A government crackdown on Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood the country’s strongest Islamist opposition group has provided more reason for government opponents to encourage a boycott of Sunday's parliamentary vote.

Amnesty International today called on the Egyptian authorities to ensure that all candidates and voters are not harassed or intimidated by security forces, supporters of the ruling party and others

A few days before the 2010 legislative elections, the nation's Higher Administrative Courts issued a number of decisions that may change the electoral map in several districts. The court orders

With the run up to polls in Egypt police officials and armed gangs have dispersed campaign events by Muslim Brotherhood candidates going as far as attacking candidates while in their

During the conference entitled Egyptian Media on Politics and Profession- Experiences in Election Coverage that was held on Monday, journalists and media professionals unanimously agreed that there is "no hope

The Liberties Committee belonging to the Lawyers' Syndicate has called for the suspension of the forthcoming election if the Higher Election Commission (HEC) refuses to implement numerous court decisions on

As Egypt heads toward elections for the lower house of parliament on November 28 and the presidency in 2011, Cairo’s officials have got their story straight and they are sticking

Why should we pay attention to the 28 November legislative elections in Egypt? Once more, many might say, an Arab country holds a rigged poll, producing yet another rubber-stamp Parliament

The Lawyers Syndicate's Freedoms Committee will be holding a press conference Sunday noon to expose security abuses against opposition's candidates

The upcoming parliamentary elections scheduled for 28 November will not undergo international monitoring after the government declared that allowing such monitoring would undermine national sovereignty.