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Hamdeen Sabahi has his hand print scanned as he registers his candidacy for president at an election office in Cairo, Egypt, on Thursday, April 3, 2014. (AP Photo/Ahmed Omar)

Egypt: Sabahi formally joins Sisi as presidential candidate

by Mahmud El Shafey | Apr 19, 2014 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egypt’s presidential race took a step forward on Saturday as Nasserite presidential hopeful Hamdeen Sabahi officially submitted his candidacy to the Presidential Elections Commission, making him the second candidate on the ballot for the...

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A file picture taken on April 8, 2014 shows Lebanese pop star Haifa Wehbe arriving for the Premiere of her movie ‘Halawet Rooh’ at a movie theatre in the town of Dbayeh, North of Beirut on April 8 , 2014. (AFP Photo/Joseph Eid)

Haifa Wehbe film withdrawn from Egypt cinemas

by Mahmud El Shafey | Apr 18, 2014 | Media

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egyptian interim Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab has ordered Haifa Wehbe’s latest cinematic offering, Halaweet Rooh (Beauty of the Soul), withdrawn from cinemas, a state-owned news agency reported on Wednesday. The film had initially been...

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Egyptian police deploy outside of Cairo University a day after a series of three bombs went off in Giza, Egypt, on Thursday, April 3, 2014. (AP Photo/Ahmed Abdel Fattah, El Shorouk)

Egyptian security says it has defused bombs at Cairo universities

by Mahmud El Shafey | Apr 9, 2014 | Middle East

Cairo and London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egyptian security forces claim to have defused a number of explosive devices on the campuses of Al-Azhar and Ain Shams universities in Cairo on Tuesday. The latest incident comes after a series of bombs hidden in palm trees exploded...

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Egypt’s former interim President Adly Mansour speaks at the presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, on Sunday, January 26, 2014. (AP Photo/Egyptian State Television)

Egypt cabinet approves new terror law

by Mahmud El Shafey | Apr 4, 2014 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Egyptian government approved a new anti-terrorism law late Thursday, in the wake of a terrorist attack outside Cairo University on Wednesday. A government statement confirmed that the counter-terrorism law had been amended as it went...

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File photo of Muslim Brotherhood headquarters taken on April 1, 2014 in Cricklewood, London. (Asharq Al-Awsat/James Hana)

Muslim Brotherhood ready to “cooperate” with UK investigation

by Mahmud El Shafey | Apr 2, 2014 | World

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Muslim Brotherhood has said it is fully prepared to cooperate with British authorities following the news that Prime Minister David Cameron has ordered an official investigation into the organization’s activities in the UK. Cameron’s office...