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Egypt’s Opposition: Will ElBaradei Embrace the Islamists?

Mohamed ElBaradei has taken Egypt's stagnant political scene by storm since his reincarnation two months ago from Nobel Peace Prize–winning international nuclear watchdog to domestic reform campaigner.

Mubarak attends first cabinet meeting since surgery

After much speculation on his health, Egypt's president Mubarak will at last attend his first cabinet meeting on Thursday April 14, after undergoing gall bladder surgery in Germany in early

Egypt ‘thirsty for change’ says Mohamed ElBaradei

Mohamed ElBaradei, emerging as a contender to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, tells BBC Middle East editor Jeremy Bowen he will only consider standing for office if the constitution is changed.

NGO object to new drafted law and authorities intervention

NGO members have voiced their anger at the new law which is aimed at crippling the organizations by tightening the authorities grip on their activities and interfering in the boards

In Egypt, the Twilight of the Mubarak Regime

In early March, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak flew to Germany, where a team of surgeons removed his failing gall-bladder along with a benign growth. Three weeks later, the president was

ElBaradei calls for boycotting elections

Former IAEA Chief Dr Mohammed ElBaradei has added another call to his list of conditions calling on opposition parties to boycott the approaching parliamentary elections this fall.

Copts in Egypt call for the Holy Synod secretary to be referred to a church

Statements made by Bishoy secretary of the Holy Committee that the Bible obliges the citizens to support President Hosni Mubarak in any future election have been met with criticism by

Top cleric resigns from NDP

Egypt's top cleric has handed in his resignation from the NDP just weeks after his assuming the post.

EMHRN denounces the repression of Democracy Activists in Egypt

The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network (EMHRN) condemns the Egyptian security forces’ violent assaults against a large number of peaceful demonstrators in Cairo, Alexandria and various other areas on April 6.

Can Obama erase ‘Bush nostalgia’ in the Middle East?

Obama has reverted to Clinton-era policies in the Middle East. But Arab reformers are nostalgic for something more like Bush’s “freedom agenda,” which helped usher in a promising moment for