Jurists demanded the invalidity of the current elected parliament, which was founded on violation of court orders amid the reluctance of the Higher Election Commission (HEC) to implement decisions to

WikiLeaks' unprecedented release of classified material "is embarrassing U.S. leaders and their foreign counterparts alike," according to the Huffington Post.

The Muslim Brotherhood's decision to take part in the upcoming People's Assembly elections comes as no surprise.

The election results may not have been surprising, but what will be the long-term repercussions for the key players?

In the past few hours, the chronic symptoms of our political malaise got worse. It is the same old story, the same miserable ailment that has been taking its toll

It is the weakness of the State and its neglect of the law, which has started to be reflected in the behaviour of the public, Muslims and Copts alike.

Mubarak's government in Egypt has played a win at all costs game of parliamentary elections going beyond blatant fraud to violence, intimidation and false arrests.

An article in the Guardian cites that the final results of the recent Egyptian parliamentary ballots guarantee five years of political insignificance for the institutional opposition.

The Egyptian regime is yet to learn that democracy means more than just going through the motions.

In this extended two-part interview Hamdan engages in an in-depth discussion of the party's affairs, policies and interests. This dialogue follows Manuela Paraipan's recently published interview with Hamas leader Khaled