Administrative court decides presidential elections should be held as scheduled
Egypt
May 12, 2012
Administrative court decides presidential elections should be held as scheduled
The Supreme Administrative Court has accepted the Presidential Elections Commission's appeal against a lower court's decision to halt the presidential…
High voter turnout among Egyptian expats in Saudi Arabia
Egypt
May 12, 2012
High voter turnout among Egyptian expats in Saudi Arabia
Egyptian expats in Saudi Arabia have flooded the the embassy in Riyadh and the consulate in Jeddah, and informal statistics…
Former UN chief: International elections monitoring will not harm Egypt’s sovereignty
Egypt
May 12, 2012
Former UN chief: International elections monitoring will not harm Egypt’s sovereignty
Boutros Boutros Ghali, president of the National Council for Human Rights, said that international monitoring of the presidential elections in…
Weak turnout on first day of presidential elections, says Egypt’s envoy to US
Egypt
May 12, 2012
Weak turnout on first day of presidential elections, says Egypt’s envoy to US
Voter turnout on the first day of the presidential elections was low among expatriates living in the US, Egyptian Ambassador…
Pro-military council protesters gather in Giza, Qubba
Egypt
May 11, 2012
Pro-military council protesters gather in Giza, Qubba
Dozens of protesters gathered Friday in Nahdet Misr Square in Giza to show solidarity with the ruling military council.
Egyptian expats vote in presidential elections
Egypt
May 11, 2012
Egyptian expats vote in presidential elections
Egyptian expatriates started voting on Friday in the first presidential elections after the overthrow of former President Hosni Mubarak. The voters…
Case of smuggled weapons from Libya referred to military prosecution
Egypt
May 10, 2012
Case of smuggled weapons from Libya referred to military prosecution
Alexandria — A source with the Alexandria Prosecution told state news agency MENA that a case of weapons smuggled from…
Poll: Abouel Fotouh leads presidential field
Egypt
May 10, 2012
Poll: Abouel Fotouh leads presidential field
A poll on the popularity of presidential candidates conducted by the Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC), a think-tank associated with the…
Brotherhood’s Renaissance Project not ‘fanatical,’ says Shater
Egypt
May 10, 2012
Brotherhood’s Renaissance Project not ‘fanatical,’ says Shater
The Muslim Brotherhood is not fanatical about implementing its electoral platform, the Renaissance Project, said the group’s disqualified candidate Khairat…
State news service: Ganzouri makes changes to Cabinet
Egypt
May 9, 2012
State news service: Ganzouri makes changes to Cabinet
Prime Minister Kamal al-Ganzouri has made a limited cabinet reshuffle, with three ministers leaving the cabinet, the state-owned wire service…