Egypt’s leading Islamist parties won about two-thirds of votes in the second round of polling for a Parliament that will draft a new Constitution.
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/ 24 December 2011
Syria’s Muslim Brotherhood has denied it was responsible for Friday’s Damascus suicide bombings that killed 44, saying the claims were fabricated.
The latest round of fighting that began on Friday has left 12 dead and 500 injured, according to health ministry officials.
Military police are battling demonstrators in Tahrir Square in the third day of clashes that have killed 10 people and injured hundreds.
Egypt’s parliamentary elections have become hotly contested by rival Islamic groups all seeking to extend their early gains in the run-off vote.
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/ 5 December 2011
The Muslim Brotherhood’s party is hoping it has extended its lead over hardline Islamists in Monday’s run-off contest for Egypt’s parliamentary seats.
Islamist parties captured more than 60% of the vote in the first round of Egypt’s parliamentary elections, according to the latest partial results.
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood has called on its rivals to accept the will of the people after a first-round vote set it on course to take the most seats.
Egypt will hear the results of elections on Friday as protesters gather at a rally to remember 42 people killed in clashes with police.
Egypt’s fashionable and rich elite fear a victory for the Muslim Brotherhood and hardline Salafis in the first phase of parliamentary elections.
In a victory for political Islamists, the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party are ahead in Egypt’s first elections since Mubarak’s ouster.
The Muslim Brotherhood says it is leading Egypt’s election, which would give the nation’s oldest Islamist group a powerful parliamentary platform.
Fears of violence in Egypt have been unfounded, with no major violations or security incidents reported in its first free ballot in over 80 years.
Egyptians have voted in their first election since a revolt ousted Hosni Mubarak, amid fears the generals who replaced him would cling to power.
Egyptians will vote in the first legislative elections since Hosni Mubarak was ousted but a deadly countdown has cast a shadow over Egypt’s polls.
Generals have opened crisis talks with civilian political leaders after widespread violence continued to plunge Egypt into turmoil.
A US diplomat says officials have met members of the Brotherhood after Washington claimed it would have contact with Egypt’s biggest Islamist group.
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/ 14 September 2011
The Muslim Brotherhood has warned Tayyip Erdogan against seeking to dominate the Middle East, despite an enthusiastic welcome at his regional tour.
The Muslim Brotherhood held its first open internal election since the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak to show off its democratic credentials.
Egyptians will vote on proposed constitutional changes on Saturday in the first election in decades in which they will not know the result in advance.
Sectarian clashes killed at least 13 people in Cairo on Wednesday as old regime diehards attacked pro-democracy protesters.
The Egyptian president may not quit until September but amending a constitution that afforded him such power can begin sooner.
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/ 9 February 2011
The Muslim Brotherhood said on Wednesday it remained open to dialogue, but still demanded President Hosni Mubarak step down immediately.
President Hosni Mubarak’s new Cabinet on Monday held its first meeting since an uprising started nearly two weeks ago in Egypt.
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/ 6 February 2011
Egypt’s new vice-president, Omar Suleiman, has long sought to demonise the opposition Muslim Brotherhood in his contacts with skeptical US officials.
Western leaders fear Muslim Brotherhood, but on the streets its influence may be limited.
The Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt’s biggest opposition group, has no ambitions to run for presidency, a leading member of the group said on Friday
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/ 2 February 2011
Clashes broke out between opponents and supporters of President Hosni Mubarak in central Cairo on Wednesday.
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/ 25 January 2011
Egyptian opposition groups have launched a nationwide call for protests on Tuesday, in the hope that Tunisia’s popular uprising will embolden crowds.
Egypt’s largest opposition movement demanded on Wednesday that President Hosni Mubarak dissolve the newly elected Parliament and hold new elections.
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/ 2 December 2010
Muslim Brotherhood and Wafd party to boycott run-off ballot after initial figures show NDP took 97% of seats in Sunday’s poll.
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/ 25 November 2010
Millions of Egyptians are due to vote on Sunday for their next Parliament.