Egypt’s government broadcaster NileSat turned the plug off more than 20 satellite stations claiming they aired programmes run by extremist hosts encouraging religion intolerance and violating broadcasting licenses.

A letter sent to President Mubarak by the Middle East Studies Association (MESA) of North America a major American academic association devoted to Middle East studies has indicated that it

The Muslim Brotherhood in Assuit has confirmed that it will field six candidates to run in the parliamentary elections including one female.

The recent announcement of MB candidates fielded to run in the elections has triggered even further arrests by state security.

According to government officials the recent crackdown on independent media outlets stems from what it describes as its efforts to regulate unauthorized channels and not politically motivated.

No one is holding their breath about the outcome of Egypt's parliamentary elections, which are certain to leave President Hosni Mubarak and his National Democratic Party in charge.

With Egypt’s parliamentary elections drawing closer, the Hosni Mubarak government has begun cracking down on the media.

A recent commentary titled “U.S.–Egyptian Relations on the Eve of Egypt’s Elections” by Michele Dunne senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and editor of the online journal,

Over seven thousand students, affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood movement, staged a protest on Tuesday at Tanta’s University against a decision to ban their colleagues from running in upcoming student

Media Spokesmen for the Muslim Brotherhood called on Egyptian citizens from different sects, trends, national, political powers and ideologies to unite.