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Jama’a al-Islamiya: SCAF is rigging election for Shafiq

Jama’a al-Islamiya: SCAF is rigging election for Shafiq

A member of Jamaa Islamiya's consultancy council, Tarek al-Zomor, has claimed that the group had detected “highly-professional methods” being adopted…
Judges left in the dark as they prepare to observe election

Judges left in the dark as they prepare to observe election

With little to no training, judges who presided over polling stations in the parliamentary elections last November were forced to…
Graffiti artists restore paintings in downtown Cairo

Graffiti artists restore paintings in downtown Cairo

A number of activists and graffiti artists painted new graffiti on the wall surrounding the American University in Cairo on…
Ganzouri meets with Jimmy Carter ahead of presidential poll

Ganzouri meets with Jimmy Carter ahead of presidential poll

Egyptian Prime Minister Kamal al-Ganzouri met on Tuesday with former US President Jimmy Carter, who heads an NGO that will…
Egyptian expatriate voting results

Egyptian expatriate voting results

Secretary General of the Presidential Elections Commission Hatem Bagato announced late on Monday the results of expatriate voting in the…
Court upholds prison verdict for police chief in 2003 torture incident

Court upholds prison verdict for police chief in 2003 torture incident

The Court of Cassation upheld an earlier verdict by the Cairo Criminal Court which had sentenced the Maadi police investigations…
Prime minister urges calm ahead of election

Prime minister urges calm ahead of election

Prime Minister Kamal al-Ganzouri on Tuesday urged for calm during the country’s first presidential election since the uprising last year,…
Govt allocates funds to Minya village to curb female genital mutilation

Govt allocates funds to Minya village to curb female genital mutilation

Minya Governorate will collaborate with the National Council for Women to allocate LE450,000 to a Minya village to raise awareness…
Tuesday’s papers: Results of Egypt’s expat vote and reported irregularities

Tuesday’s papers: Results of Egypt’s expat vote and reported irregularities

One day prior to the first round of the presidential election, Egypt’s newspapers focus their coverage almost exclusively on what…
Govt officially allows election observers to begin work

Govt officially allows election observers to begin work

Egyptian authorities have finally allowed observers of this week's presidential election to start work, monitoring groups said on Tuesday, too…
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