With the swearing-in ceremony of Mohamed Morsy last week, executive powers were transferred from the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces to Egypt’s first democratically elected president — a milestone set to be followed by the...
The Muslim Brotherhood’s mouthpiece paper continues its war against privately-owned newspapers and TV channels with a two-page exposé Thursday labeling them “black media.” Freedom and Justice mentions almost every satellite...
With official confirmation of his victory in the presidential election, Mohamed Morsy will become Egypt’s first civilian president.
The Muslim Brotherhood’s candidate entered the race as a back-up to the more charismatic and influential...
If the Muslim Brotherhood’s Mohamed Morsy is officially announced victorious this week, his name will go down in history as Egypt’s first civilian president elected democratically.
However, his potential presidential mandate is...
As millions of Egyptians were glued to their television screens to watch votes in the presidential runoff be counted, the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces issued a new decree broadening their jurisdiction, potentially giving them the upper hand...
The last round of Egypt’s presidential elections kicked off Saturday amid speculations that the results may deal the last blow to the January 25 revolution and tighten the grip of the military junta on the helm of state.
Nearly 14,000 polling...
Presidential campaigns are often ugly, divisive affairs with bitter rivals slinging accusations and recriminations, sometimes veering into the territory of outright dishonesty. But as the fight over Egypt’s presidency heats up between the...
Egypt’s Supreme Constitutional Court (SCC) dealt a blow on Thursday to civilian forces by handing down rulings that effectively dissolved Parliament, returned legislative powers to the military and affirmed the legality of former Prime...
News about the Constituent Assembly tasked with writing Egypt’s post-Hosni Mubarak constitution makes headlines in all of Wednesday’s papers. Yet, each daily has a different take on the matter. While state-owned Al-Ahram and the Muslim...
Almost three weeks before the presidential poll kicked off, the Salafi Dawah and its political arm the Nour Party had announced their endorsement of Abdel Moneim Abouel Fotouh. The endorsement of the second largest bloc in Parliament was seen then...