by Adel Al Toraifi | Jun 4, 2014 | Interviews
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—As president-elect Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi prepares to take the helm of Egypt’s government, Egyptians face a long period of uncertainty as the country’s new leadership attempts to turn their hopes for the revival Egypt’s struggling...
by Ali Ibrahim | Jan 18, 2014 | Interviews
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Following preliminary reports that 97.7 percent of Egyptian voters voted “yes” in the constitution referendum earlier this week, Asharq Al-Awsat spoke with veteran Egyptian politician Amr Moussa, who chaired the 50-member constitution-drafting...
by Mohammed Shaaban | Jan 15, 2014 | Middle East
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—At least 11 people were killed and 28 wounded on Tuesday during clashes between anti-coup protestors and security forces, during the first day of voting on Egypt’s constitutional referendum, according to the country’s health ministry. Voters...
by Sharif Yamani | Jan 14, 2014 | Middle East
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Amid a heightened security atmosphere across the country on Tuesday, Egyptians began voting in a referendum over amendments to the country’s 2012 constitution, in a process set to last until Wednesday evening. More than 50 million voters are...
by Waleed Abdul Rahman | Jan 13, 2014 | Middle East
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Egyptian interim government will announce a state of emergency ahead of the country’s constitutional referendum set to take place on January 14–15, according to an Egyptian government official. Speaking on Sunday to Asharq Al-Awsat, the...
