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US administration pressured to shift its policy

Experts in the bi-partisan Washington-based Egypt Working Group confirmed that they met with senior officials at the White House National Security Council (NSC) on Tuesday to discuss political reform in

Evidence of U.S. backtracking on supporting democracy in Egypt

In clear evidence of the decline in the U.S. administration in maintaining the principle of spreading democracy in the Middle East US Ambassador to Egypt Margaret Scobey confirmed the US

Increased number of women participation in polls

The Egyptian Center for Women’s Rights, issued a report titled “Egyptian women between the anvil of political parties and the hammer of the quota,” which revealed an increased number of

Obama’s task on Egyptian democracy

wHEN HE met with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in September, President Obama brought up the need for "a vibrant civil society, open political competition, and credible and transparent elections in

Escalating harassments of MB supporters

Supporter of an MB candidate for parliamentary elections in Cairo, Ibrahim el-Sayed el-Sayed, was severely tortured after his arrest yesterday by security officer, Mohamed Sameer. He was tortured to provide

Obama’s half-hearted efforts for Egyptian democracy

Since Obama brought up the need for "a vibrant civil society, open political President Mubarak’s regime has done exactly the opposite of what Obama asked.

MB top Lawyer: Egyptian ruling Regime detains 361 MB and raids 106 firms and businesses

Top Muslim Brotherhood defence lawyer Abdel Moneim Abdel-Maqsoud, maintained that since the announcement of the group’s decision, on October 9, to participate in the upcoming parliamentary elections in November 2010

The Legacy of Mubarak

Mohammad Hosni Mubarak, former Air Force General became president of Egypt after the assassination of President Mohammad Anwar Al Sadat by Muslim extremists on 6 October 1981. President Mubarak, as

ElBaradei and the Mobilization of the Egyptian Diaspora

“This is a giant that needs to be awakened to save Egypt…look at what other diaspora communities are doing,” said one enthusiastic participant in a recent London conference for the

MB in Giza to field 10 candidates including one female

The Muslim Brotherhood Administrative office in Giza has announced the names of the candidates fielded in the upcoming parliamentary elections scheduled late November.