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Widespread fraud reported in Egypt runoffs

Human rights organisation calims the rulling party has lost impartiality in the second round.  By Joelle Bassoul - CAIRO Egyptians were voting Tuesday in runoffs for the first phase of

Egypt candidate supporters burn ruling party office

Egypt candidate supporters burn ruling party office CAIRO, Nov 16 (Reuters) - Supporters of an independent candidate in Egypt’s parliamentary elections attacked and burnt the headquarters of the ruling party in

Judge Injured by NDP Thugs in Mazghouna

Judge Injured by NDP Thugs in Mazghouna By: Alaa Ibrahim and Saad Al-Gizawy At the polling station in Mazghouna constituency, a number of thugs supporting the NDP candidate, Essam Abu

MB , Doubles Egypt Seats

CAIRO, Egypt - The Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt’s leading   Islamic group, more than doubled its legislative representation in runoff parliamentary elections, according to initial results announced Wednesday.         The fundamentalist group

Aziz Congratulates the MB

Aziz Congratulates the MB Ikhwan online Dr. Aziz Sedqy, the ex-Prime Minister and the Coordinator of the National Front for Change and Reform, held a telephone conversation with the Supreme

Egypt polls kick off amid high opposition hopes

Egypt polls kick off amid high opposition hopes  Egyptians start electing new parliament amid resurgence of banned Muslim Brotherhood.  By Jean-Marc Mojon - CAIRO Egyptians started electing a new parliament

Heated run-off poll in Egypt

Heated run-off poll in Egypt  Cairo - The Muslim Brotherhood and Egypt’s ruling party competed in a heated runoff vote in the country’s parliament elections on Tuesday, with scattered outbursts

Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood gains in run-off

Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood gains in run-offafrol News, 16 November - "Independent" candidates of Egypt’s banned Muslim Brotherhood party have gained a large number of seats in the run-off voting after

Egypt poll monitors ready despite obstacles

Egypt poll monitors ready despite obstacles  Monitors hopes their presence in polling stations will change Egypt’s history of vote-rigging.  By Simon Apiku - CAIRO Omar Abdul Moneim, an Egyptian in

How to Win the War in Iraq

How to Win the War in Iraqby David T. Pyne16 November 2005 The main problem with the various plans to win the war is that they focus on bringing democracy