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Mubarak to be transferred for trial early Wednesday morning
Egypt
August 2, 2011
Mubarak to be transferred for trial early Wednesday morning
Intensive security preparations are underway in the Red Sea coastal town of Sharm el-Sheikh for the transfer of Hosni Mubarak…
Health Ministry official: Mubarak’s health in stable condition
Egypt
July 25, 2011
Health Ministry official: Mubarak’s health in stable condition
The health of Hosni Mubarak, the former president, has been stable over the past few days except for intermittent depression,…
Former president is in a stable condition, says health minister
Egypt
July 3, 2011
Former president is in a stable condition, says health minister
The toppled President Hosni Mubarak is in stable health, the Egyptian Health Ministry Ashraf Hatem said on Sunday. Speaking to…
Conference suggests removing president’s power to strike arms deals
Egypt
June 23, 2011
Conference suggests removing president’s power to strike arms deals
Egypt's government-run National Accord Conference has lent it's support to constitutional provisions denying the president the authoritiy to strike arms…
Opponents of Islamism are Satan’s followers, says Islamist leader
Egypt
June 14, 2011
Opponents of Islamism are Satan’s followers, says Islamist leader
Mohamed Mokhtar al-Mady, the head of the Legislative Committee of the largest Salafi group in Egypt, said on Monday that…
Islamic thinker decides to run for president
Egypt
June 14, 2011
Islamic thinker decides to run for president
Islamic thinker Mohamed Selim al-Awa has decided to run in the presidential elections in response to requests from his supporters,…
Shenouda knows president must be Muslim, says prominent Islamist
Egypt
June 6, 2011
Shenouda knows president must be Muslim, says prominent Islamist
“Pope Shenouda knows very well that Egypt’s president must be Muslim,” said prominent Islamist and presidential candidate Abdel Moneim Abouel…
I want to be president
Life & Style
May 17, 2011
I want to be president
The aspiration of becoming president was long stymied by the decades-long monopolization of power in Egypt. However, 25 January revolution…
Gamal Mubarak: I was going to run for president
Egypt
April 27, 2011
Gamal Mubarak: I was going to run for president
Gamal Mubarak, son of deposed President Hosni Mubarak, has admitted that he was intending to run in the presidential elections,…
Former armed forces chief of staff to run for president
Egypt
March 29, 2011
Former armed forces chief of staff to run for president
Magdi Hatata, former chief of staff of the Egyptian armed forces, is to run for president in the upcoming elections,…