by Ahmad Al-Ghamrawi | Feb 7, 2015 | Middle East
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—The newly announced Fee Hob Misr (Out of love of Egypt) electoral list has turned all election calculations on their head in the North African republic ahead of parliamentary elections set to begin on March 21, say local commentators. The new...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 17, 2014 | Middle East
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The first stage of voting in Egypt’s presidential election has witnessed unexpectedly high turnout, according to the Presidential Election Commission. Egyptian expat voters across the world are voting for the next president between May 15 and...
by Sawsan Abu-Husain | May 3, 2014 | Middle East
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egypt is bracing for more violence on Saturday, as the official start of presidential election campaigning gets underway. Popular former defense minister Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi is set to compete with Nasserist presidential hopeful Hamdeen Sabahy...
by Mohamed Abdu Hassanein | May 1, 2014 | Middle East
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egyptian presidential hopeful Hamdeen Sabahy officially unveiled his election platform on Wednesday, pledging to repeal a controversial anti-protest law, pardon “non-criminal” offenders and crack down on terrorism. Speaking during a press...
by Abdul Sattar Hatita | Mar 11, 2014 | Middle East
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Former Egyptian Army Chief of Staff Gen. Sami Anan said an assassination attempt “did take place” in comments to Asharq Al-Awsat as Egypt’s Interior Ministry and some political forces inside the country dismissed his claim as...
