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Katatni: Applying at Security Headquarters Proves Interior’s Control of Elections

Media spokesman and head of Muslim Brotherhood (MB) Parliamentary bloc, Dr. Mohamed Saad el-Katatni, stated that the MB have started submitting their election papers at the various security headquarters throughout

German Parliamentarians Condemn Egypt’s Human Rights Abuses

The HR committee in parliament asserted that Egyptian authorities engaged in targeting political opposition groups and carrying out random arrests and torture noting that an election is due in three

Analysts: Egypt Aims at Bringing TV Talk Shows and News Bulletins under Control of State

Egypt's information minister Anas el-Fiqi, maintained that new licenses for private TV satellite uplinks would be distributed .

57 MB candidates barred from registering in elections

The first day of registering for nomination as candidates in the upcoming parliamentary polls has proved to be eventful. Although 75 candidates were successful in submitting applications at least 57

Will NDP Independents Win the Elections Again?

Among the intriguing scenes playing out in the lead-up to the November 28 parliamentary elections has been the throngs of would-be candidates vying for nominations from the ruling National Democratic

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

Ayman Nour’s – Elections in the Dark Warns of Vote-Rigging

Mohamed Beltagy, assistant secretary-general of the MB parliamentary bloc and member of the National Association for Change, has stressed that participation in the upcoming elections discloses the anticipated foul play

Morsy: Egypt’s interests are at the top of MB priorities

Dr. Mohammed Morsy, spokesman for Egypt's influential Muslim Brotherhood and its Executive Bureau member, has affirmed that the Muslim Brotherhood's participation in the 2010 parliamentary elections is derived from its

Regulations and restrictions for upcoming elections announced

Egypt's Ministry of Information and the Supreme Electoral Commission have announced the guidelines regarding regulations for public media coverage in the electoral process of the parliamentary elections taking place on

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