2010 parliamentary elections
New impetus to investigate alleged election rigging in 2005, 2010
Egypt
June 27, 2013
New impetus to investigate alleged election rigging in 2005, 2010
Prosecutor General Talaat Abdallah ordered on Wednesday an expedited investigation into complaints of election rigging in Egypt's 2005 and 2010…
A violence-free election raises questions about SCAF’s intentions
Egypt
January 23, 2012
A violence-free election raises questions about SCAF’s intentions
The commencement of the first parliamentary session on Monday leads Egyptians to reevaluate the traditional association between elections and violence.…
Thousands protest outside Egypt parliament to demand its dissolution
Egypt
February 8, 2011
Thousands protest outside Egypt parliament to demand its dissolution
Thousands of Egyptians protested on Tuesday outside of the parliament building in downtown Cairo to demand the assembly's immediate dissolution.The…
Mubarak meets with legislative and judicial representatives
Egypt
February 7, 2011
Mubarak meets with legislative and judicial representatives
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak continued Monday to defy protesters' demands for his immediate resignation, meeting with representatives from legislative and…
Egypt’s parliament admits 90% of MP memberships may be invalid
Egypt
January 22, 2011
Egypt’s parliament admits 90% of MP memberships may be invalid
Amaal Othman, the head of the Egyptian parliament's Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee admitted on Saturday that the membership of…
Freedom in decline in Egypt and worldwide: US report
Egypt
January 14, 2011
Freedom in decline in Egypt and worldwide: US report
Global freedom declined for a fifth straight year in 2010 as authoritarian regimes dug in worldwide and crime and unrest…
Year ender: What to expect from the new parliament, the parallel parliament?
Egypt
December 31, 2010
Year ender: What to expect from the new parliament, the parallel parliament?
A new parliament dominated by the ruling party was elected in 2010, while a new parallel parliament composed of opposition…
Year Ender: 2010 ‘bad year’ for press freedom, say critics
Egypt
December 30, 2010
Year Ender: 2010 ‘bad year’ for press freedom, say critics
The year 2010 was a bad one for journalistic freedom in Egypt, and, according to the forecasts of some media…
Wednesday’s papers: Shadow parliament vs. parliament, Israeli spy rings
Egypt
December 29, 2010
Wednesday’s papers: Shadow parliament vs. parliament, Israeli spy rings
Nearly all of Egypt's daily papers on Wednesday run front-page headlines about investigations with Tarek Abdel Razek Hassan, an Egyptian…
NGO disbanded over support for Brotherhood, former MP says
Egypt
December 28, 2010
NGO disbanded over support for Brotherhood, former MP says
Former MP Anwar Esmat al-Sadat on Tuesday accused the Ministry of Social Solidarity of disbanding a civilian organization due to…