Hazem Salah Abu Ismail
Sunday’s papers: The final presidential race formation revealed
Egypt
April 8, 2012
Sunday’s papers: The final presidential race formation revealed
In this fast-changing presidential race that has the unpredictable turns of a soap opera, the last day before the nomination…
UPDATE: Hazem Salah Abu Ismail says maternal citizenship controversy US conspiracy
Egypt
April 7, 2012
UPDATE: Hazem Salah Abu Ismail says maternal citizenship controversy US conspiracy
In a press conference inside a mosque Saturday evening, conversative preacher and presidential candidate Hazem Salah Abu Ismail attempted to…
Security up at Presidential Elections Commission as Omar Suleiman to register
Egypt
April 7, 2012
Security up at Presidential Elections Commission as Omar Suleiman to register
Security has been intensified on Saturday at the Presidential Elections Commission amid speculation that former Vice President Omar Suleiman will…
Update: Abu Ismail supporters, anti-Constituent Assembly protesters take to Tahrir
Egypt
April 6, 2012
Update: Abu Ismail supporters, anti-Constituent Assembly protesters take to Tahrir
Pro-Abu Ismail protesters destroyed a stage set up by anti-Constituent Assembly protesters in Tahrir Square on Friday.
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…
Abu Ismail exclusion could bolster Shater, prompt Salafi rage
Egypt
April 5, 2012
Abu Ismail exclusion could bolster Shater, prompt Salafi rage
Less than a week ago, thousands of Sheikh Hazem Salah Abu Ismail’s supporters marched to the Presidential Elections Commission to…
Thursday’s papers: Brotherhood struggles to hold constituent assembly together
Egypt
April 5, 2012
Thursday’s papers: Brotherhood struggles to hold constituent assembly together
Thursday’s papers reveal how the tone of the forthcoming presidential race has sharpened, with candidates throwing their hats into the…
Brotherhood hopeful Shater promises clerics a role
Egypt
April 5, 2012
Brotherhood hopeful Shater promises clerics a role
The Muslim Brotherhood's candidate for Egypt's presidency is lobbying hard for support of ultraconservative Muslim clerics, promising them a say…
Nour Party hasn’t decided which presidential candidate to back, says spokesperson
Egypt
April 4, 2012
Nour Party hasn’t decided which presidential candidate to back, says spokesperson
Nader Bakar, spokesperson for the Salafi Nour Party, has denied reports that his party has decided to back Khairat al-Shater,…
Abu Ismail files lawsuit over claims of maternal US citizenship
Egypt
April 4, 2012
Abu Ismail files lawsuit over claims of maternal US citizenship
Presidential candidate Hazem Salah Abu Ismail on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against the chairman of the Presidential Elections Commission (PEC)…