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Presidential candidate and former army chief Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi watches an election official before casting his ballot while voting at a polling station in Cairo May 26, 2014. (REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh)

Egyptians go to polls to elect new leader

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...

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In this Thursday, July 18, 2013, photo released Friday, July 19, by the Egyptian Presidency, Egypt’s interim President Adly Mansour makes his first address to the nation since taking his post after the ouster of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi in Cairo, Egypt. (AP Photo/Egyptian Presidency)

Egypt: Roadmap in doubt as Cairo considers holding early presidential elections

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,...

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File photo—Protesters, who are against Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi, hold a poster featuring the head of Egypt’s armed forces General Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi in Tahrir Square in Cairo, July 3, 2013 file photo. (REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany)

Sisi tops Time magazine Person of the Year poll

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...

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In this Thursday, July 18, 2013, photo released Friday, July 19, by the Egyptian Presidency, Egypt’s interim President Adly Mansour makes his first address to the nation since taking his post after the ouster of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi in Cairo, Egypt. (AP Photo/Egyptian Presidency)

Kuwaiti newspaper: Adly Mansour says he will not run for presidency

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...

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A file photo dated 17 July 2011, shows the then newly appointed Minister of Finance Hazem Beblawi during a press conference in Cairo, Egypt. (EPA)

Asharq Al-Awsat speaks to Egypt’s new PM

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...