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Shia Group Holds Nearly Half the Seats in Round One of Bahrain Elections

Bahrain's first round of elections held on Saturday has resulted in Bahrain's main Shia opposition group securing 18 out of 40 seats in the country's parliamentary elections in what was

Egypt: Interior Minister announces November 3 for candidates’ applications

Interior Minister Habeeb El Adly has announced that applications for candidacy in Egypt’s upcoming parliamentary elections will be effective from Wednesday November 3 through to Sunday November 7 with 5

Former US President calls for International monitoring of elections

Former US President Jimmy Carter currently visiting Egypt called on the Egyptian government to allow international monitoring of the Parliamentary elections scheduled to be held on November 28, 2010.

MB Candidate, Wafaa Mashhour on Facebook and Twitter

The Muslim Brotherhood’s female candidate for Asuit for the upcoming parliamentary elections Wafaa Mashhour has launched a page on Facebook and Twitter to engage in daily dialogue with residents of

State run and independent papers highlight election news

Concerns over the 2010 election’s transparency has not only divided the Egyptian political scene into boycotting and participating parties but has also contributed to fueling internal rifts within opposition parties

EGYPT: GAG TIGHTENS ON MEDIA AHEAD OF ELECTIONS

"Oblique threats and backroom deals that are not visibly linked to the government have started silencing some of Egypt's most critical independent voices," says Mohamed Abdel Dayem, Middle East and

NDP Official Confirms Mubarak Will Run in 2011

According to a recent article posted in the Egyptian newspaper Alyoum elsabaa Ali Eddin Helal, the National Democratic Party's ’ information secretary, confirmed that President Hosni Mubarak will be seeking

Security forces abduct MB leaders in broad daylight

Security forces in Kafr El Sheik abducted two prominent MB leaders in broad daylight today. They were taken to an unknown destination hours after prosecution issued release orders to 5

Escalating measures against MB members in Egypt’s governorates

Security services in Qena released 2 Muslim Brotherhood detainees after the Criminal Court in Qena ordered their release.

President Mubarak sets November 28 for parliamentary elections

According to official sources, the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has set Sunday November 28 for the country’s parliamentary elections. Run-offs are scheduled for December 5.