A key pillar of the much-vaunted Middle East democracy initiative of U.S. President George W. Bush has collapsed -- brought down by Egypt’s insistence that Arab governments should have more

The general guide (head) of the Muslim brothers in Egypt, Muhammad Mahdi Akef, said that the unhappiness of people regarding the ruling party has increase the number of votes his

Egyptian NGOs call for change in third round of elections The NGOs involved in monitoring Egypt’s parliamentary elections have released a statement on the abuses that took place and made

CAIRO: The Muslim Brotherhood may be banned, but it has demonstrated in the latest parliamentary elections that it is by far the strongest Egyptian opposition group, trouncing the secular political

Egyptian vote could be bad news for U.S. BY SALLY BUZBEE Advertisement For months, the Bush administration has said it is serious about pushing for democracy in the Middle East.

In the wake of the impressive gains achieved by the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt ’s parliamentary elections and the fears of the Christian community from the resurgence of the Islamic

Judges, Egyptian Gov. Clash Over Legislative Polls  The judges have repeatedly complained of election violence by police and NDP thugs.  Additional Reporting by Hamdy Al Husseini, IOL Correspondent CAIRO, November

191Brothers are Detained  Arrest campaigns hit the six governorates which witness the third round of the Egyptian parliamentary vote, Khirat el-Shater, the  Muslim Brotherhood’s deputy leader , said: ’ when the

Egyptian intellectuals and public figures from across the political spectrum have warned the government against the repercussions of election fraud and violence on democracy in the country.

Irked by the defeat it has suffered at the hand of the Muslim Brotherhood in the parliamentary polls, the government toke repressive measures to block further wins in the third