2012 presidential election
Minya hopes vote will end its decay
Egypt
June 6, 2012
Minya hopes vote will end its decay
An Egyptian governorate cut off for years from the tourist trade by an Islamist insurgency is looking to a new…
Ganzouri: State employees may be given holiday during runoff
Egypt
June 6, 2012
Ganzouri: State employees may be given holiday during runoff
Prime Minister Kamal al-Ganzouri said the Cabinet is considering giving state employees 16 and 17 June off to encourage voting…
Egyptians abroad trickle to polls
Egypt
June 6, 2012
Egyptians abroad trickle to polls
Less than 20 percent of eligible voters living abroad have cast ballots in the presidential runoff, the Foreign Ministry said…
Brotherhood to start new negotiations over Morsy support
Egypt
June 6, 2012
Brotherhood to start new negotiations over Morsy support
Muslim Brotherhood leaders have started a new round of negotiations with former presidential candidates’ campaigns in effort to persuade them…
Shafiq calls demands for Mubarak retrial ‘childish’
Egypt
June 6, 2012
Shafiq calls demands for Mubarak retrial ‘childish’
Presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq severely criticized protesters who demand a retrial of former President Hosni Mubarak. Shafiq, who served as…
Boycott camp hopes to lower turnout, strip vote’s legitimacy
Egypt
June 6, 2012
Boycott camp hopes to lower turnout, strip vote’s legitimacy
After the two most polarizing candidates won the first round of presidential elections, a growing number of disillusioned and frustrated…
ElBaradei: The real battle is to write constitution, cancel election
Egypt
June 5, 2012
ElBaradei: The real battle is to write constitution, cancel election
Mohamed ElBaradei told reporters Tuesday night that, “The real battle right now is writing Egypt's new constitution and canceling the…
Egyptians in London refrain from voting despite national holiday
Egypt
June 5, 2012
Egyptians in London refrain from voting despite national holiday
Despite the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee holiday, turnout of Egyptians living in London and casting their votes in the presidential election…
Hamzawy: Presidential council coup d’état against democracy
Egypt
June 5, 2012
Hamzawy: Presidential council coup d’état against democracy
The call for the formation of a presidential council is a coup d’état of democracy and the election held last…
Stakes high for Israel, Palestinians in Egyptian vote
Egypt
June 5, 2012
Stakes high for Israel, Palestinians in Egyptian vote
JERUSALEM — Far apart on so many issues, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas almost certainly…