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02/28/2005

Mubarak calls for a less pharaonic future

Egypt’s all-powerful leader, Hosni Mubarak, has announced, to general surprise, that he wants the constitution changed to allow for contested presidential elections. Is Egypt finally ready to lead the Arab world to democracy, as George Bush wants?
02/27/2005

Egypt seeks multi-candidate presidential race

President Hosni Mubarak opened the door on Saturday to multi-candidate presidential polls in Egypt, a dramatic move welcomed by Washington and opposition groups as a step towards more open government.

Analysts described his televised announcem
02/27/2005

Mubarak reveals poll reform

President Hosni Mubarak yesterday said he had told parliament to amend Egypt's constitution to allow direct presidential elections in which anyone can stand and all citizens can vote by secret ballot.

The announcement, welcomed by the oppositi
02/27/2005

Mubarak Orders Egypt Election Law Changes

In a surprise and dramatic reversal, President Hosni Mubarak took a first significant step Saturday toward democratic reform in the world's most populous Arab country, ordering the constitution changed to allow presidential challengers on the ballot
02/27/2005

Respect human rights - free Ayman Nour

The respect for human rights and democratic principles is the cornerstone of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership. The European Parliament is becoming more vocal in its insistence on the respect of human rights by the EU's Mediterranean partners.
02/27/2005

Mubarak Pushes Egypt to Allow Freer Elections

President Hosni Mubarak asked Egypt's Parliament on Saturday to amend the Constitution to allow for direct, multiparty presidential elections this year for the first time in the nation's history.

On the face of it, the unexpected proposal from
02/27/2005

MUBARAK PAVES WAY FOR CHALLENGES

In an unprecedented move towards political reform in Egypt, President Hosni Mubarak called Saturday for a constitutional amendment which would allow for multi-candidate elections. But the conditions imposed on potential candidates made it unlikely th
02/27/2005

Mubarak calls for Egypt's 1st open vote

Depending on how it unfolds, an open election could mark a dramatic break from decades of one-party rule in the Arab world's most populous nation. The 76-year-old Mubarak faces mounting calls at home and from the United States to make good on promise
02/26/2005

Rice puts off Egypt plans

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has put off plans to visit Egypt, where the jailing of an opposition politician has raised deep U.S. concerns, U.S. officials say.

Rice will go to London for a meeting on Tuesday to promote Palestinian
02/26/2005

Rice Calls Off Mideast Visit After Arrest of Egyptian

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Friday abruptly called off a planned trip to several Middle Eastern countries that had been scheduled for next week, a decision that came apparently because of the arrest of a leading Egyptian opposition politic
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