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Top dissident ElBaradei says President Mubarak must go
29/01/2011 - EGYPT

Top dissident ElBaradei says President Mubarak must go

In an exclusive interview with FRANCE 24, Egyptian Nobel peace prize laureate Mohamed ElBaradei says protests will continue to intensify across the country so long as President Hosni Mubarak refuses to step down.
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Protests in Egypt: no real threat to Mubarak?
28/01/2011 - TOP STORY

Protests in Egypt: no real threat to Mubarak?

The protests against Hosni Mubarak's regime in Egypt seem to be entering into a new phase with Mohamed El Baradei and the Muslim Brotherhood joining in, but do the protesters, which are still relatively limited in number, stand a chance against Mubarak's formidable security apparatus?
Election lockdown to prepare ground for 2011 presidential vote
27/11/2010 - EGYPT

Election lockdown to prepare ground for 2011 presidential vote

With the opposition muzzled and a turnout predicted to be extremely low, the ruling NDP party is going to clean up in Sunday’s legislative elections, preparing the ground for presidential elections next year.
The Muslim Brotherhood 'is going to lose many seats' in elections
26/11/2010 - EGYPT

The Muslim Brotherhood 'is going to lose many seats' in elections

Voter turnout in Sunday’s elections is expected to be very low. According to political analyst Amr el-Shobaki (pictured), the opposition Muslim Brotherhood will be the big loser.
Change ahead?
13/09/2010 - EGYPT

Change ahead?

Parliamentary elections will be held in late November but the 2011 presidential elections are already the talk of the town in Cairo. Will Hosni Mubarak, who's ruled the country for the last 29 years, seek a seventh term in office? Will his son Gamal, a businessman-turned-politician, inherit power, as many analysts and opponents suspect? And will Mohamed ElBaradei, former director of the IAEA, manage to lift the legal obstacles to his candidacy to the top job?
Iraq: an uncertain future for Sunni militias
10/09/2010 - THE WEEK IN THE MIDDLE EAST

Iraq: an uncertain future for Sunni militias

In Iraq, the Sahwa group fears for its future. As US troops pull out, the pro-government Sunni militias are worried about becoming al Qaeda's new target. Egyptian consumers are hit by the global wheat crisis - the price of their daily bread is rising. And also in Egypt, opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei denounces a smear campaign against him and his family - photos have surfaced of his daughter attending parties or wearing a swimsuit.
Egypt’s presidential election campaign has already begun online
09/09/2010 - WEBNEWS

Egypt’s presidential election campaign has already begun online

Egypt’s Presidential election campaign has already begun online ; web users are campaigning for the liberation of a cyber-activist imprisoned in Bahrain ; and some spectacular videos filmed from the International Space Station.
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ElBaradei calls for election boycott unless govt launches reforms
07/09/2010 - EGYPT

ElBaradei calls for election boycott unless govt launches reforms

Former UN nuclear watchdog chief Mohamed ElBaradei has called for a boycott of upcoming elections in his native Egypt and warned of civil "disobedience" if the government rejects calls for political reform, the Shorouk daily reported Tuesday.
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Opposition figure ElBaradei joins anti-torture march
26/06/2010 - EGYPT

Opposition figure ElBaradei joins anti-torture march

Mohamed ElBaradei, a former nuclear inspections chief and a potential Egyptian presidential candidate, led a highly symbolic march against torture on Friday that united thousands of people opposed to the government of President Hosni Mubarak.
ElBaradei wants to be a 'channel for change' in Egyptian politics
22/05/2010 - EGYPT

ElBaradei wants to be a 'channel for change' in Egyptian politics

Mohamed ElBaradei, former head of the UN nuclear watchdog agency IAEA, tells FRANCE 24 in an exclusive interview that Egypt needs to move away from authoritarian government and that its citizens need to be empowered.
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