ahmed Shafiq
Tuesday’s papers: Shafiq and Morsy chase support, newspapers show affiliation
Egypt
May 29, 2012
Tuesday’s papers: Shafiq and Morsy chase support, newspapers show affiliation
On 29 May, Egypt’s papers focus on their coverage on three election-related developments: the Presidential Elections Commission’s announcement of the…
Update: Shafiq supporters inspect burnt office, prosecutors question 10
Egypt
May 29, 2012
Update: Shafiq supporters inspect burnt office, prosecutors question 10
A large numbers of Shafiq supporters came from Cairo and other governorates to inspect his campaign headquarters and check on…
Moussa: Protests over election results should remain nonviolent
Egypt
May 29, 2012
Moussa: Protests over election results should remain nonviolent
Former presidential hopeful Amr Moussa on Twitter Tuesday denounced an attack on remaining candidate Ahmed Shafiq’s campaign headquarters and called…
Protesters burn and ransack Shafiq’s campaign headquarters
Egypt
May 28, 2012
Protesters burn and ransack Shafiq’s campaign headquarters
A group of protesters stormed the campaign headquarters of presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq late Monday night, ransacking and burning the…
Sabbahi thanks God, his lawyer objects
Egypt
May 28, 2012
Sabbahi thanks God, his lawyer objects
Hamdeen Sabbahi, the candidate who finished in a surprise third place in the presidential race, thanked God and the Egyptian…
Presidential runoff between Morsy and Shafiq, voter turnout 46 percent
Egypt
May 28, 2012
Presidential runoff between Morsy and Shafiq, voter turnout 46 percent
The runoff for Egypt’s president will pit Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohamed Morsy against Ahmed Shafiq, Hosni Mubarak’s last prime minister…
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…
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…