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Tantawi denies military intends to field presidential candidates
Egypt

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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