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Sufi leaders to pick presidential favorite

Sufi leaders to pick presidential favorite

Sufi leaders will convene Saturday to set standards for the selection a presidential candidate they will endorse, Sheikh Mohamed Alaa…
Shater’s daughter says he did not want to run for president

Shater’s daughter says he did not want to run for president

Khadiga al-Shater, the daughter of Muslim Brotherhood presidential candidate Khairat al-Shater, said her father initially wanted to reject the group's…
Wafd Party to support Moussa for president

Wafd Party to support Moussa for president

The liberal Wafd Party’s supreme authority decided Tuesday to endorse Amr Moussa for president, following a six-hour discussion. The party had…
Wasat Party chairman backs Abouel Fotouh, stirs internal rift

Wasat Party chairman backs Abouel Fotouh, stirs internal rift

A rift has erupted within the ranks of the moderate Islamist Wasat Party after its chairman, Abul Ela Mady, announced…
Tanker with Syrian oil passes through Suez

Tanker with Syrian oil passes through Suez

The M.T. Tour, a tanker identified by the United States as owned by a sanctions-evading company set up by Iran,…
Despite strict regulations, campaigning is a free for all

Despite strict regulations, campaigning is a free for all

It is hard to go anywhere in Cairo these days without the watchful eyes of Hazem Salah Abu Ismail following…
Hawass denies smuggling antiquities

Hawass denies smuggling antiquities

Former Antiquities Minister Zahi Hawass on Tuesday asked the Public Funds Prosecution to adjourn investigating him on charges of smuggling…
Government says fuel crisis diminishing

Government says fuel crisis diminishing

Shortages of gasoline and diesel fuel have diminished on Tuesday in most areas, with the Petroleum Ministry pumping extra fuel…
Al-Azhar, church leaders discuss constituent assembly crisis

Al-Azhar, church leaders discuss constituent assembly crisis

Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyeb is meeting on Wednesday with acting Coptic Pope Pachomius to discuss developments in the constituent…
Finance minister: Retrieving smuggled funds unlikely

Finance minister: Retrieving smuggled funds unlikely

The retrieval of smuggled funds by figures of the ousted regime requires complicated legal procedures in their home countries, said…
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