2011 Egyptian presidential elections
WaPo: Egypt still stands a chance for democracy
Egypt
December 18, 2010
WaPo: Egypt still stands a chance for democracy
Egypt still stands a chance of achieving democratic change, despite recent violations in November’s poll, wrote Michael Posner, US assistant…
Mubarak to run in 2011 unless he chooses otherwise, says NDP
Egypt
November 25, 2010
Mubarak to run in 2011 unless he chooses otherwise, says NDP
A leading member of Egypt's ruling party said in an interview that the constitution would not be changed before the…
Droves turn out to support Mubarak’s sixth presidential bid
Egypt
November 8, 2010
Droves turn out to support Mubarak’s sixth presidential bid
Around 300 people on Saturday turned out for a rally at Al-Azhar supporting President Hosni Mubarak's bid for a sixth…
Obama might pressure Egypt regime, says paper
Egypt
November 6, 2010
Obama might pressure Egypt regime, says paper
Top officials of the US President, Barack Obama have been discussing new ways to put pressure on the regime of…
ElBaradei opts out of next year’s presidential elections
Egypt
November 1, 2010
ElBaradei opts out of next year’s presidential elections
Former International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) director Mohamed ElBaradei told the German press agency (DPA) on Monday that he would…
ElBaradei: Obama turned his back on Arab democratic reform
Egypt
October 27, 2010
ElBaradei: Obama turned his back on Arab democratic reform
Former UN nuclear chief Mohamed ElBaradei in an interview with American publication The Daily Beast earlier this week criticized US…
NDP official: President to run for 6th term; Gamal Mubarak candidacy ‘delusory’
Egypt
October 21, 2010
NDP official: President to run for 6th term; Gamal Mubarak candidacy ‘delusory’
Ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) stalwart Ali Eddin Helal has declared that President Hosni Mubarak would be the party's candidate…
Critics say new text-messaging rules target pre-election political opposition
Egypt
October 14, 2010
Critics say new text-messaging rules target pre-election political opposition
The Ministry of Communications this week announced new restrictions pertaining to the use of text messaging for the dissemination of…
Senior NDP official hopes for 6th Mubarak term
Egypt
October 11, 2010
Senior NDP official hopes for 6th Mubarak term
The media secretary of Egypt's ruling National Democratic Party (NDP), Ali Eddin Hilal, said he hopes incumbent President Hosni Mubarak…
Minister says attacks on govt evidence of regime’s strength
Egypt
September 7, 2010
Minister says attacks on govt evidence of regime’s strength
Minister of State for Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Mofid Shehab criticized those forecasting chaos in Egypt and dismissed the predictions…