Detentions in Kafr el-Sheikh On the polling day of the ongoing parliamentary polls, seven representatives of the Muslim Brotherhood’s candidates were detained. Polling stations are blocked, in addition. Voters, furthermore,

El-Sharqia: Circulated Ballots Reappear In el-Sharqia governorate, a Brotherhood stronghold, the so-called circulated ballot, that is a marked ballot given to a voter to be cast and to bring the

El-Daqhlia’s vote Inflames In Bandar el-Mansora, more than thirty thugs, who are equipped with swords and machetes, attack electorate and Brotherhood’s supporters under the watchful eye of police. Moreover, polling

The Egyptian Voter, Unbowed A “democracy with fangs.” Mr Anwar Sadat’s unparalleled description of ’his’ no-nonsense kind of democracy immediately came to mind this week as the curtain dropped on

Egyptian politician denies forgery charges By NADIA ABOU EL-MAGD The runner-up in Egypt’s presidential elections took the stand in his trial on forgery charges Tuesday, accusing the government of trumping

Egyptian police attack reporters covering election  Egyptian security forces attacked a number of local and foreign journalists covering an increasingly troubled parliamentary election on Saturday and confiscated or damaged their

In Egypt, satellite TV is changing the nationSharon Schmickle As Egyptians vote today in the latest stage of their parliamentary elections, a hidden force behind the combative campaigns is represented

Early reporting from AP. BBC does an eve of vote roundup, Reuters covers the Muslim Brotherhood roundup (up to 1600 arrested), and voters who think America is being unfair. AFP

Daqhlia: Judges are Assaulted, Polling Boxes are Burnt Backed by security officers, a group of thugs bodily attacked three judges in Belqas constituency; Khaled Abdel Aziz, Hany Mokhtar and Ahmed Abdel

Egyptian Cops Detain 1,610 Muslim Brotherhood Members It looks as if Mubarak isn’t going to be saguine about the Ikhwan’s electoral gains. Egyptian police have detained 1,610 members of the