Egypt announces partial results of first round of legislative elections          Egypt’s Electoral Commission on Thursday announced partial results of the first round of the three- stage parliamentary elections held

Local monitors said the first round of parliamentary polls was calm and with less fraud than usual. Gihan Shahine wonders what this means  An administrative court ruling allowing local supervision

80 Percent of Egypt Seats to Go to Run-Off By NADIA ABOU EL-MAGD Associated Press Writer CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - Egypt’s ruling party secured the most seats in the first

Amira Howeidy examines the shifting relationship between the state and Muslim Brotherhood The Muslim Brotherhood’s ubiquitous presence has been one of the dominating features of the parliamentary elections, signalling a

Egypt’s workers doubtful of election jobs pledges CAIRO — Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has pinned his party’s campaign for this month’s parliamentary elections on pledges of jobs, but workers and

Islam Hamdoun, Ghad Party candidate in Imbaba, stands in the middle of a crowd explaining his election platform. "The door of democracy is now open," he tells his audience. "Make

  Mubarak’s party takes a cue from opposition  By Michael Slackman The New York Times   CAIRO As voters weighed their choices in parliamentary elections that begin Wednesday, candidates strung banners

Contraventions Committed during Vote Counting Ikhwan online Many candidates of the Moslem Brotherhood, who will run for re-election, were about to win unless the infringements committed during voting and counting

(Reuters) - Egypt holds the first stage of parliamentary elections on Wednesday that could decide who can run for president in the Arab world’s most populous nation during the next

Egyptians vote in parliamentary elections CAIRO: Egyptians voted on Wednesday in the first stage of legislative elections expected to make only minor inroads in the domination of parliament by President