CAIRO - A few hours before Egyptians head to polling stations to pick their candidates in the nation's most acrimonious vote in years, the electorate's basic needs for jobs, healthcare, and economic stability are reigning supreme over conversations between these voters and the parliamentary hopefuls.

CAIRO - Heweida Mohamed has seen the leaders of the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) locked in two televised

CAIRO: Less than 48 hours before the much anticipated People’s Assembly elections, governmental and non-governmental organizations alike are taking last minute action before Egyptians cast their ballots this Sunday.

CAIRO - Many women candidates, standing for the Parliament, are mothers and therefore aware of the family's economic and social difficulties.

CAIRO: Just like the rest of Cairo, the Qasr El-Nil constituency has been assaulted by election propaganda as of late.

CAIRO--Egypt Tuesday expressed astonishment at a warning made by Ethiopia's Prime Minister against an Egyptian war over Nile water. "Egypt does not consider war its option for water," said Hpssam Zaki, the spokesman for the Egyptian Foreign Ministry. "All options on which bases its stand are grounded on dialogue and negotiations," he added.

Egypt's government reiterated Tuesday that it will not allow international election observers for its parliamentary vote later this month, despite calls for it to relax media coverage and allow poll monitoring

Wheat futures rose for the third time in four sessions on signs that demand for U.S. supplies is increasing from Egypt, the world’s largest importer

Amnesty International said Sunday that the Egyptian authorities are hindering opposition activists and clamping down on the media ahead of parliamentary elections next week in the Arab world's most populous country

Egypt’s benchmark EGX 30 Index gained for the third day, increasing 0.8 percent to 6,977.17 as of the 2:30 p.m. close in Cairo, the highest level since May 6

CAIRO - President Hosni Mubarak will start Monday a two-day Gulf tour that will take him to the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Bahrain, a presidential spokesman said sunday.

Egypt's security forces have cracked down on its members leading up to elections next week, said Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt's main opposition group

CAIRO- The Euro-Mediterranean Union’s Regional Committee members have unanimously approved an Egyptian proposal calling for setting up a regional panel for water management and rationalising water usage in sustainable development purposes in each member state.

The London-based Amnesty International called on Egypt's authorities to refrain from harassing election candidates as hundreds of opposition members have been arrested

CAIRO - President Hosni Mubarak Saturday held talks in Saudi Arabia with King Abdullah during a brief visit.Their talks focussed on the regional developments, said State-owned media without elaborating.

A headless statue of a Greek king has been discovered in the ruins of an ancient Egyptian temple, adding to evidence that the structure could be the final resting place of Marc Antony and Cleopatra, say excavation leaders

CAIRO (Update) - An Egyptian Foreign Ministry official has rejected as an 'interference' in local politics a meeting between senior US officials and a group of Americans entitled “Egypt Workgroup” to discuss Egyptian affairs.

A rights activist said Wednesday that Egypt freed a blogger who served four years in jail after being convicted of insulting Islam's Prophet Mohammed and Egypt's president Hosni Mubarak

CAIRO: Egypt's decision to raise the minimum wage for the first time since 1984 has been sharply opposed by the very activists who demanded it, because at LE 400 ($69) a month, it skirts close to the poverty line.

CAIRO: Egypt's decision to raise the minimum wage for the first time since 1984 has been sharply opposed by the very activists who demanded it, because at LE 400 ($69) a month, it skirts close to the poverty line.

CAIRO - The countdown to the blocking of Facebook has allegedly begun. Growing rumours claim that this influential online platform could be the Government's new battlefront against its opponents ahead of the Parliament elections this month.