News Concerning Middle East Reform
This is the news section of the latest issue of Arab Reform Bulletin (June 2007) Published by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace: Headlines: Egypt: Shura Council Elections and Other Political Developments Jordan: IAF Members Arrested Ahead of Municipal Elections Algeria: Election Results Morocco: Crackdown on Activists Kuwait: Ministers Questioned about Corruption Saudi Arabia: Morality Police under Pressure Qatar: Second Doha Conference on Democracy and Reform Bahrain: Activists Arrested Yemen: Press Censorship Press Freedom: Journalists Criticize Limited Access Upcoming Political Events Contents: Egypt: Shura Council Elections and Other Political Developments In June 11 elections for Egypt's upper house of parliament, 587 candidates competed for eighty-eight seats in twenty-four provinces. According to preliminary results, the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) won the majority of the seats, the leftistTagammu party won one seat in Alexandria, and the Muslim Bro