presidential elections
Tantawi denies military intends to field presidential candidates
Egypt
October 5, 2011
Tantawi denies military intends to field presidential candidates
Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, head of the ruling Supreme Council of Armed Forces (SCAF), denied Wednesday that the military intends…
Rights activists discuss democratic transition with intelligence chief
Egypt
October 1, 2011
Rights activists discuss democratic transition with intelligence chief
Khaled Ali, the head of the Egyptian Center for Economic and Social Rights, has warned Intelligence Chief Mourad Mouafi of…
Presidential poll expected late 2012 or early 2013, says TV report
Egypt
September 27, 2011
Presidential poll expected late 2012 or early 2013, says TV report
Egypt's presidential elections are expected to be held at the end of 2012 or the start of 2013, Al-Arabiya television…
Tantawi seen walking plain clothed in downtown Cairo
Egypt
September 27, 2011
Tantawi seen walking plain clothed in downtown Cairo
Egyptian activists are agitated by a video clip that aired on state-run TV Monday, showing the head of the country's…
Military council tackles electoral issues in secret meeting with political forces
Egypt
September 18, 2011
Military council tackles electoral issues in secret meeting with political forces
The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces has been in secret negotiations with various political forces on a range of…
Egypt presidential hopefuls want early poll date
Egypt
September 15, 2011
Egypt presidential hopefuls want early poll date
Seven presidential hopefuls will call on Egypt's ruling military council to fix an early date for an election for the…
Presidential hopefuls demand presidential elections be held in February
Egypt
September 14, 2011
Presidential hopefuls demand presidential elections be held in February
Seven presidential hopefuls have called on the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) to hold the upcoming presidential elections…
Tantawi pledges fair parliamentary and presidential elections
Egypt
September 8, 2011
Tantawi pledges fair parliamentary and presidential elections
Head of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces Field Marshal Hussein Tantawy on Thursday pledged to guarantee the integrity…
ElBaradei to exchange ideas with expats on Germany trip
Egypt
August 18, 2011
ElBaradei to exchange ideas with expats on Germany trip
Egyptian presidential hopeful and former International Atomic Energy Agency Director Mohamed ElBaradei left Cairo Thursday for a two-day visit to…
Islamist presidential hopeful condemns military trials for civilians
Egypt
August 16, 2011
Islamist presidential hopeful condemns military trials for civilians
Islamist presidential hopeful Hazem Abu Ismail on Monday condemned the referral of civilians to military courts. “As long as the…