CAIRO: A number of activists today reported that in early voting in the first constituency of North Cairo in Shubra several boxes full of ballot cards were thrown outside the polling station.
The police had left the boxes unguarded and some (...)
Early signs show that the Freedom and Justice Party, the political wing of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood, received between 75 and 80 percent of the expatriate Egyptian vote in Saudi Arabia, sources today reported.
Vote counting began early this (...)
The Social Peace Party announced their withdrawal from the Democratic Alliance after accusing the Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) of violating the agreement they had with members of the coalition.
A statement by Hifzi Zayed, president of the (...)
The supreme body of Al-Wafd Party agreed during the last meeting to adopt an initial 15 million EGP (U.S. $2.5 million) budget for the election campaign of party candidates during the upcoming parliamentary elections, according to a member of the (...)
CAIRO: For the first time in the history of the Muslim Brotherhood, the group held public elections for three positions in its Guidance Office today. The new members will replace former council heads Mohamed Morsi, Saad Katatni and Essam el-Erian, (...)
CAIRO: Salafist preacher Hazem Shouman said the message of today's gathering of Islamist movements in Tahrir Square reached all of the “enemies of Islam.” He said this is the beginning of a stronger wave of Islamists descending to the (...)
A variety of topics were covered by talk shows last night, including a debate on whether the trials of figures of the former regime should be televised and on the extradition of former regime figures in Europe and the new parliamentary (...)
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Highlights
• Youm 7 reporter Hassan Mashali called to describe an incident in the city Sallum in the Marsa Matrouh governorate where city residents burnt down the local police station after police killed a citizen
• The first segment was (...)
Overview:
Most talk shows on Thursday night were cautiously monitoring the incidents in Ain Shams, fearing they could escalate into full-blown sectarian strife as happened in Imbaba two weeks ago. Also up for discussion was the continuation of (...)