Elections
Political parties urge military council to delay government handover
Egypt
March 6, 2011
Political parties urge military council to delay government handover
The Egyptian Supreme Council of the Armed Forces met with 25 leaders of political parties, in addition to Muslim Brotherhood…
Facebook campaign launched to gather pro-ElBaradei signatures
Egypt
March 1, 2011
Facebook campaign launched to gather pro-ElBaradei signatures
Egyptian activists have launched a Facebook campaign to support reform advocate Mohamed ElBaradei for presidency.It aims to collect 30,000 signatures…
Moussa: I have not yet decided to run for Egyptian presidency
Egypt
February 28, 2011
Moussa: I have not yet decided to run for Egyptian presidency
Secretary General of the Arab League Amr Moussa denied news reports claiming he intends to run in Egypt's presidential election.…
Top banking official: Former regime tried to undermine banking sector
Business
February 27, 2011
Top banking official: Former regime tried to undermine banking sector
A prominent banking official said former President Hosni Mubarak’s regime wanted to ruin Egypt's four public banks, that is the…
Muslim Brotherhood to form party at appropriate time
Egypt
February 19, 2011
Muslim Brotherhood to form party at appropriate time
A political party that involving members of the Muslim Brotherhood will be formed at the appropriate time, said Mohamed Morsi,…
Tahrir Revolutionary Front to ask PM to resign
Egypt
February 19, 2011
Tahrir Revolutionary Front to ask PM to resign
Members from the Tahrir Revolutionary Front front will meet with Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq on Sunday and ask him to…
Egypt’s Mubarak meets leader in Lebanon’s 14 March Alliance
Egypt
January 22, 2011
Egypt’s Mubarak meets leader in Lebanon’s 14 March Alliance
President Hosni Mubarak met Saturday with Amine Gemayel, a leader in the Lebanese 14 March Alliance and former president of…
Rights watchdog urges Egyptian electoral reform
Egypt
December 13, 2010
Rights watchdog urges Egyptian electoral reform
The rights group Observers Without Borders on Sunday called for electoral reform in Egypt, including the adoption of the proportional…
NDP members resign and villagers protest against ‘rigged’ poll
Egypt
December 8, 2010
NDP members resign and villagers protest against ‘rigged’ poll
Around 700 National Democratic Party (NDP) members in the district of Beni Sueif submitted collective resignations on Wednesday, following alleged…
Curfew imposed in Minya village following election-related violence
Egypt
December 1, 2010
Curfew imposed in Minya village following election-related violence
Security authorities Wednesday morning imposed a curfew on the village of Rouda, located in Minya Governorate, after election-related violence claimed…