- The leader of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood on Sunday credited public mistrust, frustration and anger with President Hosni Mubarak’s regime for his group’s fivefold increase in parliamentary seats with
Egypt’s ties with Israel bolster Islamist campaign In Egypt’s textile heartland, popular support for the opposition Muslim Brotherhood in the parliamentary election has also fed off anti-Israeli sentiment since the government
Turmoil Grips Runoff Voting in Egypt BEHEIRA, Egypt Egyptian police barricaded polls and arrested hundreds of supporters of the banned Muslim Brotherhood movement Saturday, while armed backers of Islamist and
Egypt police battle young who say they want to vote Egyptian riot police fought running battles in an Alexandria slum on Saturday with young men who said that security
Muslim Brotherhood cements its leadership of Egyptian opposition By Michael Slackman CAIRO The Muslim Brotherhood, an organization outlawed in Egypt, has demonstrated in recent parliamentary elections that it is by
Irked by the defeat it has suffered at the hand of the Muslim Brotherhood in the parliamentary polls, the government toke repressive measures to block further wins in the third
Egyptian intellectuals and public figures from across the political spectrum have warned the government against the repercussions of election fraud and violence on democracy in the country.
191Brothers are Detained Arrest campaigns hit the six governorates which witness the third round of the Egyptian parliamentary vote, Khirat el-Shater, the Muslim Brotherhood’s deputy leader , said: ’ when the
Judges, Egyptian Gov. Clash Over Legislative Polls The judges have repeatedly complained of election violence by police and NDP thugs. Additional Reporting by Hamdy Al Husseini, IOL Correspondent CAIRO, November