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Parliamentary Correspondent Angered by Ban to Attend Committee Meeting

A decision to ban parliament’s correspondent from attending a committee meeting triggered angry responses.

El-Baradei’s Support Committee Distributes Pamphlets Reviving Call for Change

Presidential candidate, Dr. Mohamed El-Baradei’s support committee distributed pamphlets in Alexandria urging people to support the call for reform and change and the end of violence and violations in police

Simple formula

In the past few hours, the chronic symptoms of our political malaise got worse. It is the same old story, the same miserable ailment that has been taking its toll

More than religious harmony at stake

It is the weakness of the State and its neglect of the law, which has started to be reflected in the behaviour of the public, Muslims and Copts alike.

Brotherhood reveals its colours

The Muslim Brotherhood's decision to take part in the upcoming People's Assembly elections comes as no surprise.

Ahmed Tharwat: Now you know what Arabs know

WikiLeaks' unprecedented release of classified material "is embarrassing U.S. leaders and their foreign counterparts alike," according to the Huffington Post.

Egypt’s Winners and Losers

The election results may not have been surprising, but what will be the long-term repercussions for the key players?

Mubarak disgraces Egypt’s reputation

Mubarak's government in Egypt has played a win at all costs game of parliamentary elections going beyond blatant fraud to violence, intimidation and false arrests.

Mubarak’s Ticking Bomb

The Egyptian regime is yet to learn that democracy means more than just going through the motions.

Egyptian Opposition Divided?

An article in the Guardian cites that the final results of the recent Egyptian parliamentary ballots guarantee five years of political insignificance for the institutional opposition.