Elections
Sunday’s papers: Fires, martyrs, military violations… and elections
Egypt
December 18, 2011
Sunday’s papers: Fires, martyrs, military violations… and elections
Qasr al-Aini street in downtown Cairo has been a virtual war zone for the past three days. Ten people have…
Candidate accuses armed forces of savagely beating him
Egypt
December 15, 2011
Candidate accuses armed forces of savagely beating him
Yasser al-Refaie, a Revolution Continues candidate running for parliamentary elections, accused the armed forces of beating him severely. Refaie was…
Too young to vote, high school kids provide election services
Life & Style
December 14, 2011
Too young to vote, high school kids provide election services
With the recent Egyptian parliamentary elections leaving most Egyptians in a state of euphoria over the idea of their voices…
General and former presidential hopeful says he won’t run for president
Egypt
December 10, 2011
General and former presidential hopeful says he won’t run for president
Magdi Hatata, former chief of staff of the Egyptian armed forces, has decided not to run in presidential elections scheduled…
Prominent Islamist’s defeat deepens Salafi-Brotherhood rift
Egypt
December 10, 2011
Prominent Islamist’s defeat deepens Salafi-Brotherhood rift
The failure of Abdel Moneim al-Shahat, a prominent leader and the official spokesperson for the Salafi movement in Alexandria, to…
Run-off victories give liberals hope in elections, say experts
Egypt
December 7, 2011
Run-off victories give liberals hope in elections, say experts
Victories by liberal candidates in parliamentary election run-offs this week have given them home that they might be able to…
Lawyers syndicate reports security force violations against election monitors
Egypt
December 7, 2011
Lawyers syndicate reports security force violations against election monitors
A report has detected that security forces committed violations against monitors and candidate representatives during runoffs for the first round…
Google’s efforts for the Egyptian elections
Life & Style
December 7, 2011
Google’s efforts for the Egyptian elections
Google recently unveiled its new elections page to help empower Egyptians and offer information on the various parties and parliamentary…
Cairo district to redo elections after results deemed invalid
Egypt
December 6, 2011
Cairo district to redo elections after results deemed invalid
The High Elections Commission (HEC) on Monday decided to reconduct the first round of elections in Cairo's first constituency after…
Egypt election committee amends turnout figure
Egypt
December 5, 2011
Egypt election committee amends turnout figure
Egypt's election committee on Monday lowered its turnout figure for the first stage of parliamentary elections, blaming a counting mistake…