2012 presidential candidates

Presidential Elections Commission excludes Shafiq from presidential race
Egypt

Presidential Elections Commission excludes Shafiq from presidential race

The Presidential Elections Commission on Tuesday decided to exclude Ahmed Shafiq from the list of candidates running in the presidential…
Presidential hopefuls receive electoral symbols
Egypt

Presidential hopefuls receive electoral symbols

Several independent presidential hopefuls chose their electoral symbols on Tuesday in preparation for the May election. Ahmed Shafiq chose a…
Brotherhood decides to drop ‘Islam is the solution’ for presidential race
Egypt

Brotherhood decides to drop ‘Islam is the solution’ for presidential race

The Muslim Brotherhood's presidential candidate will not use the group's long-standing slogan, "Islam is the solution," for the upcoming election. The…
Hard questions and indecisive answers
Opinion

Hard questions and indecisive answers

The supposedly "angry" speech made by Muslim Brotherhood stalwart and former Deputy Supreme Guide Khairat al-Shater, who was dubbed the…
Meet your presidential candidate: Khaled Ali, the revolutionary
Egypt

Meet your presidential candidate: Khaled Ali, the revolutionary

At just 40 years old, Khaled Ali Omar is Egypt’s youngest presidential candidate. For well over a decade, the popularity…
Presidential hopeful warns against Brotherhood attempts to ‘swallow’ society
Egypt

Presidential hopeful warns against Brotherhood attempts to ‘swallow’ society

Presidential hopeful Abul Ezz al-Hariry warned on Sunday against what he described as attempts by the Muslim Brotherhood to “swallow…
Poll: Moussa tops list of presidential candidates after Abu Ismail barred
Egypt

Poll: Moussa tops list of presidential candidates after Abu Ismail barred

The latest opinion poll by a prominent think tank has revealed that Islamic preacher Hazem Salah Abu Ismail and former…
Abouel Fotouh pledges not to represent Brotherhood in race
Egypt

Abouel Fotouh pledges not to represent Brotherhood in race

Ex-Muslim Brotherhood member and presidential hopeful Abdel Moneim Abouel Fotouh said Sunday he would not agree to represent the Brotherhood,…
Brotherhood rejects Salafi proposal to agree on one Islamist presidential candidate
Egypt

Brotherhood rejects Salafi proposal to agree on one Islamist presidential candidate

The Muslim Brotherhood group has renewed its commitment to running in the presidential election, and rejected a proposal by the…
Abdel Moneim Abouel Fotouh finds support among liberals and Islamists alike
Egypt

Abdel Moneim Abouel Fotouh finds support among liberals and Islamists alike

A politician expelled from the Muslim Brotherhood is finding support among liberals and Islamists alike in his bid for Egypt's…
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