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Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood seizes increased freedom ahead of polls

Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood seizes increased freedom ahead of polls  Islamist party shows political savvy as it campaigns to win support of poor  By Agence France Presse (AFP) Election countdown CAIRO:

Limited irregularities reported in Egypt poll

Limited irregularities reported in Egypt poll Cairo - Local groups monitoring the first round of Egypt’s parliamentary elections Wednesday pointed to irregularities in the polling process but stressed their scope

The Election Results in Eastern Cairo Districts

The Election Results in Eastern Cairo DistrictsRun-off election is the outcome of the districts in which no candidate got the majority of votes, in the first phase of the Egyptian

Can We Do Business with Islamists?

Can We Do Business with Islamists?By Martin Kramer Mr. Kramer, author of Ivory Towers on Sand: The Failure of Middle East Studies in America, is editor of the Middle East

State media gave Egypt ruling party up to 95% coverage

State media gave Egypt ruling party up to 95% coverage afrol News - The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) has monitored Egyptian state controlled media during the election

Parliamentary elections begin amid cautious hopes for change

EGYPT: Parliamentary elections begin amid cautious hopes for change  CAIRO, 10 November (IRIN) - The first round of Egyptian parliamentary elections kicked off on Wednesday, with polling stations opening to

Egypt Parliamentary Election a Test for Muslim Brotherhood

Egypt Parliamentary Election a Test for Muslim Brotherhood By Challiss McDonough  United opposition hope to loosen the grip that Mr. Mubarak’s National Democratic Party holds on parliament with 80 percent

Begging to differ

Transparent ballot boxes, monitors, a flamboyant Muslim Brotherhood campaign: the parliamentary elections certainly feel different this time round. But are they really, asks Amira Howeidy For the past two weeks

Media coverage of election biased, experts say

- As the first of three rounds of voting in Egypt’s parliamentary election got underway on Wednesday, media coverage has been biased in favour of the ruling National Democratic Party

The Final Results of the Parliamentary Election

The Final Results of the Parliamentary Election Ikhwan online   The final official outcome of the first stage of the Egyptian parliamentary election, held on Nov.9th in eight governorates, is revealed.