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Egyptian polling station workers look for a voter’s name in their list on the third day of voting in the presidential elections at a polling station, in Cairo, Egypt, 28 May 2014. (EPA/AMEL PAIN)

Egyptians vote on final day of elections

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 28, 2014 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egyptians are heading to the polls for the third and final day of elections on Wednesday, a day after the Presidential Elections Commission ordered an extra day of polling amid reports of low voter turnout. Egyptians choosing between popular...

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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)

Egyptians vote in second day of presidential elections

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 27, 2014 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egyptian voters returned to the polls on Tuesday, the final day of the presidential elections, as the government extended voting hours and declared a national holiday to encourage a higher turnout. Most observers expect popular former defense...

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Presidential candidate and former army chief Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi watches an election official before casting his ballot while voting at a polling station in Cairo May 26, 2014. (REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh)

Egyptians go to polls to elect new leader

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 26, 2014 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egyptian voters will head to polling stations on Monday to elect a new president amid tight security measures, in a race between former army chief Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and leftist politician Hamdeen Sabahy. More than 180,000 army personnel have...

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Presidential hopeful Hamdeen Sabahy talks in front of his posters during a rally in El Senbelaween city, 60 miles (100 kilometers) north of Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, May 15, 2014. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

Hamdeen Sabahy: “The former regime never disappeared”

by Abdul Sattar Hatita | May 19, 2014 | Interviews

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—With fewer than two weeks to go until polling day in Egypt’s presidential elections, Asharq Al-Awsat sat down with candidate Hamdeen Sabahy, the only opposition to frontrunner Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi, in Cairo to talk about his vision for Egypt’s...

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Egyptian Presidential hopeful Hamdeen Sabahy (C) waves to crowds during a rally in the Alexandria, Egypt, May 16, 2014. (EPA/HAZEM GODA/ALMASRY ALYOUM)

Sabahy says will reach out to Brotherhood supporters if elected

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 18, 2014 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egyptian presidential candidate Hamdeen Sabahy said he will attempt to rebuild consensus in Egypt if he wins in an exclusive interview with Asharq Al-Awsat this week. “Not everyone who supported Mubarak is corrupt, nor are those who supported...