CAIRO: The upcoming presidential elections and the ruling National Democratic Party’s (NDP) potential candidate, the electricity outages that was linked to exporting gas and the theft of a of a Vincent Van Gogh painting stolen from a prominent museum in Giza, as well as the criticism of the government for the lack of strict security [...]

CAIRO: The most highlighted issues in this week’s press in Egypt were the recent comments by the National Democratic Party (NDP) in ruling out a possible amendment in the law on political rights as well as the ongoing wheat crisis, following the Russian ban on wheat exports. Finally, the competition between the NDP and the [...]

CAIRO: Egyptian Minister of State for Legal Affairs and Parliamentary Councils Mofid Shehab said that the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) will meet during a special conference by the middle of next year to choose its candidate for the next presidential elections in the country, scheduled for September 2011. Most observers expect either current President [...]

CAIRO: Questions and wonderment are seeping into Egypt’s ruling National Democratic Party (NDP), with party members giving contradictory statements over who their possible candidate will be in the 2011 Presidential election. One leading NDP member said Tuesday that the party wanted current President Hosni Mubarak to run in next year’s vote, despite his ailing health [...]

CAIRO: Egyptian ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) members of Parliament lashed out during a verbal battle with Muslim Brotherhood MPs over protesters in the country on Sunday and said Egyptian pro-democracy demonstrators “should be shot” by police. The statements have been met with widespread anger from the activist community, who continue to force their voices [...]

CAIRO: A recent study issued by the United States Institute of Peace revealed that Article 76 of the Egyptian Constitution serves largely to confine presidential candidacy in Egypt for the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP). According to the study, the NDP has traditionally monopolized political participation, which is seen in the 23 percent turnout during [...]

CAIRO: Egypt has two more possible presidential candidates after Mahmoud Abaza and Osama Ghazali Harb have said they are looking into making a run against the ruling National Democratic Party’s (NDP) candidate, like President Hosni Mubarak or his son Gamal, in 2011. The announcements come as speculation continues to run high over who might contest [...]

From Makalati by Hany Aziz In the beginning, I would like to announce my appreciation for the leadership and members of the National Democratic Party, who are working to build a better future for our youth and our children. I am also pleased to mention here the opinion of His Holiness Pope Shenouda III, on [...]