Latest in Tag: candidate Highlight
Latest in Tag: candidate

Dar Al-Ifta denounces Trump’s anti-Muslim statements Â
Trump’s campaign called for “total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the US”

Voters not policy-oriented in parliamentary elections
Development, young faces and employment among people’s general demands

Al-Dostour Party halts internal elections over voters’ database issue
Four electoral campaigns continue competition, present programmes

Al-Dostour Party prepares party elections with 4 candidates
Prominent members Shukrallah and Ismail absent candidates list

Ahmed Ezz expected to be rejected as parliament candidate
Ezz’s assets are freezed; fails to meet candidacy’s legal requirements

Turkey PM says party to reveal presidency candidate next week
Erdogan is widely believed to be planning to run for the presidency in the 10 August elections.

Draft Parliamentary Elections Law finalised
Drafted by a special committee, the law is expected to govern coming parliamentary elections

Al-Nour Party, prosecutor general discuss “wrongly accused” detainees
A delegation, led by the party chairman, sought to follow up on interim President Adly Mansour’s January request to review the files of nonviolent arrestees

Sabahy delivers first national address on state television, vows pursuit of social justice
Al-Sisi meets media practitioners to discuss his presidential campaign

Abu Ismail sentenced to 7 years
Salafi preacher convicted of forging official documents in order to run as a candidate in the 2012 presidential elections

Al-Sisi campaign collects 500,000 signatures of support
Presidential hopeful’s legal advisor announces criteria adopted when submitting documents for presidential elections

Putin supports Sisi bid for Egypt presidency
“It’s a very responsible decision,” Putin said

Abul Fotouh not to compete in presidential elections
Misr Al-Qawia Party refrains from nominating presidential candidate to protest lack of democratic process

Sabahy enters presidential race; decision widens Tamarod rift
The presidential hopeful announces the decision after months of consideration
Mansour holds first national dialogue on roadmap
Several political movements and youth representatives participated in the seven-hour exchange

Abdel Ghafar Shokr elected chairman of Social Popular Alliance Party
Shokr and eight other members won by nomination as party prepares for elections on 31 May

Aboul Fotouh’s seminar cancelled
Helwan University cancelled at the last minute; third incident in a week

FJP Candidates launch their election campaigns
Essam El-Erian and Saad El-Katatny compete for party’s presidency after Sabah Saqary withdraws

Venezuelans vote in Chávez’s toughest election yet
Chavez presidency in danger after rival Henrique Capriles electrified the opposition

Shafiq to face criminal court
Former presidential hopeful Ahmed Shafiq and ten others facing new corruption charges

Ex-presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq, a fugitive
Mubarak’s last prime minister charged alongside Mubarak’s two sons, Gamal and Alaa Mubarak

Return of the king?
Somalis around the world await the naming of their next president

Shafiq placed on watch list
Following corruption charges, former presidential candidate placed on watch and travel ban lists

Editor’s letter: Morsy, the good brother
Theoretically speaking, we could argue that the one month President Mohamed Morsy has spent in office is not enough to judge his performance as Egypt’s first leader after the revolution. However, practically speaking, it seems enough. Given a few facts regarding Morsy’s attainment of the presidency, we can understand feelings of anger among the electorate, …

Romney’s statements during Israel visit cause controversy
Romney’s statements cause controversy

The Mirage State of Egypt
Ladies and Gentlemen, congratulations: you are living in a mirage state