approach secular rivals
Egypt's ultraconservative Islamist party has reached out to rival secular and liberal political factions in an unusual, behind-the-scenes attempt to…
Egypt’s Brotherhood eyes political credibility
Egypt
January 12, 2012
Egypt’s Brotherhood eyes political credibility
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood is seeking to emerge as a credible and moderate force after marathon elections propelled it to the…
Assiut protestors boycott elections over gas cylinder shortage
Egypt
January 10, 2012
Assiut protestors boycott elections over gas cylinder shortage
The ongoing butane cylinder crisis escalated to clashes involving firearms in Ismailia and a boycott of elections in Assiut on…
Brotherhood, Salafis to compete in runoffs
Egypt
January 9, 2012
Brotherhood, Salafis to compete in runoffs
The final part of parliamentary elections on Tuesday will witness fierce competition between the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party…
Democratic Alliance seeks parliamentary majority, Wafd plans to rejoin
Egypt
January 8, 2012
Democratic Alliance seeks parliamentary majority, Wafd plans to rejoin
The Democratic Alliance will meet within days to discuss incorporating parties who made electoral gains into the alliance to form a…
Shenouda proposes dialogue with Islamists following elections
Egypt
January 5, 2012
Shenouda proposes dialogue with Islamists following elections
Pope Shenouda III, head of Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church, held a meeting on Thursday with a delegation from the Anglican…
Brotherhood endorses Coptic candidate over Salafi one, Salafis enraged
Egypt
January 2, 2012
Brotherhood endorses Coptic candidate over Salafi one, Salafis enraged
The announcement of the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) to support Coptic candidate over a Salafi one in…