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Round one of the elections over. Now what?
Opinion
December 8, 2011
Round one of the elections over. Now what?
In the wake of consistent rigging over the past 60 years, it’s hardly surprising that everything about these elections, from…
After crushing defeat, Wafd wonders what’s next
Egypt
December 8, 2011
After crushing defeat, Wafd wonders what’s next
After a stormy pre-election process that saw the Wafd Party join and leave the Freedom and Justice Party-led (FJP) Democratic…
Tourism Ministry calls for dialogue with Salafis
Egypt
December 7, 2011
Tourism Ministry calls for dialogue with Salafis
Islamist successes in the first phase of the parliamentary elections have raised fears among those working in tourism, especially in…
Militarized perceptions and the fate of liberal Egypt
Opinion
December 7, 2011
Militarized perceptions and the fate of liberal Egypt
According to a recent statement by a prominent member of the Egyptian junta (Major General Mamdouh Shahin), Mubarak could not…
Islamist leader in Tunisia urges Brotherhood to join forces with liberals
Egypt
December 7, 2011
Islamist leader in Tunisia urges Brotherhood to join forces with liberals
Rashid al-Ghannouchi, president of the Tunisian Ennahda Party, which gained the majority of votes in recent parliamentary elections and formed…
Engineers Syndicate chief says Gaza reconstruction a priority
Egypt
December 7, 2011
Engineers Syndicate chief says Gaza reconstruction a priority
Rebuilding Palestine's Gaza Strip will be a priority for Egypt's Engineers Syndicate, said newly-elected syndicate chief Maged Kholousy. The reconstruction…
Wednesday’s papers: Concerns about the elections, Ganzouri and Tahrir
Egypt
December 7, 2011
Wednesday’s papers: Concerns about the elections, Ganzouri and Tahrir
Most newspaper headlines highlight “the sweeping victory" of Islamists in the run-offs for the first phase of parliamentary elections. State-owned…
Brotherhood says it won 34 run-off seats
Egypt
December 7, 2011
Brotherhood says it won 34 run-off seats
The Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) won 34 individual seats of the 45 it contested in the first…
What a change in Egypt’s leadership means for Israel
World
December 6, 2011
What a change in Egypt’s leadership means for Israel
JERUSALEM — Two decades ago, Naguib Mahfouz, the late, great Nobel literature laureate, speaking to the Israeli newspaper The Jerusalem…
Salafi Nour Party mulls parliamentary coalition with Brotherhood
Egypt
December 5, 2011
Salafi Nour Party mulls parliamentary coalition with Brotherhood
Emad Abdel Ghafour, the chairman of the Salafi Nour Party, said that his party may form a parliamentary coalition with…