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Meet your president: Mohamed Morsy
June 24, 2012
Meet your president: Mohamed Morsy
With official confirmation of his victory in the presidential election, Mohamed Morsy will become Egypt’s first civilian president. The Muslim…
Can the next president bring stability to Egypt?
June 24, 2012
Can the next president bring stability to Egypt?
Homemaker Mona Hamed was maybe a bit too hopeful as she took to the polls last Saturday. Like many, Hamed…
Islamists dominate Tahrir sit-in against SCAF
June 22, 2012
Islamists dominate Tahrir sit-in against SCAF
A few thousand people from across Egypt responded to the Muslim Brotherhood’s call for a sit-in and protest in Tahrir…
If he assumes the presidency, Morsy may be accountable to another group
June 22, 2012
If he assumes the presidency, Morsy may be accountable to another group
If the Muslim Brotherhood’s Mohamed Morsy is officially announced victorious this week, his name will go down in history as…
Cabinet sends ambituous budget to SCAF
June 21, 2012
Cabinet sends ambituous budget to SCAF
The 2012/13 budget was expected to be the first in Egypt’s history that would be approved and implemented by…
MENA: A news agency under attack
June 20, 2012
MENA: A news agency under attack
At 11:12 pm, Tuesday, the state-run news agency MENA aired a short news piece quoting an unknown medical source as…
Election’s political context flawed, say monitors
June 20, 2012
Election’s political context flawed, say monitors
International and local elections observers have condemned the political and legal context of the second round of Egypt’s presidential election…
A coup by law: SCAF consolidates power
June 18, 2012
A coup by law: SCAF consolidates power
As millions of Egyptians were glued to their television screens to watch votes in the presidential runoff be counted, the…
Negative campaigning rumor mill rampant on voting days
June 17, 2012
Negative campaigning rumor mill rampant on voting days
“I can’t vote for the Brotherhood. They will slit my child’s throat in front of me,” said Kamel, a 53-year-old…
In Sharqiya, fierce competition between two hometown boys
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…