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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)
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Egyptians living in the United States wait in line to cast their votes in the upcoming Egyptian presidential election outside the Egyptian embassy in Washington, DC on May 15, 2014. (EPA/Jim Lo Scalzo)
Egypt: Expat voting sees high turnout
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...Caption:
People walk past a poster of presidential candidate and former army chief Abdel Fattah El-Sisi at one of his campaign headquarters in central Cairo April 16, 2014. (Reuters/Amr Abdallah Dalsh)
Egypt: Presidential campaigning gets underway
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...Caption:
Egyptian presidential hopeful Hamdeen Sabahy (L) looks on during his first press conference to launch his presidential campaign, in Cairo, Egypt, 30 April 2014. (EPA/Khaled Elfiqi)
Egypt: Sabahy announces electoral platform amid controversy
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...Caption:
Sami Anan (Asharq Al-Awsat)