by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 26, 2014 | Middle East
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egyptian voters will head to polling stations on Monday to elect a new president amid tight security measures, in a race between former army chief Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and leftist politician Hamdeen Sabahy. More than 180,000 army personnel have...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 30, 2013 | Middle East
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egypt’s military-backed interim government could amend the political roadmap in the country by calling presidential elections before parliamentary polls. A high-ranking Egyptian official, speaking to Asharq Al-Awsat on condition of anonymity,...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 6, 2013 | Media
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egyptian strongman Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi took first place in Time magazine’s 2013 Person of the Year poll, comfortably beating the runners-up, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and American pop star Miley Cyrus. Sisi won the online...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 19, 2013 | Middle East
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egyptian interim president Adly Mansour will not stand in presidential elections scheduled for next year, according to Kuwait’s Al-Seyassah newspaper. Responding to a question as to whether he intends to run in next year’s presidential...
by Abdul Sattar Hatita | Jul 12, 2013 | Interviews
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—In the wake of the ouster of Islamist president Mohamed Mursi, Egypt’s new rulers face a daunting challenge. Aside from economic problems that would faze any other government, Egypt finds itself divided between supporters of the ousted...
