Amnesty International today called on the Egyptian authorities to immediately release, or charge with a recognizable criminal offence, more than 70 members of the Muslim Brotherhood group arrested this week.

MOHAMED ELBARADEI's return to Egypt in February was greeted with wild enthusiasm in Egypt's independent press, which was swift to pin long-held hopes for reform on the former chief of

The number of Egyptians who have signed a petition for political reform proposed by potential presidential candidate Mohamed ElBaradei has doubled over the last two weeks after the Muslim Brotherhood

Some opposition groups in Egypt have decided to take a common stand regarding the upcoming parliamentary elections scheduled to run in November. They called on all political opposition to boycott

The decades-old battle between the Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt's largest opposition group, and Egypt's authoritarian regime has entered its latest phase.

Where are Egypt’s political parties in this picture? Clearly the country’s 24 licensed parties are not the engine of political dynamism.

President Hosni Mubarak represents the axis of the Egyptian political system since he holds all the reins of power in his hands.

In early June Egypt’s parliamentary elections will kick off with voting for the Shura Council, the consultative assembly.

Michael Mounir spokesman for the International Coptic Council warned Egyptian opposition of collaborating with the Muslim Brotherhood group in the upcoming parliamentary elections.

The protests planned across the country, spanned the social scale as producers of building material, transport workers, garbage collectors, bakers and textile workers assembled alongside private sector employees