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Arrests and Attacks Continue on Election Rallies in Daqahliya and Gharbeya

Security forces yesterday released Mohammed Abdul Baqi, a member of the MB parliamentary bloc for Talkha, Daqahliya, after being abducted by security forces during a rally for Muslim Brotherhood candidates

Opposition slams regime’s efforts to rig election

The opposition Muslim Brotherhood accused the government on Monday of rigging Egypt's parliamentary election by stopping its candidates from campaigning and arresting nearly 250 of its supporters.

Security personnel arrest 9 MB including child during peaceful rally in Cairo

In what has come to be a disturbing pattern during the last few days' Egyptian security forces clashed yet again yesterday with a peaceful publicity campaign for the Muslim Brotherhood's

Michael Jansen: Wooing voters with goodies, not action

Next Sunday Egyptians go to the polls to choose 508 members of parliament from among 5,200 candidates. Among those standing are 380 women and 80 Coptic Christians. Sixty-four seats are

Over 270 MB Supporters Detained after Violent Attacks by Security

Stepping up hostilities against the Muslim Brotherhood, the country’s strongest political opposition ahead of the upcoming polls Egyptian police and security forces arrested 270 of the group’s campaigners Friday as

Egypt says no to foreign monitors

Egypt dismissed as interference, calls to allow foreign observers to monitor the country's parliamentary elections later this month, an official said.

Egypt criticises US for trying to act as ‘caretaker’

Egypt criticised the United States on Thursday for interfering in its affairs after Washington called for foreign monitors in this month's parliamentary elections and met with a group pressing for

Ten MB Injured and Six Arrests on Day Two of Poll Clashes

Security forces in Alexandria arrested 2 MB candidate supporters during a rally, further escalating tensions between the regime and MB supporters.

Security Sets Fire to House in Attempt to Burn MB Banner

In a desperate measure state security apparatus in Kafr el-Sheikh set fire to a house after throwing a lighted cloth onto a banner promoting the Muslim Brotherhood candidate.

Security Forces Attack Peaceful MB Women’s Campaign Arresting Many

Once again in contravention of freedom of expression, and political rights guaranteed in the constitution, state security forces interceded an election campaign promoting the political platform of Muslim Brotherhood representative