There will always be a margin of error, but after years of reporting on the region, certain things can be fairly accurately anticipated, such as the outcome of Arab elections […]
In return for protection, the Copts will vote loyally this week for a man whose secret police now dominate political life in Egypt Robert Fisk @indyvoices So here comes another […]
The Wall Street Journal reports that Egypt’s Presidential Elections Commission will exclude 10 candidates, including three prominent frontrunners, from presidential elections next month, a decision that is likely to stoke popular outrage across Egypt’s political spectrum. Farouq Sultan, a judge and the head of the commission, said Saturday night that Muslim […]