HuffPost World Daily Brief: Egypt Elections.. Christmas Tree 'Warfare'.. Gibbon Escapes, Attacks

Wednesday, December 14, 2011 Egyptians Return To The Polls CAIRO -- Egyptians turned out in large numbers Wednesday for a second round of parliamentary elections with Islamists looking to boost their already overwhelming lead and liberal voters concerned the outcome will push the country in a more religious direction. Body Found In Garage Of Belgian Grenade Attacker Gibbon Escapes Zoo, Attacks Boy Arsonists Torch Mosque In Jerusalem North Korea Calls Christmas Tree 'Psychological Warfare' Pakistan Passes Laws To Ban Horrific Crimes Against Women BLOG POSTS John Feffer: Chicken Little and the Arab Spring Elections Citizens went to the polls in Tunisia, Morocco, and Egypt. After Islamist parties won three elections in a row, columnists and pundits in the West threw up their hands in horror. Nick Turse: Making Repression Our Business As the Arab Spring, the Pentagon acted decisively. It forged ever deeper ties with some of the most repressive regimes in the region. Elena Panaritis: Institutional Reforms Can Lead Greece Out of the Crisis Resolving the deep and prolonged economic crisis in Greece requires a lot more than rescue funds. It requires more than short-term macroeconomic reforms and austerity measures. Azadeh Shahshahani: The Bahrain 'Spring': The Revolution That Wasn't Televised Maurice Chammah: The Springborg Affair: A Censorship Debacle Reflects Egypt's Future A recent media censorship incident in Egypt was indicative of the intellectual battles throughout the Egyptian press these days.

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