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Latest in Tag: president
On Egyptâs General Sisi
As the news has come in of Egyptâs military chief, General Abdel Fatah Al-Sisi, looking for a strong turnout in next weekâs constitutional referendum as a mandate to run for president, a mixture of near hysterical praise and hostile cursing of him has intensified on social media.  Al-Sisiâs supporters are jubilant that he is still alive and that …
Al-Sisi does not rule out running for president
Armed forces announce support for Al-Sisiâs candidacy âif people demand itâ
Fahmy meets Bouteflika
Egyptâs foreign minister discusses regional and international issues with Algerian president
Mansour holds second national dialogue session over the roadmap
Interim president establishes fact-finding committee to look into violent incidents of the past six months
Al-Tayar Al-Sha’aby calls for Yes vote in constitutional referendum, supports Sabahy for Presidency
Coalition calling on President Mansour to call for presidential elections immediately after referendum
Mansour holds first national dialogue on roadmap
Several political movements and youth representatives participated in the seven-hour exchange
Will Al-Sisi run for president?
First we will discuss the consequences of General Abdel Fatah Al-Sisi running for president. What first comes to mind is that Al-Sisi will win, of course, which would confirm the doubt that 30 June was a military coup. This would seriously hurt Egyptâs connections with the international political scene. On the other hand, this win …
Egyptiansâ politics-related online searches surge in 2013
Muslim Brotherhood members Khairat El-Shater and Safwat Hegazy ranked fourth and fifth, respectively, while interim president Adly Mansour ranked sixth.
Student group communicates demands to authorities
Anti-Coup Alliance call for student protests on Tuesday
Sabahy launches presidential race, announces candidacy âon one conditionâ
Former presidential hopeful calls for national consensus naming âcandidate of the revolutionâ
Head of Egyptâs Student Union under fire
Badranâs legitimacy over: Dostour Party Student Office
President issues Protest Law
The draft version submitted by cabinet was highly criticised by domestic and international human rights organisations
Constituent Assembly sets new terms for selection of prosecutor general, prime minister
New constitution will ban detainment of journalists for âpublishing crimesâ
Constitution to contain 20 new articles: Salmawy
Constituent Assembly has concluded most articles except those relating to the Armed Forces and judicial authority
Draft protest law criticised
Political groups and human rights movements call on interim president to scrap bill approved by cabinet
Mansour to visit Saudi Arabia and Jordan
Visit marks interim presidentâs first tour abroad
Mansour announces two ânational projectsâ on 6 October anniversary
Prime Minister El-Belawi: “Economy is our biggest problem, yet it is our savior.”
Presidency hopes Tunisia learns from Egypt
Presidency condemn Tunisian presidentâs address to UNGA
President and ministers sued for attempted deportation of over 500 Syrian refugees
ECESR and FIDH decry hostility towards Syrian refugees in Egypt; call on state to respect international conventions it ratified
El-Moslimany meets youth representatives
Presidential adviserâs meeting comes as part of his New Leaders campaign
Sisi come, Sisi go!
If somehow we managed to research the words used most frequently by Egyptians in the past three months, Iâm sure âAl-Sisiâ would come high up on that list. You can easily recognise the kind of political atmosphere youâre caught in the middle of simply by noticing the reactions of people to the Generalâs name. Al-Sisi …
Constitution will not be rushed: Moussa
Head of Constitiuent Assembly says the “Egyptian mood” tends to support Al-Sisi; announces unwillingness to nominate himself for Presidency
Morsi detained for four days for “insulting judiciary”
Al-Beltagy and Hegazy’s trial adjourned to 5 October
No current political power will bring back time: Mansour
The interim president gave his first interview answering
Egypt is not a weak state: Presidential press conference
âWe will be victorious against terrorism and violenceâŠextremist powers have been running the showâ
ElBaradei’s resignation condemned
June 30 Front states ElBaradei should have consulted them before resigning, NSF says resignation will not shake their support for roadmap
Protesters clash with residents in Rabaa Al-Adaweya
Residents face violence after attempting to remove a blockade belonging to the Rabaa sit-in
Misr Al-Qawia demands Morsiâs release
Abul Fotouh’s party calls for political solution, as well as inspection for weapons in pro-Morsi
sit-ins
Alleged kidnappers released
Men accused of gathering children to take part in pro-Morsi sit-ins released from custody pending investigation
No prison time for defamation
The interim cabinet ratified three new bills, restructuring the Supreme Press Council and the National Council for Human Rights