governorates
11 political parties threaten to storm municipality HQs in response to Treachery Law
Egypt
October 2, 2011
11 political parties threaten to storm municipality HQs in response to Treachery Law
The heads of 11 political parties threatened on Sunday to mobilize 15 million people, take over municipality headquarters, block railway…
Mixed responses to nationwide reshuffle of governors
Egypt
August 6, 2011
Mixed responses to nationwide reshuffle of governors
Prime Minister Essam Sharaf announced a reshuffle of governors that included appointing 11 new governors and transferring another four to…
Minister: No female governors to be appointed in planned reshuffle
Egypt
July 30, 2011
Minister: No female governors to be appointed in planned reshuffle
Women will be excluded in a planned gubernatorial reshuffle, Egypt's local development minister, Mohamed Ahmed Attiya, said Saturday. In statements…
In Photos: In Egypt, revolution everywhere
Egypt
July 9, 2011
In Photos: In Egypt, revolution everywhere
Thousands took to the streets in various Egyptian cities, expressing dissatisfaction with the performance of the cabinet and the Supreme…
Diesel fuel crisis continues in most governorates
Egypt
May 17, 2011
Diesel fuel crisis continues in most governorates
The diesel fuel crisis continued to escalate on Tuesday in most Egyptian governorates. Long lines of cars appeared at most…
Muslim Brotherhood to field candidates in 4 governorates
Egypt
October 12, 2010
Muslim Brotherhood to field candidates in 4 governorates
The Muslim Brotherhood has announced it will field candidates for the upcoming parliamentary elections in Gharbiya, Fayoum, Kafr al-Sheikh and…
700 women compete for candidacy in parliamentary elections
Egypt
September 6, 2010
700 women compete for candidacy in parliamentary elections
The number of female members of the National Democratic Party competing to be nominated by the party for 64 parliamentary…