The NDP Pays Thugs £500 a Day We are informed that Ibrahem el-Gogory, the National Democratic Party’s candidate in el-Mansoura constituency, of the Nile Delta governorate Daqhliya, made a deal

Detentions on the Eve of Run-offs On the eve of tomorrow’s run-offs, the alleged police’s neutrality comes to an end. 15 members of the Moslem Brotherhood in Alexandria, among them

Elections 2005To what extent have Egypt’s parliamentary elections lived up to expectations, asks Mohamed Sid-Ahmed The parliamentary elections have been marred, as usual, by allegations of gross irregularities, dashing hopes

Realism Wins There are two conflicting moods or trends in the political scene of our Arab region, where Israel is geographically located. On one hand, there is the absentminded and

Fracas on the seafrontAmira Howeidy witnesses Alexandria’s ferocious elections battle Last Sunday Alexandria witnessed some of the worst scenes of violence in the parliamentary elections. Dozens of thugs allegedly associated

A different kind of fraternityThe Muslim Brotherhood seems to be gaining ground on university campuses as well. Mustafa El-Menshawy investigates On the Cairo University campus, signs of the Muslim Brotherhood’s

Transcript: Interview with Ahmed Nazif William Wallis, FT Cairo correspondent, interviewed Ahmed Nazif, Egypt’s prime minister about ongoing political and economic reforms during a month in which the country is

Ahmed Nazif, Egypt’s prime minister, on Thursday defended his government’s record in increasingly violent parliamentary elections and said the ruling National Democratic party (NDP) was winning a “mandate” to pursue

Last Sunday’s first round of the second stage of parliamentary elections was marred by violence. Al-Ahram Weekly’ s staff report from some of the country’s most heated constituencies End of

An Egyptian Attorney judge accused authorities of vote-rigging in the ongoing general elections in Danamhour District. Judge Dr. Noha al-Zeini, vice-president of the Administrative Supervision Board, said in a letter