US democracy drive throws up dilemmas President George W. Bush’s announcement in 2003 that the US would henceforth adopt "a forward strategy of freedom in the Middle East" was welcome.

  Most of the 164 seats up for grab in the first phase of Egypt’s three-stage legislative elections were undecided after the first round of voting, sending large numbers of

Muslim Brotherhood plays double game in Egyptian poll  Eva Haroun   THE Islamic fundamentalist Muslim Brotherhood of Egypt is making a concerted effort to gain a foothold in parliament in

 The Moslem Brotherhood becomes the ’dark horse’ in the Egyptian elections, though it is considered by the government as ’a banned political movement’, after being deprived from the legal recognition

Egypt police arrest 7 in Islamist election protest CAIRO (Reuters) - Police arrested seven Egyptians taking part in a Muslim Brotherhood protest on Friday against what the Islamist opposition group

Mubarak’s re-election lacks fairness, says Judges ClubCAIRO — The Egypt Judges Club (EJC) has said that the re-election of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak during the September election lacks fairness, although

There may be more run-offs than clear finishes once yesterday’s votes are tallied. Gamal Essam El-Din surveys the scene  The first stage of parliamentary elections began in eight governorates yesterday:

 Campaigning for this year’s parliamentary polls was all about money. Candidates spent bundles on everything from banners and billboards, to ads in the papers and on TV, to a variety

Muslim Brotherhood Second in Egypt’s Polls  By Inas Abdul Aziz, IOL Correspondent (IslamOnline.net) – Over 80 percent of seats in the first phase of Egypt’s parliamentary polls will have to

 PRESS STATEMENTINDEPENDENT COMMITTEE ON ELECTION MONITORING Wednesday, November 9, 2005 11:00AM Free, fair and transparent elections are the basis for any meaningful democracy. The Independent Committee for Election Monitoring (ICEM)