Egypt

Meet the head of the Presidential Elections Commission

Meet the head of the Presidential Elections Commission

Egypt is gearing up for the final stages of a tumultuous transitional period under the rule of the Supreme Council…
Meet your presidential candidate: Ahmed Shafiq, the loner

Meet your presidential candidate: Ahmed Shafiq, the loner

Although he was forced to resign as prime minister in the face of raging protests just one year ago because…
Media watchdog accuses SCAF of muzzling journalists in inquiry

Media watchdog accuses SCAF of muzzling journalists in inquiry

A leading media watchdog says an Egyptian military investigation of journalists and bloggers shows the country's ruling generals are trying…
Update: On Martyr Day, demonstrators both criticize and support military

Update: On Martyr Day, demonstrators both criticize and support military

Dozens of activists demonstrated in four governorates Friday to commemorate Martyr Day, both in support of and opposition to the ruling…
Parliament committee receives 210 proposals for constituent assembly

Parliament committee receives 210 proposals for constituent assembly

A joint parliamentary committee has received 210 proposals for setting standards of the constituent assembly that will write Egypt's new…
27 Egyptian detainees in Saudi Arabia to be released soon, says diplomat

27 Egyptian detainees in Saudi Arabia to be released soon, says diplomat

Twenty-seven Egyptians detained in Saudi Arabia will soon be released, Egypt's assistant foreign minister has told the state-run news agency…
Moussa: Political pressure caused Wafd not to support me

Moussa: Political pressure caused Wafd not to support me

Political pressure caused the Wafd Party to back a different candidate for president, presidential aspirant Amr Moussa said Friday after…
Islamist parties seek to end Parliament’s farmer and worker quota

Islamist parties seek to end Parliament’s farmer and worker quota

Islamist parties in Parliament want to cancel the 50 percent quota for worker and farmer parliamentary seats in the new…
Egyptian FM: US aid ‘distorts’ bilateral relations

Egyptian FM: US aid ‘distorts’ bilateral relations

American financial aid to Egypt is not “eternal” and “distorts the nature of bilateral relations” between the two countries, Egypt's…
Ghad Party head: Al-Azhar grand sheikh should head constituent assembly

Ghad Party head: Al-Azhar grand sheikh should head constituent assembly

Head of the Ghad Party and former presidential hopeful Ayman Nour said on Thursday that Ahmed al-Tayyeb, grand sheikh of…
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