Petticoat progress
By Philip Whitfield CAIRO: As Caesar approached the Rubicon at Ravenna returning from Gaul to Rome, he passed thought into legend: iacta alea est — the die is cast. As many…
Calm engulfs Luxor as citizens cast their vote on second day
CAIRO: Competition between Islamists and the Egyptian Bloc continued as voters in the southern city of Luxor cast their votes on the second day of parliamentary elections. "Due to the…
Children used to distribute campaign material
CAIRO: At Al-Abageya in south Cairo, scores of schoolboys, ranging from 6 to 14 years old, were nimbly running in between cars to distribute flyers promoting candidates they say "would…
Copts keen on voting in first post-Mubarak elections
CAIRO: Egypt’s Coptic community is eager to participate in the first post-Mubarak parliamentary elections amid repeated calls by Pope Shenouda to vote. While some claim their votes are aimed at…
Egypt hails election as successful ‘democracy test’
CAIRO: Egypt's first post-revolution election entered its second day on Tuesday amid pride and triumphalism over the turn-out and the orderly start to the country's complex transition to democracy. "The…
No complaints about overnight security of ballots
CAIRO: In spite of concerns about securing the ballots overnight during a two-day vote, political parties and observers said there were no complaints or reports of violations. Each of the…
Carter Center ‘witnesses’ follow electoral process, say it is ‘too soon to tell’
CAIRO: Despite reports of some violations by local monitoring groups, the Carter Center believes it is "too soon to tell" whether abuses in the electoral process are widespread, according…
Poorest districts of south Cairo see organized polls on second day
CAIRO: Residents of south Cairo flocked to polling stations for the second day to cast their ballots in the first phase of the People’s Assembly elections. While Tuesday morning’s turnout…
Climate change now seen as a question of global security
By Richard Ingham / AFP PARIS: Once viewed as an issue of interest only to greens or academics, the threat posed by climate change to security is now eyed with deepening…
Voter turnout drops in Alexandria on second day
ALEXANDRIA: Voter turnout dropped significantly on the second day of parliamentary elections in the Northern coastal city of Alexandria as the heated competition continued between the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and…