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File photo of Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi taken on May 14, 2014. (Reuters/Amr Abdallah Dalsh)

Egypt: Sisi to be sworn in by Adly Mansour

by Ahmed Imbabi | May 30, 2014 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi will take Egypt’s oath of office before his predecessor interim President Adly Mansour, in his capacity as the head of Egypt’s Supreme Constitutional Court, presidential legal adviser Ali Awad said on Thursday. In...

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In this photo released by Middle East News Agency, the Egyptian official news agency, Egypt’s interim President Adly Mansour casts his ballot in the presidential election in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, May 26, 2014. (AP Photo/Middle East News Agency)

Opinion: Farewell, Adly Mansour

by Samir Atallah | May 28, 2014 | Opinion

Interim Egyptian President Adly Mansour, who presently holds the highest constitutional power in the country, went to vote in the presidential elections on Monday as if he were any other Egyptian citizen. Elsewhere, many are calling for Egyptians to boycott the...

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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)

Opinion: Mansour, the Man who Carried the Night

by Ali Ibrahim | Apr 1, 2014 | Opinion

There is a colloquial Egyptian expression that describes someone shouldering a heavy responsibility: they are said to “carry the night.” This accurately describes interim Egyptian President Adly Mansour, who will have completed almost a year in the country’s top...

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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: Presidential elections before July 17

by Mohamed Abdu Hassanein | Mar 13, 2014 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egypt’s interim President Adly Mansour announced on Wednesday that presidential elections will take place before July 17 as Egypt’s presidential race heated up this week. The news follows a reported assassination attempt against one...

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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 passes presidential election law

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 8, 2014 | Middle East

Cairo, AP—Egypt’s interim president on Saturday issued a much-anticipated decree governing an upcoming presidential election that clears the way for a vote many expect will be won by the country’s military chief. Field Marshal Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi has not...