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Journalists and Media Workers: No Hope for Neutral Media Coverage for the Upcoming Elections

During the conference entitled Egyptian Media on Politics and Profession- Experiences in Election Coverage that was held on Monday, journalists and media professionals unanimously agreed that there is "no hope

POMED director denies US meddling in Egypt’s affairs

In a recent statement POMED’s director Stephen McInerney, emphasized that it was imperative that the US continue to persuade Egypt to run transparent elections. He pointed to the significance of

Abu El-Fotouh: Egypt’s NDP to Run Elections with Guerrilla Thinking

Dr Abdel Moneim Abul Fotouh, a leading Brotherhood figure and secretary general of the Arab Doctors' Union, called on the chairman of Egypt's Higher Electoral Commission (HEC), Judge Sayyed Abdul

Egyptian Government Dismisses US Concerns on Elections and Opposes Report on Religious Freedom

US Ambassador, Margaret Scobey repeated the US Department's calls for transparency during Egypt’s parliamentary elections Monday. She stressed the significance of international monitoring with international monitors.

Liberties Committee of the Egyptian Lawyers’ Syndicate Calls for an End to Parliamentary Elections

The Liberties Committee belonging to the Lawyers' Syndicate has called for the suspension of the forthcoming election if the Higher Election Commission (HEC) refuses to implement numerous court decisions on

Egypt’s Unobserved Elections

As Egypt heads toward elections for the lower house of parliament on November 28 and the presidency in 2011, Cairo’s officials have got their story straight and they are sticking

Al-Arian: Brotherhood will Continue on its Way toward Free Elections Despite Government Repression

Dr Essam Al-Arian, a member of the Muslim Brotherhood Executive Bureau, has stressed that the Muslim Brotherhood is facing an unprecedented police crackdown that appears certain to weaken the political

Goodbye, Scarecrow

Why should we pay attention to the 28 November legislative elections in Egypt? Once more, many might say, an Arab country holds a rigged poll, producing yet another rubber-stamp Parliament

Lawyers hold Press Conference Discussing Violations Against Candidates

The Lawyers Syndicate's Freedoms Committee will be holding a press conference Sunday noon to expose security abuses against opposition's candidates

1206 MB arrests including 7 women in run up to polls

Top Muslim Brotherhood lawyer Abdel Monem Abdel-Maqsoud, stressed that the current clampdown against the group's candidates and their supporters, has noticeably increased during the past few days with a total