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A waiter serves tea in a public cafe where a poster for Egypt’s army chief, Field Marshal Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi, is hung on a wall, in Cairo on March 16, 2014. (REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih)

Egypt: Presidential Election Commission cites “technical” delays

by Mohamed Abdu Hassanein | Mar 21, 2014 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—As speculation about the expected presidential candidacy of popular Egyptian Defense Minister Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi continues to grow, the secretary-general of the Presidential Supreme Electoral Commission, Hamdan Fahmy, said the delays in the...

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In this Wednesday, April 24, 2013 file photo, Egyptian Defense Minister Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi reviews honor guards during an arrival ceremony for his U.S. counterpart at the Ministry of Defense in Cairo. (AP/Jim Watson, Pool)

Opinion: Sisi’s Realistic Discourse

by Ali Ibrahim | Mar 12, 2014 | Opinion

There may be nothing new about Field Marshal Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi’s remarks in a recent interview, during which he said that the economic situation in Egypt is dire. That is pretty much to be expected after three years of political crises that have damaged key...

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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...