Elections
Timetable announced for university leadership elections
Egypt
September 5, 2011
Timetable announced for university leadership elections
Higher Education Minister Moataz Khorshid announced on Monday the elections timetable for state university leadership posts, as well as the…
ElBaradei renews calls for timeline for power handover
Egypt
September 4, 2011
ElBaradei renews calls for timeline for power handover
Presidential hopeful Mohamed ElBaradei on Sunday renewed calls for a road map for the current transitional period of military rule…
Academic year postponed for two weeks
Egypt
August 27, 2011
Academic year postponed for two weeks
The Supreme Council of Universities in Egypt, headed by the Minister of Higher Education Moataz Khurshid, on Thursday decided to…
Ayman Nour reverses ‘constitution first’ stance
Egypt
August 24, 2011
Ayman Nour reverses ‘constitution first’ stance
Liberal presidential hopeful Ayman Nour reversed on Tuesday his support for writing the constitution ahead of elections. “I’ve announced before…
Egypt’s left: Searching for status
Egypt
August 8, 2011
Egypt’s left: Searching for status
Three months before the November parliamentary elections, new political parties are ratifying their official status from every end of the…
ElBaradei says election oversight needed
Egypt
July 28, 2011
ElBaradei says election oversight needed
Presidential hopeful and reform advocate Mohamed Elbaradei is re-emphasizing the necessity for international oversight of parliamentary elections, expected to be…
Rights groups say military council interfering with elections commission
Egypt
July 25, 2011
Rights groups say military council interfering with elections commission
Egyptian rights groups on Sunday rejected interference by the ruling military council in the work of the High Elections Commission,…
Cinema professionals hold syndicate elections
Cinema/TV
July 10, 2011
Cinema professionals hold syndicate elections
On Sunday the Cinema Syndicate held elections for its chairperson and board members at Faisal Nada Theater. For the first…
Govt approves controversial law on parliamentary elections
Egypt
July 7, 2011
Govt approves controversial law on parliamentary elections
Egypt's interim government approved a controversial bill organizing parliamentary candidacy on Wednesday. The government has made some amendments to the…
Egypt warns of foreign meddling as US pushes on with democracy programs
Egypt
July 5, 2011
Egypt warns of foreign meddling as US pushes on with democracy programs
As Egypt prepares for its first free and fair parliamentary elections in recent memory this September, the US government and…