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by: AP
2005-10-13
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, officially outlawed but widely tolerated, may have its candidates run under the movement’s own name in November’s parliamentary polls, rather than as independents as they have done in the past... |
by: AP
2005-11-9
Egyptians Vote in Rare Contested Election |
by: AP
2005-11-10
High turnout, little violence, change face – if not outcome – of Egyptian vote
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by: AP
2005-11-10
Turnout Better Than Expected in Egypt |
by: AP
2005-11-11
80 Percent of Egypt Seats to Go to Run-Off
Associated Press Writer CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - Egypt’s ruling party secured the most seats in the first stage of parliamentary balloting, but the banned Muslim Brotherhood made its mark as well, sending 42 candidates to run-off elections. Run-offs will be needed for about 80 percent of the 164 .. |
by: AP
2005-11-13
Mideast democracy summit ends in disagreement over declaration ANNE GEARAN
The conference did adopt two initiatives that are part of U.S. President George W. Bush’s push to expand political freedo.. |
by: AP
2005-11-16
Heated run-off poll in Egypt Cairo - The Muslim Brotherhood and Egypt’s ruling party competed in a heated runoff vote in the country’s parliament elections on Tuesday, with scattered outbursts of violence, protests by hundreds of Brotherhood members at counting centers and reports of irregularities at the polls. The Brotherhood, Egypt’s largest Islamic fundamentalist part.. |
by: AP
2005-11-19
Egypt voting results show Muslim Brotherhood’s power
Secularists an.. |
by: AP
2005-11-19
Egypt: Second round of parliamentary election |
by: AP
2006-6-5
Egyptian police raided a Cairo study centre connected with the opposition Muslim Brotherhood and arrested nine leading members of the Islamist group, police and the Brotherhood said on Monday. |
by: AP
2006-8-19
A federal judge ruled Thursday that the government’s warrantless wiretapping program is unconstitutional and ordered an immediate halt to it. |
by: AP
2006-9-15
Islamic leaders in the Middle East denounced Pope Benedict XVI’s recent remarks about Islam and demanded an apology. "The remarks do not express correct understanding of Islam and are merely wrong and distorted beliefs being repeated in the West," said Mohammed Mahdi Akef, the leader of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, in a written statement. |
by: AP
2007-5-15
Several human rights groups here appealed to the United Nations on Monday not to accept Egypt’s candidacy for membership of the U.N. Human Rights Council.
The 19 groups and organizations expressed their "surprise" that Egypt is applying for membership in the council that addresses human rights violations, according to a statement. "The Egyptian government’s record is full of serious hu.. |
by: AP
2007-6-6
U.S. President George W. Bush criticism of jailed dissidents during a speech Tuesday in the Czech Republic cast a spotlight on Egypt’s most prominent opposition prisoner whose wife recently accused the U.S. of ignoring him in favor of winning Egyptian government support.
In his speech celebrating democracy’s progress around the globe but also called out places where its reach is either inco.. |