Rana Khazbak
Questions loom over Constituent Assembly
Egypt
July 3, 2012
Questions loom over Constituent Assembly
The Constituent Assembly is in a race against time. The assembly, which is tasked with drafting Egypt’s next constitution, could…
Morsy strikes a power-sharing deal to shore up presidency
Egypt
July 1, 2012
Morsy strikes a power-sharing deal to shore up presidency
Many Egyptians have not yet sobered from the ecstasy of finally getting a civilian president, for the first time in…
Shafiq campaigners in disbelief, hysteria following election loss
Egypt
June 24, 2012
Shafiq campaigners in disbelief, hysteria following election loss
Ahmed Shafiq’s campaigners were shocked, dismayed and in utter disbelief after the Presidential Elections Commission’s announcement that the Muslim…
In Sharqiya, fierce competition between two hometown boys
Egypt
June 17, 2012
In Sharqiya, fierce competition between two hometown boys
Ali al-Gammal stands outside the gates of the Qotayfet Mubasher polling station in Ahmed Shafiq's home village in the Nile…
Shafiq campaign takes pages from the NDP handbook
Egypt
June 15, 2012
Shafiq campaign takes pages from the NDP handbook
When Hosni Mubarak was president, Kamel Ahmed would sit in a furnished garage next to a busy intersection in Cairo’s…
Sunday’s papers: Brotherhood bashing ahead of runoff
Egypt
June 10, 2012
Sunday’s papers: Brotherhood bashing ahead of runoff
Defying all journalistic principles, the privately owned Al-Dostour devotes its Sunday issue to attacking the Muslim Brotherhood, its presidential candidate…
With runoff approaching, Shafiq’s fate in court’s hands
Egypt
June 8, 2012
With runoff approaching, Shafiq’s fate in court’s hands
Protesters have assembled in Tahrir Square over the past week demanding Ahmed Shafiq’s disqualification from the presidential election on the…
In the field of feloul, Shafiq rules
Egypt
May 26, 2012
In the field of feloul, Shafiq rules
On Friday morning, the campaign headquarters of two candidates who once served under the same regime reflected the unexpected results…
Suez, which stoked flames of uprising, lukewarm on election
Egypt
May 24, 2012
Suez, which stoked flames of uprising, lukewarm on election
SUEZ — The first post-revolution presidential election has attracted much hype in local and international media, but that excitement was…
Presidential election puts secular parties to democratic test
Egypt
May 22, 2012
Presidential election puts secular parties to democratic test
Formed on a wave of optimism last year, political realities and internal squabbles have taken their toll on the secular…