Egypt
Morsy declares victory in Egypt’s presidential runoff, Shafiq objects
June 18, 2012
Morsy declares victory in Egypt’s presidential runoff, Shafiq objects
The Muslim Brotherhood's Mohamed Morsy has secured victory in the presidential runoff, his campaign announced in the early hours of…
SCAF expands its power with constitutional amendments
June 17, 2012
SCAF expands its power with constitutional amendments
As vote counting got underway in the second and final round of Egypt's presidential election, the Supreme Council of Armed…
Live updates: Morsy leads in Upper Egypt, Shafiq in lower Egypt
June 17, 2012
Live updates: Morsy leads in Upper Egypt, Shafiq in lower Egypt
Vote counting in Egypt's landmark presidential election has started after the two final days of polling that will decide the…
Majority leader: Parliament to convene Tuesday
June 17, 2012
Majority leader: Parliament to convene Tuesday
Parliamentary majority leader Hussein Ibrahim has said that Parliament was not dissolved, as the military council's dissolution order violates the…
Katatny rejects complementary constitutional declaration
June 17, 2012
Katatny rejects complementary constitutional declaration
Saad al-Katatny, former speaker of the dissolved Parliament, rejected the complementary constitutional declaration and the decision to dissolve Parliament, which…
The state supports Shafiq, claims Jama’a al-Islamiya
June 17, 2012
The state supports Shafiq, claims Jama’a al-Islamiya
Hamada Nassar, a Jama'a al-Islamiya spokesperson, has claimed that the military council tricked the people with the referendum on the…
Update: SCAF issues complementary constitutional declaration
June 17, 2012
Update: SCAF issues complementary constitutional declaration
An official told state-run MENA news agency Sunday night that the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces issued a complementary…
Negative campaigning rumor mill rampant on voting days
June 17, 2012
Negative campaigning rumor mill rampant on voting days
“I can’t vote for the Brotherhood. They will slit my child’s throat in front of me,” said Kamel, a 53-year-old…
Brotherhood denies reports it ordered rocket fire at Israel
June 17, 2012
Brotherhood denies reports it ordered rocket fire at Israel
The Muslim Brotherhood has denied Israeli media reports that the group ordered a Hamas-allied Bedouin cell in the Sinai to…
In Sharqiya, fierce competition between two hometown boys
June 17, 2012
In Sharqiya, fierce competition between two hometown boys
Ali al-Gammal stands outside the gates of the Qotayfet Mubasher polling station in Ahmed Shafiq's home village in the Nile…