Mohamed Morsy
Wednesday’s papers: Constituent Assembly wild success, dramatic failure
Egypt
June 13, 2012
Wednesday’s papers: Constituent Assembly wild success, dramatic failure
News about the Constituent Assembly tasked with writing Egypt’s post-Hosni Mubarak constitution makes headlines in all of Wednesday’s papers. Yet,…
Morsy supporters protest before Presidential Elections Commission
Egypt
June 12, 2012
Morsy supporters protest before Presidential Elections Commission
Supporters of Mohamed Morsy, the Muslim Brotherhood’s presidential candidate, together with supporters of former presidential candidate Abdel Moneim Abouel Fotouh,…
Islamic Jihad announces support for Shafiq in runoff
Egypt
June 12, 2012
Islamic Jihad announces support for Shafiq in runoff
A number of Islamic Jihad leaders announced Tuesday that they will support Ahmed Shafiq, Hosni Mubarak’s last prime minister, in…
Administrative court commissioners to consider lawsuits to disqualify Shafiq, Morsy
Egypt
June 12, 2012
Administrative court commissioners to consider lawsuits to disqualify Shafiq, Morsy
The State Council's Administrative Court referred lawsuits demanding the nullification of the presidential election's first round results to the court…
Electoral fraud for Shafiq would be deadly, MP says
Egypt
June 11, 2012
Electoral fraud for Shafiq would be deadly, MP says
A revolution more violent than 25 January would erupt should the presidential election runoff be rigged in favor of Ahmed…
Sabbahi to Tunisia’s Ghannouchi: There is defamation campaign against me
Egypt
June 11, 2012
Sabbahi to Tunisia’s Ghannouchi: There is defamation campaign against me
Former presidential candidate Hamdeen Sabbahi told Tunisian Ennahda Party head Rachid Ghannouchi that the Muslim Brotherhood and its presidential candidate…
Brotherhood forms committee to mull political groups’ demands
Egypt
June 11, 2012
Brotherhood forms committee to mull political groups’ demands
The Muslim Brotherhood Guidance Bureau formed a committee Sunday headed by its former supreme guide and a number of group…
State TV cancels ‘indirect’ presidential debate
Egypt
June 11, 2012
State TV cancels ‘indirect’ presidential debate
State TV has canceled an indirect debate that was scheduled to take place between the presidential candidates because both of…
Sabbahi: Stability after election of new president not guaranteed
Egypt
June 11, 2012
Sabbahi: Stability after election of new president not guaranteed
Egypt will not necessarily be stable after the election of a new president, former presidential candidate Hamdeen Sabbahi said Sunday…
Morsy dominates expat vote in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar
Egypt
June 10, 2012
Morsy dominates expat vote in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar
Muslim Brotherhood presidential candidate Mohamed Morsy dominated expatriate runoff-round voting in the Gulf nations of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar,…