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Court to issue verdict on law barring Ahmed Shafiq Thursday
Egypt

Court to issue verdict on law barring Ahmed Shafiq Thursday

The Supreme Administrative Court will consider on Thursday an appeal by the Presidential Elections Commission against a ruling issued on…
Presidential election won’t be postponed, says elections commission chairman
Egypt

Presidential election won’t be postponed, says elections commission chairman

In press statements on Tuesday, Farouk Sultan, chairman of the Presidential Elections Commission, said the election will be held on…
Update: Elections commission releases final list of presidential contenders
Egypt

Update: Elections commission releases final list of presidential contenders

The Presidential Elections Commission announced Thursday the final list of candidates qualified to run in the election slated for 23…
Amendments to political rights law do not apply to Moussa, former judge says
Egypt

Amendments to political rights law do not apply to Moussa, former judge says

Former Vice President of the Court of Cassation Ahmed Mekky said the amendment to the political rights law that aims…
Thursday’s papers: Elections fallout, ‘Mufti Bomb’ explodes and the wrath of Suleiman
Egypt

Thursday’s papers: Elections fallout, ‘Mufti Bomb’ explodes and the wrath of Suleiman

The exclusion of 10 presidential hopefuls from the upcoming race remains at the forefront of local news Thursday. "We found…
Abu Ismail: Interior Ministry gave me papers stating my mother was not dual citizen
Egypt

Abu Ismail: Interior Ministry gave me papers stating my mother was not dual citizen

Presidential hopeful Hazem Salah Abu Ismail said late on Thursday that he got an official document from the Interior Ministry…
Update: Abu Ismail slams reports that his mother held American citizenship
Egypt

Update: Abu Ismail slams reports that his mother held American citizenship

Presidential hopeful Hazem Salah Abu Ismail called reports that his mother is American a plot against him. "There has been…
Presidential hopefuls violate electoral silence on social networks
Egypt

Presidential hopefuls violate electoral silence on social networks

Presidential hopefuls are conducting their unofficial campaigns on the internet despite the fact that presidential campaigning is prohibited by law…
Egypt opens candidacy applications for ‘first free’ presidential election
Egypt

Egypt opens candidacy applications for ‘first free’ presidential election

On Saturday Egypt opened the door for presidential candidacy applications, 13 months after the ousting of former President Hosni Mubarak…
Meet the head of the Presidential Elections Commission
Egypt

Meet the head of the Presidential Elections Commission

Egypt is gearing up for the final stages of a tumultuous transitional period under the rule of the Supreme Council…
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