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The elephant in the theater: Cinema goers boycott anti-revolutionary celebrities
Cinema/TV

The elephant in the theater: Cinema goers boycott anti-revolutionary celebrities

There’s an old saying: “If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all.” Had Egyptian actor Talaat Zakaria…
Marks & Spencer opening in Egypt revitalizes calls for boycott
Egypt

Marks & Spencer opening in Egypt revitalizes calls for boycott

The boycott movement against Israeli products and services in Egypt is just over a decade old. Domestically, the movement is…
Elections Monitor: Glass half-full or half-empty?
Egypt

Elections Monitor: Glass half-full or half-empty?

It is not clear why commentators in independent and partisan newspapers insist on pointing out the negative features of the…
Mubarak concedes elections witnessed violations
Egypt

Mubarak concedes elections witnessed violations

President Hosni Mubarak on Sunday conceded the 2010 parliamentary poll--concluded last Sunday--witnessed numerous violations. Responsibility for these breaches, however, belongs…
Thursday’s papers: NDP justifies victory while shark attacks fail to deter tourists
Egypt

Thursday’s papers: NDP justifies victory while shark attacks fail to deter tourists

Thursday's privately-owned and state-run newspapers focus largely on the post-election political dynamics within the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP). Egypt's…
Embattled opposition stands at crossroads
Egypt

Embattled opposition stands at crossroads

After heated disputes over the integrity of the electoral process, the new parliament’s composition was officially announced yesterday. It showed…
Run-offs update: Wafd members defy party boycott decision
Egypt

Run-offs update: Wafd members defy party boycott decision

The liberal Wafd Party officially has confirmed five of its candidates intend to participate in today’s parliamentary election run-offs, in…
NDP determined to sweep runoffs, says member
Egypt

NDP determined to sweep runoffs, says member

Egypt's ruling party said on Saturday that an opposition boycott of a second round of polling in a parliamentary election…
A new election strategy is needed
Opinion

A new election strategy is needed

Though I write these lines before the official announcement of the first-round election results and though the new parliament will…
Egyptian State TV to run Wafd Party promotional ads
Egypt

Egyptian State TV to run Wafd Party promotional ads

The stand off between the liberal Wafd opposition party and Egyptian national TV which had refused to run their campaign…
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