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Supporters of ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi raise up posters with the four finger symbol during a demonstration against the military backed government in the Egyptian capital Cairo, on September 13, 2013. (AFP PHOTO / MAHMOUD KHALED)
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A file photograph dated 23 December 2012, shows former Presidential candidate and opposition member of National Salvation Front, Hamdeen Sabahy, at a press conference in Cairo, Egypt. (EPA/Khaled Elfiqi)
Egypt: Hamdeen Sabahy announces presidential run
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Veteran left wing politician and former 2012 presidential candidate Hamdeen Sabahy announced he will be running in Egypt’s upcoming presidential elections. Sabahy, the founder of the Popular Current political party, told a crowd of jubilant...Caption:
Abdel-Moneim Aboul-Fotouh speaks during an interview with Associated Press at his home in Cairo, Egypt, on Monday, Nov. 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
Aboul-Fotouh: Egypt constitutional referendum “window dressing”
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...Caption:
An Egyptian child walks at a sit-in by members of the Muslim brotherhood and supporters of ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi outside the Rabaa al-Adawiya mosque on the first day of Eid al-Fitr celebrations on August 8, 2013 in Cairo. Thousands of supporters of Egypt’s ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi celebrated Eid al-Fitr, the end […]
Debate: The Muslim Brotherhood is not likely to suffer internal strife
It is too early to judge the fate of the Muslim Brotherhood and the possibility of it experiencing internal division. In Egypt’s case, we are talking about the parent Brotherhood group and not one of its branches, which means that any shift in the organization will...Caption:
Supporters of ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi during a protest near the Rabaa al-Adawiya mosque, in Cairo, Egypt, 12 July 2013. (EPA/Mohammed Saber)