by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 18, 2014 | Middle East
Cairo, AP—Egypt’s election committee says 98.1 percent of voters have approved a new, military-backed constitution in the first vote since a coup toppled the country’s president. Egypt’s High Election Commission said Saturday that 38.6 percent of the...
by Ali Ibrahim | Jan 16, 2014 | Uncategorized
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egypt has passed its first milestone on the military-backed roadmap this week, with reports agreeing that Egyptian voters have overwhelmingly backed a new constitution during the two-day nationwide referendum. A senior government official,...
by Ali Ibrahim | Jan 15, 2014 | Opinion
Egypt is reaping the first tangible gains from the roadmap agreed upon following June 30 and the end of Muslim Brotherhood rule. Today, Egyptians are heading to the ballot box to cast their votes in a referendum on the new constitution drafted by the 50-member...
by Abdul Sattar Hatita | Jan 15, 2014 | Interviews
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—As Egypt heads to the polls to vote on the constitutional referendum, members of the Muslim Brotherhood are not the only people expressing discontent about the new document and the way it has been drawn up and presented to the public. Abdel...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 14, 2013 | Middle East
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egyptian interim President Adly Mansour announced on Saturday that a public referendum on Egypt’s new constitution will take place on January 14 and 15. The referendum is the first major milestone in Egypt’s transitional political roadmap. But...
