2012 presidential election
Planning minister: Govt will not intervene in runoff election
Egypt
May 28, 2012
Planning minister: Govt will not intervene in runoff election
The government will remain impartial toward all parties during the presidential election runoff, scheduled for 16 and 17 June, Planning…
Shafiq: ElBaradei’s ideas a ‘window of light’
Egypt
May 28, 2012
Shafiq: ElBaradei’s ideas a ‘window of light’
Activist and once presidential hopeful Mohamed ElBaradei’s ideas represent “a window of light and a methodology of thinking that we…
Nour Party leader: Support for Morsy in runoff not negotiable
Egypt
May 28, 2012
Nour Party leader: Support for Morsy in runoff not negotiable
Supporting Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohamed Morsy in the presidential runoff election is not negotiable because it is a religious issue,…
Military court president assaulted after securing ballot boxes
Egypt
May 28, 2012
Military court president assaulted after securing ballot boxes
Four gunmen reportedly beat the president of the military court and stole his car near the village of Meet Halfa…
Abouel Fotouh: Election was not clean
Egypt
May 28, 2012
Abouel Fotouh: Election was not clean
Abdel Moneim Abouel Fotouh said on Monday that the results of the first round of the presidential election should not…
Revolutionary Socialists to support Morsy in runoff with conditions
Egypt
May 28, 2012
Revolutionary Socialists to support Morsy in runoff with conditions
The Revolutionary Socialists have called for uniting in the face of presidential hopeful Ahmed Shafiq, describing him as the representative…
Brotherhood’s mistakes affected popularity, former supreme guide says
Egypt
May 28, 2012
Brotherhood’s mistakes affected popularity, former supreme guide says
The Muslim Brotherhood’s mistakes have negatively affected its popularity, said Mahdi Akef, a former supreme guide of the group. Speaking…
Monday’s papers: 1 percent, 5 reassurances and 2 peas in a ‘strategic’ pod
Egypt
May 28, 2012
Monday’s papers: 1 percent, 5 reassurances and 2 peas in a ‘strategic’ pod
“And the revolution youth have found their leader,” announces Al-Tahrir, the headline appearing over a page-wide image of an open-armed…
Coptic figures deny links to Shafiq’s electoral success, fear polarization
Egypt
May 28, 2012
Coptic figures deny links to Shafiq’s electoral success, fear polarization
Religious figures and intellectuals are struggling to repudiate accusations against Copts that they were the electoral force behind the rise…
MP Hamzawy: Morsy withdrawal from election legally possible
Egypt
May 28, 2012
MP Hamzawy: Morsy withdrawal from election legally possible
Independent MP Amr Hamzawy has defended his suggestion that Muslim Brotherhood presidential candidate Mohamed Morsy drop out of the race…