Roughly 300 polling stations have not yet received ballots for today's elections, creating a major delay in voting. Committee chairmen blamed the government for poor organization of the electoral process.
Omar Gamal, head of one of the (...)
Egyptian presidential candidate Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh refused to participate in a meeting between political figures and leaders of ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, said Ali al-Bahnasawy, the director of Aboul Fotouh's electoral (...)
CAIRO: Streets around Tahrir Square witnessed notable movements from military police individuals and armored vehicles which have raised demonstrators' anxiety, fearing an attack from the military police as was the case on Sunday.
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CAIRO: A huge march has moved from Tahrir Square to Mohamed Mahmoud street where Central Security Forces are located.
The demonstrators chanted against the military rule and Ministry of Interior.
The march headed to the CSF headquarters to (...)
CAIRO: The Democratic Coalition for Egypt and a number of Islamic and political powers issued a statement demanding Egypt's ruling military council to disown the constitutional document drafted by Egypt's Deputy Prime Minister Ali al-Selmy.
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Egyptian presidential candidate Mohamed Selim al-Awa said the Friday of Sole Demand demonstrations will turn into civil disobedience, if Egypt's ruling military council refused to respond to the demands of the citizens.
Al-Awa said during his (...)
Sources said that the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) could not participate in the demonstrations scheduled to be on November 18, while it waits for a formal statement from Egypt's Cabinet regarding amendments on a set of constitutional guidelines proposed (...)
The legal adviser of the Freedom and Justice Party (FJP), Ahmed Abu Baraka, said that the party filed 136 cases against the Supreme Electoral Committee after they rejected a number of candidates as not meeting conditions drafted by the (...)
Spokesman of the Salafi al-Nour Party, Yossri Hamad, said that his party strongly refuses putting restrictions on the committee formed by the People's Assembly that will draft a new constitution for the country, which was recommended during a (...)
Egyptian presidential candidate Abdel Moniem Aboul Fotouh said the current presidential regime will create a new “pharaoh,” a chance for corrupt figures. He prefers adopting a mixed system that distributes authorities between the president and the (...)
CAIRO: Potential presidential candidate Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh warned of extending Egyt's transitional stage. He said such a decision would negatively affect the country's economy.
“The revolution is innocent of the deterioration of Egypt's (...)
Potential presidential candidate Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh stressed the importance of Egyptian farmers, saying they play a critical role in the Egyptian society. He demanded the government offer the necessary support for farmers and (...)
The Egyptian Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) will not abandon its slogan "Islam is the solution," said legal adviser of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) Ahmed Abu Baraka. He added they will use another slogan "We hope the best for Egypt," since it copes (...)
Implementing the Islamic Sharia is a main guarantee of Copts rights, said Saad al-Hussieni, member of the executive office of the Freedom and Justice Party at a meeting with former French Senator Adrian Gouteyron.
He said that the Islamic law (...)
The Egyptian people will not accept the continuation of military rule, said potential presidential candidate Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh at a conference in Turkey.
Aboul Fotouh said the serious transitional stage would start after parliamentary (...)
CAIRO: The Egyptian people could start a new revolution if the country's ruling military council refuses to hand over power to a civilian authority in February, said presidential candidate Mohamed Selim al-Awa.
During a tour of Cairo's iconic (...)
CAIRO: Egyptian presidential candidate Abdel Moniem Aboul Fotouh criticized the performance of Egypt's ruling military council, adding it can't bear the responsibility of the current conditions in Egypt.
He added the military rulers' main role is (...)
The Egyptian ruling military council has not yet clarified its position on the amending of the election law, said Chairman of the Nour Party Emad Abdel Ghafour.
“The Salafi Party will wait for the reaction in the street before escalating,” he (...)
The addition of Egyptian troop deployments in the Sinai Peninsula will continue in coming days and the peace treaty with Israel should be renegotiated, said General Ismail Etman, member of the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (...)