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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)
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Presidential hopeful leftist politician Hamdeen Sabahi greets his supporters outside the election commission office in Cairo, Egypt, on Saturday, April 19, 2014. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
Egypt: Sabahy gains new support, faces new controversy
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Socialist Popular Alliance announced it is backing Hamdeen Sabahy’s presidential bid on Saturday, as the Nasserite candidate found himself embroiled in controversy following the leak of a recording allegedly of him saying he would seek to...Caption:
Egypt’s army chief Field Marshal Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi, right, looks at drawings of houses with Hassan Ismaik, Arabtec’s chief executive, at the Ministry of Defense in Cairo in this March 9, 2014 handout provided by Egypt’s Ministry of Defense.( Reuters/Ministry of Defence/Handout via Reuters)
Egypt: Presidential candidates consider election race withdrawal
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Two likely Egyptian presidential candidates have said they are considering withdrawing from the race following the approval on Saturday by Interim President Adly Mansour of the country’s election law, which includes a controversial clause...Caption:
Field Marshal Abdel-Fattah El-Sissi addressing cadets at a military academy in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, March 4, 2014. (AP Photo/Egypt military spokesman via Facebook)
Egypt: Sisi presidential bid looks increasingly likely
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Defense Minister Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi gave the strongest indication yet that he intended to seek the Egyptian presidency on Tuesday, as interim President Adly Mansour considers a revised presidential election law. In a speech at an officers’...Caption:
A tourist buys a poster of Egypt’s army chief, Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who is also pictured on a shirt, at a vendor in Tahrir square in Cairo February 22, 2014. (Reuters/Asmaa Waguih)