ahmed Shafiq
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…
Brotherhood member says bringing down Shafiq a ‘religious obligation’
Egypt
May 28, 2012
Brotherhood member says bringing down Shafiq a ‘religious obligation’
Abdel Rahman al-Barr, a member of the Muslim Brotherhood Guidance Bureau, said bringing down presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq is a…
Elections commission to announce full presidential poll result Monday
Egypt
May 28, 2012
Elections commission to announce full presidential poll result Monday
The Presidential Elections Commission will announce on Monday afternoon the first-round results of the presidential poll, an official said, after…
Revolutionary activists reluctantly plan to vote for Morsy
Egypt
May 27, 2012
Revolutionary activists reluctantly plan to vote for Morsy
The apparent results of Egypt's first free presidential vote have left many of the young activists who led the country's…
Election commission denies Shafiq in first, weighs electoral appeals
Egypt
May 27, 2012
Election commission denies Shafiq in first, weighs electoral appeals
The secretary general of the Presidential Elections Commission has denied rumors that Ahmed Shafiq garnered the most votes in…
Judge to investigate Shafiq on profiteering and corruption accusations
Egypt
May 27, 2012
Judge to investigate Shafiq on profiteering and corruption accusations
A judge will soon begin investigating profiteering and corruption accusations that an MP has leveled against presidential hopeful Ahmed Shafiq,…
Morsy vows to form coalition government
Egypt
May 27, 2012
Morsy vows to form coalition government
The Muslim Brotherhood’s candidate for president, Mohamed Morsy, has pledged to form a coalition government that would include the parliamentary…
Elections commission sets Sunday as deadline for accepting appeals
Egypt
May 27, 2012
Elections commission sets Sunday as deadline for accepting appeals
Sunday is the deadline for submitting challenges to election results, a judicial source from the Presidential Elections Commission has said. Commission…
Sunday’s papers: Egyptians stand at political crossroads
Egypt
May 27, 2012
Sunday’s papers: Egyptians stand at political crossroads
Sunday’s papers reveal how the battle for winning the presidential elections runoff is intensifying after early indicators showed that hopefuls…
Brotherhood examines alliance with presidential candidates against Shafiq
Egypt
May 27, 2012
Brotherhood examines alliance with presidential candidates against Shafiq
The Freedom and Justice Party is seeking to create a united front with presidential candidates and revolutionary groups to counter…