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A man stands on a bridge where huge posters of Egypt’s Army chief Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi are hanged in central Cairo February 3, 2014. Egypt is pushing ahead with an army-backed plan for political transition, with presidential and parliamentary elections due to take place within months. Sisi is widely expected to announce his presidential bid and win easily. REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih (EGYPT – Tags: POLITICS)

Opinion: After the Presidency

by Ali Ibrahim | Feb 12, 2014 | Opinion

With the exception of Hamdeen Sabahy, the leader of the Popular Current Party, no other political figures have announced their official candidacies for Egypt’s presidential elections, the second priority of the post-June 30 roadmap. At the moment there can only be...

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In this undated photo, traffic moves along Cairo’s October 6th Bridge. (AFP/Khaled Desouki/AFP)

Opinion: Options for Egypt

by Ali Ibrahim | Jan 22, 2014 | Opinion

The traffic flow in Cairo could not be smoother in the early hours of the morning. During that time, a journey from Cairo International Airport to the heart of the capital can take less than 30 minutes, while during the day or the evening it may take two hours or...

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File photo of Egyptian Deputy Prime Minister Ziad Bahaa El-Din talking to Asharq Al-Awsat in London. (Asharq Al-Awsat/James Hanna)

Egypt Deputy PM on Elections, Constitution

by Ali Ibrahim | Dec 4, 2013 | Interviews

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—In an exclusive interview with Asharq Al-Awsat from London, Egyptian Deputy Prime Minister Ziad Bahaa El-Din gave his view on Western reactions to former president Mohamed Mursi’s ouster, the forthcoming parliamentary and presidential...

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File photo—Protesters, who are against Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi, hold a poster featuring the head of Egypt’s armed forces General Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi in Tahrir Square in Cairo, July 3, 2013 file photo. (REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany)

Egypt: Campaign calls for election boycott if Sisi doesn’t run

by Safaa Azab | Nov 9, 2013 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—More than 15 million Egyptians have signed a petition calling on Gen. Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi to stand for president, the director of the Kamel Gmeilak (“Complete the Favor”) campaign told Asharq Al-Awsat. Rifai Nasrallah, who heads the...