According to government officials the recent crackdown on independent media outlets stems from what it describes as its efforts to regulate unauthorized channels and not politically motivated.

No one is holding their breath about the outcome of Egypt's parliamentary elections, which are certain to leave President Hosni Mubarak and his National Democratic Party in charge.

With Egypt’s parliamentary elections drawing closer, the Hosni Mubarak government has begun cracking down on the media.

In another violation of the constitution and the law, state security engaged in a ransacking frenzy this time in Alexandria.

A recent commentary titled “U.S.–Egyptian Relations on the Eve of Egypt’s Elections” by Michele Dunne senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and editor of the online journal,

Judge Abdul Aziz Omar, Chairman of Cairo's Appeal Court and President of the Higher Committee for the elections, has listed November 20 to try veteran journalist Hamdy Kandil before Giza’s

Members of the Muslim Brotherhood in Daqahleya embarked on an electoral campaign in an effort to explain the group’s reasons for taking part in the elections.

The Muslim Brotherhood, members in the Egyptian governorate of Sharqeya has announced the names of 11 members nominated to run in the upcoming parliamentary elections including one female contender.

Al-Dostour’s recently dismissed chief editor, Ibrahim Eissa, was not fired due to ordinary disputes over administrative or editorial issues. The decision to remove Eissa was without a doubt political.

The Muslim Brotherhood has announced names of candidates fielded in Egypt 's upcoming parliamentary elections. During press conferences the MB in the constituencies of Gharbeya and Qalyubiya have named 10