Presidency
Three Popular Current members resign in Qena over Sabbahi’s nomination to presidency
Egypt
February 11, 2014
Three Popular Current members resign in Qena over Sabbahi’s nomination to presidency
Three members of Popular Current’s executive bureaus in Qena submitted their resignations in protest against nomination of Hamdeen Sabbahi, the…
Iranian news agency: Sisi to declare running for president within hours
Egypt
February 10, 2014
Iranian news agency: Sisi to declare running for president within hours
Iranian news agency Fars quoted sources described as close to Defense Minister Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi as saying that…
Tamarod freezes membership of two members supporting Sabbahi for president
Egypt
February 9, 2014
Tamarod freezes membership of two members supporting Sabbahi for president
The Tamarod movement called for an urgent general assembly meeting on Monday to review violations made by members Hassan Shaheen,…
Egypt army chief Sisi says to run for president: Kuwait paper
Egypt
February 6, 2014
Egypt army chief Sisi says to run for president: Kuwait paper
Egypt's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said in comments published in a Kuwait paper Thursday he has decided to run…
Political forces reject call from the presidency for a meeting
Egypt
February 5, 2014
Political forces reject call from the presidency for a meeting
Several youth movements have rejected a meeting called for by presidential media adviser Ahmed al-Muslemany with 25 January and 30…
Sisi to declare electoral platform by second half of February
Egypt
February 3, 2014
Sisi to declare electoral platform by second half of February
Supreme Council of Armed Forces (SCAF) will convene within few days, with attendance of Defense Minister Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to…
Killings rattle Afghan voters as election campaign starts
World
February 2, 2014
Killings rattle Afghan voters as election campaign starts
Afghanistan's presidential candidates held rallies in Kabul on Sunday at the start of a campaign to elect Hamid Karzai's successor,…
Egypt’s top satirist Bassem Youssef voices concerns over Sisi nomination
Egypt
February 2, 2014
Egypt’s top satirist Bassem Youssef voices concerns over Sisi nomination
Satirist TV host Bassem Youssef spoke against nominating Defense Minister Abdel Fattah al-Sisi for presidency for fear that this would…
FM says foreign countries’ viewpoint toward Sisi nomination linked to elections integrity
Egypt
January 30, 2014
FM says foreign countries’ viewpoint toward Sisi nomination linked to elections integrity
Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy said foreign countries’ viewpoint toward nomination of Defense Minister Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to presidency is linked…