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Siddiqui: Egypt’s election fraud far worse than Haiti’s – and more dangerous

We have had acres of newsprint and hours of broadcasts on the flawed elections in Haiti, a nation of 10 million, which has an understandable emotional hold on us but

Polls’ HEC Results Disappoint Egypt

Egypt strengthened its grip on power by alleging it won the majority of seats in parliament in Sunday’s election which was marred by boycotts, irregularities and accusations of widespread fraud

Wikileaks Cables Confirm MB Was Right all Along

The flood of classified U.S. diplomatic cables released on Sunday by WikiLeaks threatens to further undermine Egypt's already questionable role as a neutral mediator between Palestinian factions, embarrass the U.S.

Not Even a Rap on the Knuckles – US and Egypt

Can the world turn a blind eye to all the prickly issues surrounding the Egyptian elections? The fraud, brutality and corruption are so obvious that even the US had to

Egypt: Elections Marred as Opposition Barred from Polls

Elections to Egypt's People's Assembly on November 28, 2010, were marred by reports that opposition supporters were barred from polling stations and subjected to violence, Human Rights Watch said today.

Sunday Is D-Day in Egypt

Despite the violence, arbitrary detentions and determined campaigners struggling against a dishonest, brutal regime, less than half the population of Egypt is expected to take part in Sunday's polls.

Elections eve and heightened hostilities against MB opposition

The heightened hostilities and vendetta against members of political opposition have been witnessed both world wide and domesticaly with appeals by the US administration to monitor elections and to promote

MB Rejects Allegations by PA Speaker that MB Seeks Religious State

PA speaker in Egypt Dr. Fathi Sorour and senior NDP member on Friday confirmed that any pressure by the US on Cairo for reforms may very well backfire and result

Egyptian Opposition’s Facebook Groups Disappear

On Thursday November 25, 2010, many facebook groups such as “Monitoring the Unit of 2010 Parliamentary Elections”, “El-Baradei as a President for Egypt”, and “We are all Khaled Saeed” were

2010 Egyptian Elections – A Farce of Dragon Proportions

An election can generate just about as much tension and excitement as a good football match. And, there is tension in the air as the 2010 parliamentary elections in Egypt