2012 presidential campaigns

Report accuses Morsy of corruption
Egypt

Report accuses Morsy of corruption

A report was referred to the Public Funds Prosecution on Thursday accusing President Mohamed Morsy of profiting from his position…
Negative campaigning rumor mill rampant on voting days
Egypt

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…
In Sharqiya, fierce competition between two hometown boys
Egypt

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…
As Shafiq ups attacks on Brotherhood, some fear crackdown
Egypt

As Shafiq ups attacks on Brotherhood, some fear crackdown

Presidential campaigns are often ugly, divisive affairs with bitter rivals slinging accusations and recriminations, sometimes veering into the territory of…
Shafiq campaign takes pages from the NDP handbook
Egypt

Shafiq campaign takes pages from the NDP handbook

When Hosni Mubarak was president, Kamel Ahmed would sit in a furnished garage next to a busy intersection in Cairo’s…
Shafiq hails Supreme Court verdict as start of new era
Egypt

Shafiq hails Supreme Court verdict as start of new era

The Supreme Constitutional Court’s (SCC) ruling that the Political Isolation Law is unconstitutional adds to the legitimacy of the electoral…
Cogs in the wheel: A day in the life of a Hamdeen Sabbahi political campaigner
Life & Style

Cogs in the wheel: A day in the life of a Hamdeen Sabbahi political campaigner

Egypt is a massive living organism — a web of ticking clocks, each set to a slightly different millisecond. With…
In Egypt’s election, Port Said is eyeing the strongman
Egypt

In Egypt’s election, Port Said is eyeing the strongman

Port Said — On a cloudy day, 52-year-old taxi driver Sayed Mutayei drives his car down 23 July Street, one…
Pro-Shafiq ad in state paper violates electoral silence
Egypt

Pro-Shafiq ad in state paper violates electoral silence

State-owned Al-Gomhurriya newspaper on Tuesday published a full-page advertisement for Ahmed Shafiq’s presidential candidacy paid for by an outside group,…
Morsy stages campaign finale in heart of Cairo
Egypt

Morsy stages campaign finale in heart of Cairo

As preliminary results of overseas voting put the Muslim Brotherhood's candidate at the front of the presidential race, the organization…
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