presidential hopeful
Shafiq: Tantawi wanted to resign due to Nazif
Egypt
January 8, 2012
Shafiq: Tantawi wanted to resign due to Nazif
Egypt’s de-facto leader Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi wanted to resign from his post as defense minister during former Prime Minister…
Advisory council to hold first meeting Thursday
Egypt
December 5, 2011
Advisory council to hold first meeting Thursday
The cabinet’s advisory council, the creation of which was announced recently by the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF),…
Interior Ministry is intentionally promoting chaos, says presidential hopeful
Egypt
October 3, 2011
Interior Ministry is intentionally promoting chaos, says presidential hopeful
Presidential hopeful Mohamed Selim al-Awa accused Egypt’s Interior Ministry of laxity in confronting poor security in Egypt, saying security leaders…
Presidential hopeful Awa rejects extension of transition period
Egypt
September 20, 2011
Presidential hopeful Awa rejects extension of transition period
Presidential candidate Selim al-Awa has called on the military council not to extend the transition period after February, and to…
ElBaradei ‘ultras’ spread the message with graffiti campaign in Alexandria
Egypt
August 10, 2011
ElBaradei ‘ultras’ spread the message with graffiti campaign in Alexandria
A group of Mohamed ElBaradei supporters calling themselves "ultras" have started a campaign in Alexandria supporting him for the presidency…
Islamist presidential hopeful echoes complaints of SCAF’s slowness
Egypt
July 13, 2011
Islamist presidential hopeful echoes complaints of SCAF’s slowness
An Islamist presidential hopeful on Tuesday criticized the performance of Egypt's ruling military council and the government in meeting revolution…
Amr Moussa meets with religious leaders in Alexandria
Egypt
June 26, 2011
Amr Moussa meets with religious leaders in Alexandria
Presidential hopeful Amr Moussa met with religious leaders in Alexandria on Sunday as part of his nationwide presidential election campaign,…
Islamists have mellowed since uprising, presidential hopeful tells US ambassador
Egypt
June 9, 2011
Islamists have mellowed since uprising, presidential hopeful tells US ambassador
Presidential candidate Hisham al-Bastawisy said on Thursday that Islamists in Egypt had mellowed in their attitudes since the uprising that…