Muslim Brotherhood: Alliance for survival   By Doha Al Zohairy in Cairo, Egypt   Essam el-Erian says media pressure aided his release (file)   On 16 October, the Egyptian authorities released four

EOHR demands immediate release of detained Islamic Brotherhood members The Egyptian Organization for Human Rights (EOHR) condemns the mass arrests of members of the Islamic Brotherhood organisation carried out by

"Children for Change" Movement in Egypt We Want Mubarak Out Because He Arrests People Unjustly and Beats Them with a Whip  The following are excerpts from an interview with the leaders

Civil Rights Activits Munsif Marzuqi  "The Tyrranical Arab Ragimes Have Turned Us From A Wealthy Nation To Impoverished Peoples."  The following are excerpts from an interview with Dr. Munsif Al-Marzuqi,

Is the U.S. Ready for Egyptian Democracy?By Geneive Abdo In the wake of Egypt’s reelection of President Hosni Mubarak on Sept. 7, the chattering classes have been pouring praise on

Egypt Opposition Unites Against Mubarak By NADIA ABOU El-MAGDThe Associated PressCAIRO, Egypt -- Leaders from 10 of Egypt’s major opposition groups agreed to put aside their deep enmity for one

Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Nazief is explaining to a small group of reporters his government s commitment to democracy. He promises that restrictions on political parties will soon be eased

Egypt urged to advance democracy State Department official Cheney meets politicians By NADIA ABOU EL-MAGDTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS CAIRO, Egypt -- A top State Department official said Thursday the Bush administration’s

CAIRO -- The initial returns from Egypt’s first-ever presidential election looked exactly like Mohammed Habib had expected them to. After five decades of repression, the leaders of the country’s Islamist

Kefaya’s Need of America Leaves Bitter TasteCAIRO - Washington’s drive for democratic change in Egypt has left the country’s reformist opposition torn between a deep-rooted anti-Americanism and the potential windfall