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Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (C) arrives with his bodyguards at a polling station to cast his vote during the presidential election in Cairo May 26, 2014. (Reuters/Amr Abdullah Dalsh)

Opinion: Sisi’s Crossing

by Mshari Al-Zaydi | May 31, 2014 | Opinion

Over the past few days, I have witnessed different scenes of the recent presidential elections in Cairo and Giza—those relating to the victorious presidential campaign of Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and others relating to the struggling campaign of his challenger, Hamdeen...

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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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Egyptian people celebrate election victory of Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi in Cairo’s Tahrir Square on May 28, 2014. (EPA/Mahmoud Abdel Ghany)

Egypt: Sisi sweeps to presidential victory

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 29, 2014 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Abdel Fattah El-Sisi will be Egypt’s next president, after he secured a landslide victory against rival Hamdeen Sabahy. Preliminary election results indicate that the popular former defense minister won over 96 percent of the vote, according to...

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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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An Egyptian woman casts her ballot during the second day of presidential elections at a polling station in the Heliopolis district of Cairo on May 27, 2014. (EPA/Khaled Elfiqi)

Egyptians vote in second day of presidential elections

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 27, 2014 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egyptian voters returned to the polls on Tuesday, the final day of the presidential elections, as the government extended voting hours and declared a national holiday to encourage a higher turnout. Most observers expect popular former defense...