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Presidential hopeful Moussa Mostafa Moussa submits candidacy papers in last-minute move
Egypt
January 29, 2018
Presidential hopeful Moussa Mostafa Moussa submits candidacy papers in last-minute move
Samir Elaiwa, lawyer of presidential hopeful Moussa Mostafa Moussa, submitted Moussa’s candidacy documents with the National Elections Commission at 1:45…
Three presidential hopefuls to announce bid within two weeks: Essam Haggy
Egypt
November 9, 2017
Three presidential hopefuls to announce bid within two weeks: Essam Haggy
Three civilian candidates for the upcoming presidential election will be announced within the next two weeks, Egyptian space scientist Essam Haggy said…
Gambling on imagination
Books
March 6, 2012
Gambling on imagination
“I'm a young female, gambling on [people’s] imagination.” This is how the 42-year-old novelist and associate professor of English at…
Presidential hopeful says military council mismanaged transition period
Egypt
February 29, 2012
Presidential hopeful says military council mismanaged transition period
Presidential hopeful Hamdeen Sabbahi said the ruling military council prolonged the interim period and did not rule the country with…
Presidential hopeful’s claim rivals are foreign-funded lacks evidence
Egypt
February 23, 2012
Presidential hopeful’s claim rivals are foreign-funded lacks evidence
Foreign countries are funding the campaigns of potential candidates for president, presidential hopeful Abdullah al-Ashal said Tuesday for the second…
Presidential hopeful describes consensus candidate idea as ‘silly joke’
Egypt
February 22, 2012
Presidential hopeful describes consensus candidate idea as ‘silly joke’
Selecting a consensus candidate for president is not democratic, media professional and presidential hopeful Bothaina Kamel said Tuesday, describing the…
Church leaders welcome Moussa in Fayoum
Egypt
February 15, 2012
Church leaders welcome Moussa in Fayoum
Fayoum church leaders warmly received presidential hopeful Amr Moussa during his visit to the governorate Wednesday. “Moussa enjoys characteristics of…
Presidential hopeful says Shafiq can’t run a local council
Egypt
February 14, 2012
Presidential hopeful says Shafiq can’t run a local council
Neither Al-Azhar nor its grand sheikh, Ahmed al-Tayyeb, supports a specific candidate for the presidency, presidential hopeful Abdel Moneim Abouel…
ElBaradei’s surprise pullout reveals Egypt’s increasingly messy transition
Egypt
January 16, 2012
ElBaradei’s surprise pullout reveals Egypt’s increasingly messy transition
Reform leader Mohamed ElBaradei's surprise pullout from the presidential race has laid bare the messiness of Egypt's transition to democracy,…
Imam under investigation for welcoming Amr Moussa during prayers
Egypt
January 9, 2012
Imam under investigation for welcoming Amr Moussa during prayers
Egypt's minister for religious endowments on Monday referred an imam for investigation after he welcomed presidential hopeful Amr Moussa during…