Egypt
Sabbahi to submit presidential nomination papers Friday
April 3, 2012
Sabbahi to submit presidential nomination papers Friday
Presidential hopeful Hamdeen Sabbahi will officially submit his nomination papers to the Presidential Elections Commission on Friday, his electoral campaign…
US Congress delegation meets with Brotherhood presidential nominee
April 3, 2012
US Congress delegation meets with Brotherhood presidential nominee
The United States will not interfere with the Egyptian people’s choice for president, US Congressman David Dreier said Monday. In…
Prominent FJP figure calls Shater presidential nomination a ‘trap’
April 3, 2012
Prominent FJP figure calls Shater presidential nomination a ‘trap’
A prominent moderate Muslim Brotherhood figure said Monday that he voted against the group’s decision to nominate its deputy supreme…
Egyptian Embassy in Tunisia negotiates over 3 detained sailing boats
April 3, 2012
Egyptian Embassy in Tunisia negotiates over 3 detained sailing boats
The Egyptian Embassy in Tunisia resolved the situations of three Egyptian sailing boats that were detained several months ago for…
Commission: 492,000 expats registered for presidential poll
April 3, 2012
Commission: 492,000 expats registered for presidential poll
The Presidential Elections Commission has received inquiries about candidacy requirements from 1,274 citizens as of Monday, the commission said on…
Mediation fails to solve constituent assembly stalemate
April 2, 2012
Mediation fails to solve constituent assembly stalemate
The general coordinator of the Freedom and Justice Party-led Democratic Alliance, Wahid Abdel Meguid, said a meeting of the committee…
Government agency to monitor forged signatures for presidential candidates
April 2, 2012
Government agency to monitor forged signatures for presidential candidates
Abu Bakr al-Guindy, president of the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics, on Monday announced the completion of an…
EU lifts ban on Egyptian seeds
April 2, 2012
EU lifts ban on Egyptian seeds
The European Union on Monday lifted a nine-month ban on Egyptian seeds, allowing the exports of 11 types of seeds…
Egypt requests Czech Republic help in removing mines from Western Sahara
April 2, 2012
Egypt requests Czech Republic help in removing mines from Western Sahara
In a meeting with Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg on Monday, Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr asked that the…