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Former foreign minister and presidential candidate Amr Moussa speaks during an interview with Reuters in Cairo March 11, 2014. (REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih)

Egyptian political parties continue alliance-building

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 7, 2014 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egypt’s fractious political parties remain in a state of disarray ahead of parliamentary elections, according to political sources, despite a looming deadline on the announcement of the new polls. One source, speaking on condition of anonymity,...

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Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (C) arrives with his bodyguards at a polling station to cast his vote during the presidential election in Cairo May 26, 2014. (Reuters/Amr Abdullah Dalsh)

Opinion: In Egypt, “Now is the time for work”

by Mshari Al-Zaydi | Jun 6, 2014 | Opinion

And so the turmoil has at last come to an end. Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi is the new president of Egypt. He comes to office on the back of a massive wave of popularity, securing almost double the number of votes that brought Muslim Brotherhood president Mohamed Mursi to...

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An Egyptian supporter of Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi, the nation’s former military chief, wears a toy tank on his head as he holds a poster showing him with images of late presidents Anwar Sadat, top left, Gamal Abdel Nasser, top right and Egypt’s interim President Adly Mansour, bottom right, during a celebration in Tahrir Square, in Cairo, Egypt, on Friday, May 30, 2014. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

Egyptian government reviews controversial election law

by Mohamed Hassan Shaban | Jun 1, 2014 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egyptian political parties have locked horns with the government over a proposed parliamentary election law which they rejected as detrimental to the country’s transition to democracy, threatening escalation if the government insists on pushing...

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File photo of former Arab League Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali delivering a speech on December 7, 2009. (AFP/Cris Bouroncle)

Boutros-Ghali: Human Rights in Egypt at the beginning of a long road

by Safaa Azab | May 31, 2014 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Former UN Secretary-General and president of Egypt’s National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) Boutros Boutros-Ghali said that Egypt is still in the early stages of creating a human rights culture. Speaking to Asharq Al-Awsat, Boutros-Ghali said:...

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Egyptian people celebrate election victory of Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi in Cairo’s Tahrir Square on May 28, 2014. (EPA/Mahmoud Abdel Ghany)

Egypt: Sisi sweeps to presidential victory

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 29, 2014 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Abdel Fattah El-Sisi will be Egypt’s next president, after he secured a landslide victory against rival Hamdeen Sabahy. Preliminary election results indicate that the popular former defense minister won over 96 percent of the vote, according to...