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White House condemns conviction of Egyptian politician

The U.S. government said Saturday that it was ’deeply troubled’ at the conviction of Egyptian politician Ayman Nour, the main opposition contender in September’s presidential elections.

Egypt police ’detain’ Islamists

>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

Islamists build Egyptian parliamentary bloc

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.

Experts see Egyptian political transition evolving in next year or two

 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

Forum for the (Distant) Future

A key pillar of the much-vaunted Middle East democracy initiative of U.S. President George W. Bush has collapsed -- brought down by Egypt’s insistence that Arab governments should have more

The Brotherhood are Unlikely to Form Government, However, this is How We Envisage It

It is unlikely that the Brotherhood would hold power, at least in the foreseeable future. However, let us presume for the sake of argument that they have formed a government.

Fraud Preparations in Kafr el-Sheikh

In Kafr el-Sheikh governorate, fraud preparations are doing for the third round of the ongoing parliamentary polls, on December 1, . A security officer, in el-Sampawan constituency, held a meeting

28-seat gain by Muslim Brotherhood

In a stunning result, the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood captured at least 25 more seats in Egypt’s legislature Saturday, despite cordons of police who fired tear gas and rubber bullets in

Real dialogue” with the regime on political reform

The second round of Egypt’s legislative elections has consolidated the banned Muslim Brotherhood as the country’s main opposition force, a trend likely to raise the pressure for some form of

Egyptian Islamists continue gains

>Islamist supporters say many were stopped from voting Egypt’s opposition Muslim Brotherhood won more seats than the ruling party in the second round of parliamentary elections on Sunday. Independents standing