Voting irregularities at Helwan, Hadayek El-Kobba polls
By Sarah Carr HELWAN/CAIRO: Araby Farouq Mashhour, a representative of MP candidate Gomaa El-Badawy in El-Saf, explained that even though he had a general power of attorney (POA), he was told…
Alexandria votes amid accusations of violations and misinformation
By Heba Fahmy ALEXANDRIA: Egypt’s much anticipated People’s Assembly (PA) elections kicked off Sunday amid accusations from opposition groups about violations in Alexandria. Many independent and Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated candidates said that…
Gov’t refutes rights groups’ report of 8 election-related deaths
By Tamim Elyan CAIRO: Human rights groups reported Sunday the deaths of eight people during the People's Assembly (PA) elections, as well as 45 clashes and 180 total arrests by security…
MB candidate says violations committed in Shoubra El-Kheima
By Marwa Al-A'asar CAIRO: Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohamed El-Beltagy accused the authorities Sunday of committing violations during the People’s Assembly (PA) elections in the western Shoubra El-Kheima constituency in favor…
Fallout between NDP candidates leaves one man shot, in critical condition
By Abdel-Rahman Hussein AL-ARISH: A fallout between representatives of two National Democratic Party candidates resulted in several shootings in North Sinai, where elections were marred with tribal tension rather than tension…
Elections go smoothly in Minya
By Mohamed Effat and Heba Afify MINYA: Voters, candidates and civil society groups said that Sunday’s parliamentary elections in Minya were free of clashes and forgery. Khaled Kamal Makady, 65, was…
Unofficial European delegation oversees elections through rights organizations
By Essam Fadl CAIRO: A European delegation arrived to Cairo early Sunday to unofficially oversee Egypt’s parliamentary elections as they went on field visits to rights organizations, sources in human rights…
World braces for WikiLeaks flood of US cables
WASHINGTON: The whistle-blower website WikiLeaks was reportedly hours away from releasing millions of confidential US diplomatic cables Sunday, with several governments fearing damaging revelations. Top US officials have raced to…
Gamila Ismail files complaint after candidacy number changed
By Tamim Elyan CAIRO: Independent candidate in Cairo’s Qasr El-Nil constituency, Gamila Ismail, filed a complaint at the prosecution office after she found her candidacy number changed from 17 to 14…
Independent candidate says attacked by ‘NDP thugs’ in Alexandria
By Heba Fahmy ALEXANDRIA: Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated independent candidate Sobhy Saleh said he was attacked on Sunday afternoon by “National Democratic Party thugs” in front of the Abys Mosque, in Al-Raml district.…