In Egypt we don’t have any confidence in US policy because it is a contradictory policy that pays lip service to democracy while supporting dictatorships. We have confidence in the

Turkey will not take part in the drive to punish Palestinian people for their democratic choice As part of Hamas continuous efforts to engage in contacts and dialogue with Arab

Exerpts of the joint press conference of Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Ali Gheit Meeting and Secretary Condoleezza Rice FOREIGN MINISTER GHEIT: Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. (In Arabic.)

Egyptian blogger Big Pharaoh gave me an insider’s tour of Cairo and the ghastly political situation facing his country today. He took me down 26 of July Street on foot

Partial results from Egypt’s month-long parliamentary elections reveal large gains for the powerful but banned Muslim Brotherhood opposition movement; however, the ruling National Democratic Party retains a two-thirds majority.

The Muslim Brotherhood’s Leader, Muhammad Akef, exhorted the new parliamentary representatives of the Muslim Brotherhood to shoulder the vital responsibility of being people’s representatives.

Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood has demonstrated consummate political savvy during the parliamentary campaign. With an unprecedented level of freedom since it has been allowed to use its real name, the banned

>Egyptian police have detained hundreds of members of the opposition Muslim Brotherhood before the final round of the parliamentary poll, the group says. A spokesman for the banned Islamist group

The Muslim Brotherhood built its strength in Egypt’s parliament this weekend, winning 29 seats in elections despite restrictions on voting and arrests of its supporters, official results showed on Sunday.

 A three-member panel of leading experts on Egyptian politics were of mixed minds about what the recent Egyptian parliamentary elections portend. But two Egyptian members of the panel predicted some