2012 presidential election
Brotherhood draws on Salafi and Al-Azhar preachers to support Morsy
Egypt
May 16, 2012
Brotherhood draws on Salafi and Al-Azhar preachers to support Morsy
The Muslim Brotherhood is relying on more than 600 Salafi and Al-Azhar preachers to support Mohamed Morsy, its candidate in…
Expat voter turnout increases as voting deadline approaches
Egypt
May 16, 2012
Expat voter turnout increases as voting deadline approaches
181,081 Egyptian expatriates had cast their votes in the presidential election as of Wednesday evening, with 70,000 voting in the…
April 6 keeps battle against Mubarak regime alive in Daqahlia
Egypt
May 16, 2012
April 6 keeps battle against Mubarak regime alive in Daqahlia
Activists from the April 6 Youth Movement are taking to the ahwas, alleyways and marketplaces of Mansoura and its surrounding…
Presidential candidate withdraws for the benefit of Amr Moussa
Egypt
May 16, 2012
Presidential candidate withdraws for the benefit of Amr Moussa
Mohamed Fawzy Eissa, the Democratic Generation Party’s presidential candidate, has officially withdrawn from the race in favor of Amr Moussa.…
EU urges Egypt to lift state of emergency before elections
Egypt
May 16, 2012
EU urges Egypt to lift state of emergency before elections
The European Union called on Egypt to completely lift the state of emergency before the presidential election, urging the formulation…
Elections commission may redistribute voters over election districts, says source
Egypt
May 16, 2012
Elections commission may redistribute voters over election districts, says source
The Presidential Elections Commission’s General Secretariat was thrown into a state of confusion on Tuesday evening due to the small…
April 6 launches election monitoring campaign
Egypt
May 16, 2012
April 6 launches election monitoring campaign
The April 6 Youth Movement announced on Wednesday that it will spearhead an election observation campaign for the presidential election…
Egypt vote monitors say state hindering their work
Egypt
May 16, 2012
Egypt vote monitors say state hindering their work
Foreign observers of Egypt's first real leadership contest will be unable to say whether the process is free and fair…
Wednesday’s papers: Parliamentary controversies and heated campaigns
Egypt
May 16, 2012
Wednesday’s papers: Parliamentary controversies and heated campaigns
Egypt’s newspapers on Wednesday focus their coverage on a multitude of controversies surrounding the People’s Assembly and its draft laws,…
Shafiq campaign criticizes Reuters, denies using NDP headquarters
Egypt
May 16, 2012
Shafiq campaign criticizes Reuters, denies using NDP headquarters
Former Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq's presidential campaign on Wednesday morning denied media reports that he was using former offices of…