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Salafi presidential hopeful wants Shura Council abolished
Egypt

Salafi presidential hopeful wants Shura Council abolished

Salafi presidential hopeful Hazem Abu Ismail is proposing that Egypt cancel elections for the Shura Council, the upper house of…
Amr Moussa: If president, I’ll abolish Emergency Law immediately
Egypt

Amr Moussa: If president, I’ll abolish Emergency Law immediately

At a rally in Cairo’s Matareya Square on Sunday, presidential candidate Amr Moussa, who was warmly welcomed there, vowed to…
FJP refutes report it will back Advisory Council leader for president
Egypt

FJP refutes report it will back Advisory Council leader for president

A top leader of the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party on Wednesday dismissed reports that his party is considering…
Brotherhood party to support head of Advisory Council for president
Egypt

Brotherhood party to support head of Advisory Council for president

The Freedom and Justice Party, the political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood, plans to support Advisory Council head Mansour Hassan…
ElBaradei’s surprise pullout reveals Egypt’s increasingly messy transition
Egypt

ElBaradei’s surprise pullout reveals Egypt’s increasingly messy transition

Reform leader Mohamed ElBaradei's surprise pullout from the presidential race has laid bare the messiness of Egypt's transition to democracy,…
Monday’s papers: A wave of protests in the lead-up to 25 January
Egypt

Monday’s papers: A wave of protests in the lead-up to 25 January

Today's newspapers highlight the military council's announcement that the presidential candidate nominations will start in April for the elections planned…
Islamist politicians comment on ElBaradei’s withdrawal from presidential race
Egypt

Islamist politicians comment on ElBaradei’s withdrawal from presidential race

Two Islamist politicians have commented on reform advocate Mohamed ElBaradei's decision to withdraw from Egypt’s presidential race. On Saturday, ElBaradei,…
Military presidential candidate makes a splash, raises concerns
Egypt

Military presidential candidate makes a splash, raises concerns

With less than six months before Egyptians choose their first post-Hosni Mubarak president, a new presidential hopeful with a military…
Advisory Council rejects presidential elections before a new constitution
Egypt

Advisory Council rejects presidential elections before a new constitution

Mohamed Nour Farahat, secretary general of the Advisory Council, has said that the Constitutional Declaration voted on in the March…
Worshipers chant until Moussa leaves Tahrir Square mosque
Egypt

Worshipers chant until Moussa leaves Tahrir Square mosque

Presidential hopeful and former Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa left Friday prayers near Tahrir Square after worshipers chanted until…
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