Elections

Egypt’s muftis prohibit vote buying
Egypt

Egypt’s muftis prohibit vote buying

Egypt's Dar al-Iftaa, the board of muftis, issued a religious decree on Monday that prohibits candidates from buying votes. The…
Monday’s papers: The democratic transformation commences
Egypt

Monday’s papers: The democratic transformation commences

As Egyptians head “willingly” today to elect the country’s first parliament since Hosni Mubarak’s resignation, both state-run and independent papers…
Al-Masry Al-Youm obtains leaked ballots in advance of elections
Egypt

Al-Masry Al-Youm obtains leaked ballots in advance of elections

Al-Masry Al-Youm has obtained official ballots from the Red Sea and Fayoum governorates a day before parliamentary elections. The ballots…
Tantawi seeks to form advisory council
Egypt

Tantawi seeks to form advisory council

Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, president of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, on Sunday met with 50 figures from…
Eye on elections: Islamists lead in Fayoum
Egypt

Eye on elections: Islamists lead in Fayoum

Islamists are at the forefront of the electoral scene in Fayoum Governorate, southwest Cairo, where parliamentary elections are slated to…
Cairo governor: Polling stations near Tahrir will not be moved
Egypt

Cairo governor: Polling stations near Tahrir will not be moved

Egyptian authorities said Sunday that they will not change the locations of polling stations near Cairo's Tahrir Square ahead of…
Eye on elections: International monitors now welcomed
Egypt

Eye on elections: International monitors now welcomed

Following tension over allowing international vote monitoring in Egypt's elections, the Egyptian government now says it is welcoming international observers…
Elections looming amid security turmoil
Life & Style

Elections looming amid security turmoil

As sit-in protests continue in Tahrir Square and outside the cabinet building, some express fear that violence may break out…
High turnout for first post-Mubarak Engineers Syndicate elections
Egypt

High turnout for first post-Mubarak Engineers Syndicate elections

Egypt’s Engineers Syndicate held its first election on Friday in 17 years, after judicial sequestration was lifted. On 14 August,…
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