CAIRO – Former President Jimmy Carter on Tuesday dismissed concerns about the success of Islamist parties in Egypt’s first elections since the fall of President Hosni Mubarak, because it represents the will of the Egyptian people. Inquirer National and World News
Read More...Updates with details on third round being final for lower house, vote for upper chamber to follow; adds video. AP Video. The Globe and Mail – World RSS feed
Read More...After saying raids would stop, gov’t rejects denunciations from U.S., U.N. on sweeps of pro-democracy organizations Latest World Headlines – CBS News
Read More...Egyptian women rally in Cairo against the treatment of protesters, after a woman was stripped and beaten in a case which sparked outrage. BBC News – Home
Read More...A protester flashes a victory sign with his bloodied hand as other protesters throw stones at army soldiers at the cabinet near Tahrir Square in Cairo December 16, 2011. Stone-throwing demonstrators clashed with troops wielding truncheons and electric prods in central Cairo on Friday, witnesses said, in the worst violence since the start of Egypt’s [...]
Read More...Military police battled demonstrators in Cairo’s Tahrir Square on Sunday, the third day of clashes that have killed 10 people and injured hundreds. msnbc.com: World news
Read More...Egyptian soldiers with batons charged into Tahrir Square on Saturday after fatal clashes nearby, prompting many demonstrators who have been camped there since last month to flee into side streets. msnbc.com: World news
Read More...CAIRO – Islamists and liberals on Thursday accused election officials of filling out ballot forms for elderly or confused voters at some polling stations during the second round of parliamentary elections. If confirmed as a pattern, the reports could chip away at the credibility of what has so far been the freest and fairest vote [...]
Read More...People in parts of Egypt start going to the polls in the second round of post-revolution elections, with Islamists expected to build on earlier gains. BBC News – Home
Read More...Yes, plenty of parts of Israel are far more liberal than the Middle East – but some of the country’s ultra-Orthodox communities bear a striking resemblance The Globe and Mail – World RSS feed
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