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Rafiq Habib: Absence of Rules that Promotes Fair Election Process Triggered MB to Boycott

Rafiq Habib, prominent Coptic Christian expert on Islamist movements, said the Brotherhood's decision to boycott the run-off elections scheduled to be held on December 5, was a patriotic decision made

Hussein: MB Decided to Boycott the Run-Off and Will Continue the Struggle to Regain People’s

Secretary General for the Muslim Brotherhood, Dr. Mahmoud Hussein, emphasized that the group has achieved many of its goals, as they feel the responsibility to protect people and make them

Judge Wardani: State Security Forces Shut Down Voting Centers

Vice President of the Court of Appeals, Ayman Al-Wardani, resigned from his post as a member of the committee mandated with supervising the elections in the city of Arish in

Judge’s Arrest and Violations on Election Day Draw Outcry

The detention of Egyptian judge, Waleed El-Shafei, while attempting to monitor a polling station in Badrasheen district during Sunday's voting, has triggered widespread controversy.

Egypt: election violence must be investigated

Amnesty International has called on the Egyptian authorities to fully investigate the deaths, violence and other human rights abuses that marred Sunday’s parliamentary elections.

Election Monitors Report Widespread Fraud

During Egypt’s intense parliamentary elections, Egyptian NGOs monitoring the polls were targeted as they faced widespread difficulties and personal risk, attempting to document rigging, fraud and reports on voting.

Witnessing Egypt’s polls worldwide

Election eve has had Egyptian security force on high alert with 22 Muslim Brotherhood members arrested nationwide on Friday.

Six Dawn Raids and Two MB Arrests Including Journalist

Security forces stormed the houses of 6 Muslim Brotherhood leaders in Alexandria however only 1 leader was arrested due to the absence of the other 5 from their homes.

1206 MB arrests including 7 women in run up to polls

Top Muslim Brotherhood lawyer Abdel Monem Abdel-Maqsoud, stressed that the current clampdown against the group's candidates and their supporters, has noticeably increased during the past few days with a total

US State Department Calls for Transparency in Elections

P.J. Crowley, the US state department's spokesmen and Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Public Affairs urged the Egyptian authorities to ensure that elections were held in a free and