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Court to issue verdict on law barring Ahmed Shafiq Thursday
Egypt
May 9, 2012
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
May 8, 2012
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
April 26, 2012
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
April 19, 2012
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
April 19, 2012
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
April 13, 2012
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
April 5, 2012
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
March 13, 2012
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
March 10, 2012
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
March 9, 2012
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…