House of Representatives
Court to decide fate of parliamentary elections Wednesday
Egypt
March 5, 2013
Court to decide fate of parliamentary elections Wednesday
The Cairo Administrative Court is set to decide Wednesday whether the parliamentary elections can go ahead as planned starting in…
House of Representatives applications to be accepted starting next Saturday
Egypt
March 2, 2013
House of Representatives applications to be accepted starting next Saturday
The High Judicial Elections Commission announced Saturday that candidates could start applying on 9 March to stand for House of…
Election law typo refers to lower house as ‘People’s Assembly’
Egypt
February 27, 2013
Election law typo refers to lower house as ‘People’s Assembly’
Despite a name change in the Constitution, the new parliamentary elections law still mistakenly refers to the lower house as…
Brotherhood to mull cabinet reshuffle, say sources
Egypt
February 26, 2013
Brotherhood to mull cabinet reshuffle, say sources
Sources inside the Muslim Brotherhood said Tuesday that the group's guidance bureau is set to discuss a possible Cabinet reshuffle.…
Activists call for Harlem Shake outside Brotherhood headquarters
Egypt
February 26, 2013
Activists call for Harlem Shake outside Brotherhood headquarters
The global Harlem Shake phenomenon that is taking Egypt by storm could be performed yet again, but this time in…
Tuesday’s papers: To boycott or not to boycott?
Egypt
February 26, 2013
Tuesday’s papers: To boycott or not to boycott?
The headlines of Tuesday’s newspapers continue to express alarm over escalating political polarization. The liberal Wafd Party’s daily writes that…
Nour Party to contest elections, but says vote must be free and fair
Egypt
February 25, 2013
Nour Party to contest elections, but says vote must be free and fair
The Salafi-oriented Nour Party has decided to participate in the House of Representatives elections in April amid calls for boycott,…
Nour Party demands guarantees for free and fair elections
Egypt
February 23, 2013
Nour Party demands guarantees for free and fair elections
A meeting will be held between the presidential council and the supreme body of the Nour Party Sunday, after which…
ElBaradei calls for elections boycott, Brotherhood says elections will be fair
Egypt
February 23, 2013
ElBaradei calls for elections boycott, Brotherhood says elections will be fair
Opposition figure and Dostour Party head Mohamed ElBaradei is calling in Egyptians to boycott House of Representatives elections in order…
Update: Presidential adviser says elections to begin 28 April
Egypt
February 21, 2013
Update: Presidential adviser says elections to begin 28 April
President Mohamed Morsy will call parliamentary elections to start on 28 April, Mohamed Gadallah, a legal adviser to the president,…