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Jordanian pro-regime parliamentary candidates secure majority
Egypt

Jordanian pro-regime parliamentary candidates secure majority

Pro-regime Jordanian candidates have garnered the majority of parliamentary seats in Tuesday's parliamentary poll, according to semi-formal results publicized the…
Elections 2010: What’s new?
Opinion

Elections 2010: What’s new?

Just two months ahead of parliamentary elections in Egypt, a foreign visitor might have reasonably concluded from a perusal of…
Does Egypt need international election observers?
Opinion

Does Egypt need international election observers?

International observers are for newly independent states without the institutions needed to run elections--unlike Egypt--according to Moqbel Shaker, vice chairman…
Graft, poverty keep many Afghans away from polls
World

Graft, poverty keep many Afghans away from polls

 Dirt poor and wearied by corruption, many Afghans put the daily battle for bread ahead of voting in parliamentary elections…
NDP candidate nominations to be announced after Eid
Egypt

NDP candidate nominations to be announced after Eid

Secretary-General for the National Democratic Party (NDP) Safwat al-Sherif said his party is still in the process of selecting candidates…
Labor representation in parliament: Between need and myth
Egypt

Labor representation in parliament: Between need and myth

President of the state-controlled Egyptian Trade Union Federation (ETUF) Hussein Megawer issued formal criterion last Saturday for candidates to run as "labor…
Wafd Party president buys Al-Dostour newspaper
Egypt

Wafd Party president buys Al-Dostour newspaper

Prominent businessman and president of the liberal opposition Wafd party el-Sayed el-Badawy has expanded his media empire by buying the…
Bahrain arrests more Shia activists as poll nears
World

Bahrain arrests more Shia activists as poll nears

Manama--Bahraini authorities have detained four more Shia activists on security grounds, raising the stakes in the run-up to parliamentary elections…
Opposition still undecided on elections
Egypt

Opposition still undecided on elections

The Egyptian opposition coalition met Wednesday to discuss whether they will boycott October’s parliamentary elections if the government does not…
Parliament speaker criticized by opposition for hostile statements
Egypt

Parliament speaker criticized by opposition for hostile statements

A number of opposition party leaders criticized statements by Ahmed Fathi Sorour, People’s Assembly speaker, published in an interview with…
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