2012 presidential election
Sabbahi: Elections should not be delayed over constitution-writing crisis
Egypt
April 17, 2012
Sabbahi: Elections should not be delayed over constitution-writing crisis
Postponing the presidential election until the body writing the new constitution finishes its work is unacceptable under any circumstance, said…
Abu Ismail calls US documents proving mother’s dual citizenship a ‘fraud’
Egypt
April 17, 2012
Abu Ismail calls US documents proving mother’s dual citizenship a ‘fraud’
Recently disqualified presidential hopeful Hazem Salah Abu Ismail said Monday that the Presidential Elections Commission’s documents proving his mother’s American…
Tuesday’s papers: Excluded candidates to learn their fates
Egypt
April 17, 2012
Tuesday’s papers: Excluded candidates to learn their fates
Government mouthpiece Al-Ahram writes Tuesday morning, “[Hazem Salah] Abu Ismail followers object and [Khairat] al-Shater takes back his call for…
Experts, presidential candidates warn of prolonged transition
Egypt
April 16, 2012
Experts, presidential candidates warn of prolonged transition
Political experts have opined that the request of Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, the head of the ruling Supreme Council of…
Brotherhood appeals Shater’s exclusion, promotes Morsy
Egypt
April 16, 2012
Brotherhood appeals Shater’s exclusion, promotes Morsy
Muslim Brotherhood lawyer Abdel Moneim Abdel Maqsoud challenged the exclusion of the group’s candidate for the presidency, Khairat al-Shater, on…
Monday’s papers: Breezing presidential and transitional mayhem
Egypt
April 16, 2012
Monday’s papers: Breezing presidential and transitional mayhem
Today’s papers are still taken by the presidential elections mayhem, focusing on the excluded candidates’ quest to re-enter the race.…
Abu Ismail supporters march to protest ouster from presidential race
Egypt
April 16, 2012
Abu Ismail supporters march to protest ouster from presidential race
Dozens of supporters of presidential hopeful Hazem Salah Abu Ismail organized a march Sunday evening in the Cairo district of…
Suleiman wants a balancing role as president
Egypt
April 15, 2012
Suleiman wants a balancing role as president
Omar Suleiman, the former spy chief now trying to run for the Egyptian presidency, says he wants the job to…
Presidential commission to rule on Suleiman’s exclusion Tuesday
Egypt
April 15, 2012
Presidential commission to rule on Suleiman’s exclusion Tuesday
The Presidential Elections Commission received appeals on Sunday from five presidential candidates barred from participating in the race, and will…
Tantawi calls for new constitution to be written before 30 June
Egypt
April 15, 2012
Tantawi calls for new constitution to be written before 30 June
Military head Hussein Tantawi called Sunday for the new constitution to be written before governing authority is handed over to…