2012 presidential election
Former Foreign Ministry official pulls out of presidential race
Egypt
May 13, 2012
Former Foreign Ministry official pulls out of presidential race
Presidential hopeful Abdullah al-Ashal announced his withdrawal from the presidential race Saturday and his support for Mohamed Morsy, the Muslim…
Sunday’s papers: Presidential election and parliamentary activity
Egypt
May 13, 2012
Sunday’s papers: Presidential election and parliamentary activity
Today’s papers report that the Supreme Administrative Court annulled Saturday an earlier court order to halt the presidential election, and…
Low turnout continues among Egyptian voters in Washington
Egypt
May 13, 2012
Low turnout continues among Egyptian voters in Washington
Fewer than 200 Egyptians cast ballots in Washington on the first two days of voting for the new president, out…
Administrative court decides presidential elections should be held as scheduled
Egypt
May 12, 2012
Administrative court decides presidential elections should be held as scheduled
The Supreme Administrative Court has accepted the Presidential Elections Commission's appeal against a lower court's decision to halt the presidential…
High voter turnout among Egyptian expats in Saudi Arabia
Egypt
May 12, 2012
High voter turnout among Egyptian expats in Saudi Arabia
Egyptian expats in Saudi Arabia have flooded the the embassy in Riyadh and the consulate in Jeddah, and informal statistics…
Former UN chief: International elections monitoring will not harm Egypt’s sovereignty
Egypt
May 12, 2012
Former UN chief: International elections monitoring will not harm Egypt’s sovereignty
Boutros Boutros Ghali, president of the National Council for Human Rights, said that international monitoring of the presidential elections in…
Weak turnout on first day of presidential elections, says Egypt’s envoy to US
Egypt
May 12, 2012
Weak turnout on first day of presidential elections, says Egypt’s envoy to US
Voter turnout on the first day of the presidential elections was low among expatriates living in the US, Egyptian Ambassador…
US calls Egypt presidential debate ‘healthy,’ confirms neutrality toward candidates
Egypt
May 12, 2012
US calls Egypt presidential debate ‘healthy,’ confirms neutrality toward candidates
The United States on Friday welcomed Egypt's televised presidential debate as a "good and healthy thing," while implicitly urging the…
Members of Mubarak’s party reconvene to back Shafiq
Egypt
May 12, 2012
Members of Mubarak’s party reconvene to back Shafiq
Former notable figures of the dissolved and once ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) have been holding meetings to rally the…
Voting for Shafiq, Moussa is against Sharia, says Brotherhood leader
Egypt
May 11, 2012
Voting for Shafiq, Moussa is against Sharia, says Brotherhood leader
Voting for Amr Moussa or Ahmed Shafiq in the presidential elections is against Sharia law, Moneir Gomaa, a Muslim Brotherhood leader…