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Israeli rabbi calls on Israelis to pray for Mubarak
Egypt

Israeli rabbi calls on Israelis to pray for Mubarak

Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, spiritual leader of Israel's ultra-orthodox Shas Party, has called on Israelis to pray to God to give…
Advisory Council rejects presidential elections before a new constitution
Egypt

Advisory Council rejects presidential elections before a new constitution

Mohamed Nour Farahat, secretary general of the Advisory Council, has said that the Constitutional Declaration voted on in the March…
Court adjourns Mubarak’s trial to Monday
Egypt

Court adjourns Mubarak’s trial to Monday

Cairo Criminal Court on Thursday adjourned the trial of ousted President Hosni Mubarak to 9 January, when the court will…
UK thought Mubarak corruption-free but ‘no intellectual’
Egypt

UK thought Mubarak corruption-free but ‘no intellectual’

Ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was assessed by British Foreign Office officials as dim but "free of any taint of…
Presidential hopeful Shafiq boasts of his experience under Mubarak
Egypt

Presidential hopeful Shafiq boasts of his experience under Mubarak

Presidential hopeful Ahmed Shafiq has boasted of his record of leadership as a minister and senior military officer under former…
Presidential candidate stresses his good relations with SCAF
Egypt

Presidential candidate stresses his good relations with SCAF

At a conference organized by the Canada Egypt Business Council on Wednesday, Lieutenant General Ahmed Shafiq, who is running in…
Military council proposes changes to presidential elections law
Egypt

Military council proposes changes to presidential elections law

The ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) has submitted a draft law to amend legislation on presidential elections.…
Kefaya: The origins of Mubarak’s downfall
Egypt

Kefaya: The origins of Mubarak’s downfall

On 12 December 2004, dozens of people gathered outside the attorney general’s office, making demands far beyond the established boundaries…
Tantawi-for-president supporters resume activities
Egypt

Tantawi-for-president supporters resume activities

An Egyptian pro-military group on Monday resumed its campaign to collect signatures in support of electing Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi,…
General and former presidential hopeful says he won’t run for president
Egypt

General and former presidential hopeful says he won’t run for president

Magdi Hatata, former chief of staff of the Egyptian armed forces, has decided not to run in presidential elections scheduled…
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