CAIRO - International film stars strutted down the red carpet on Tuesday evening at the 34th Cairo International Film Festival, which opens as Egypt attempts to regain its stature as the hub of Middle Eastern cinema.

CAIRO (Updated) - Heavyweights in the ruling National Democratic Party on Monday were declared winners in the legislative elections, the most acrimonious in the nation's parliamentary history.

CAIRO: Violence, polling station closures, vote forgery and restrictions on polling station monitors raise serious doubts about the probity of Sunday’s parliamentary elections, rights groups said Monday.

CAIRO--Scores of activists from different political powers Monday night protested outside the independent Press Syndicate against alleged vote fraud.

CAIRO - Several candidates from Egypt's National Democratic Party Monday won seats in the legislative elections as the party, in power for more than three decades, is expected to sweep the polls.

CAIRO - Scores of Egyptian women of every age Sunday headed to female-only poll stations, to vote in parliamentary elections, marked by a special representation for women as candidates and voters.

TEHRAN: Iran has criticized Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit for reportedly saying Tehran should keep out of the internal affairs of Arab countries and not meddle in Iraq and Lebanon.

Cairo-Egyptians go to polls on Sunday to elect a new parliament amid fears of violence. More than 5,000 candidates from different political parties and independents are vying on Sunday for 508 seats, including 64 seats for women, at stake.

CAIRO - A Cairo administrative court Saturday suspended a decision by the Egyptian telecommunications regulator to examine the content of mobile text messages, known as SMS, as another local court upheld taking off air three satellite TV channels.

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