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,...
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...
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...
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:...
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...
