Egypt’s Hamdeen Sabahi signs endorsement for Khaled Ali’s presidential…
Former presidential candidate and leftist figure Hamdeen Sabahi has signed an election endorsement in favour of…
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Egyptian Sabahi calls for national coalition to support one presidential candidate
Former presidential candidate and founder of the National Popular Movement, Hamdeen Sabahi, announced on Friday his…
Ex-Presidential Candidate’s Opposition Party to Boycott Egypt Election
An Egyptian opposition party led by a moderate Islamist said on Wednesday it would boycott a long-awaited…
No Assassination Attempt on Sisi: Egypt’s Presidency
Egypt's presidency denied a Saudi media report saying that President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's guards stopped an…
Where is al-Sisi taking Egypt?
A year ago today, a little-known military figure of uncertain intention overthrew the first democratically-elected…
BREAKING: Sisi is Sworn in as President of Egypt
Ex-chief army Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is formally sworn in on Sunday, signaling the end of Egypt's roadmap made after…
al-Sisi Will ‘Do Everything’ for Democracy, Prosperous Egypt: UN Chief
United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon said on Tuesday he trusts that Egypt's president-elect Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi will…
Sisi to be Sworn in as Egypt’s New President on Sunday
Egypt's President-elect Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi is set to be sworn in in front of the High Constitutional Court next…
Egypt Stocks up at Open as Sisi Officially Declared President
As ex-army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was officially announced Egypt's president, stocks opened higher on…
Egypt Stocks up at Open as Sisi Officially Declared President
As ex-army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was officially announced Egypt's president, stocks opened higher on…
Sisi Declared Egypt President with 96% of Votes
Egypt’s former army chief Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi won 96.9 percent of the votes in the recent presidential election,…
Egypt Shares Jump at Early Trade on Monday, Gain EGP7 billion
Egypt's stocks jumped at early trade on Monday posting gains worth 7.1 billion Egyptian pounds powered by local and…
Final Results of Egypt’s Presidential Election to Be Declared Tuesday: PEC
The final and official results of the 2014 presidential elections are to be declared on Tuesday by the Presidential…
Mahlab’s Government to Officially Step Down Next Week
Egypt's prime minister, Ibrahim Mahlab, announced Sunday that he will officially resign once the president-elect…
Elections Committee Rejects Sabahi’s Appeal
Egypt’s Presidential Election Commission (PEC) rejected an appeal by the presidential campaign of candidate…
Sabahi’s Campaign Files Appeal against Election Results
The official campaign of Nasserist politician Hamdeen Sabahi filed an appeal against the presidential election's…
Sisi: There Is No ‘Going Back’ for Egypt
Egypt’s former military chief, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, vowed on Thursday that the country would not go backwards but…
EU Says Egypt Vote Lawful But Lacked ‘Stakeholders’
A European Union team that observed Egypt's presidential election said Thursday the vote was conducted "in line…
Egypt Shares Surge at Open as Sisi Heads for Sweep Victory
As ex-army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is on course for a sweeping victory in Egypt's presidential elections, stocks…
Why Egyptians voted for Sisi
Former army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is set to win the presidential elections in Egypt this week,…
EU Monitoring Commission to Hold Press Conference Thursday
The European Union monitoring commission in Egypt, headed by Mario David, will hold a press conference Thursday to…
Voters in Egypt’s Presidential Poll Reach 25 Million: PEC Member
Judge Tarek Shebl, a member of the general secretariat of the Presidential Elections Commission (PEC), the judicial…
Analysis: In Egypt, a Pyrrhic Landslide Victory
The election of Egypt's former military chief to the nation's presidency may be remembered for its central irony:…
Egypt: El-Sissi Wins Election by Landslide
With nearly all the ballots counted, Egypt's former military chief has won a crushing victory over his sole…
Egypt’s Main Index in Dark Red, End below 8540 on Vote Day Three
Egypt's stocks ended deeply lower on Wednesday incurring losses totalling 6.2 billion Egyptian pounds amid vote for…
Egypt Shares Inched down at Early Trade, Votes Extended for 3rd Day
As vote for presidential elections have been extended for extra third day, Egypt's stocks opened lower on Wednesday…
Here’s Why Egypt Extended Presidential Elections to a Third Day
Low turnout could prove a stumbling block to the ambitions of former military commander Abdul Fattah al-Sisi, who…
INTERVIEW – We Don’t Interfere, Only Observe: Head EU Monitors in…
Head of the EU's Election Observation Mission (EOM) Mario David, who is a member of the European Parliament from…
Egypt’s PEC Rejects Candidate’s Complaints against Vote Extension
Egypt's electoral committee has rejected legal complaints lodged by the election's two contenders against its…
UPDATE | Egypt Grants Voters an Extra Day in Presidential Election
The campaigns of presidential contenders Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Hamdeen Sabahi said on Tuesday they have filed…
Egypt Govt Says Non-Voters to be Fined 500 EGP
Egypt's Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab said on Tuesday that those who do not vote in the country's presidential…
Sisi Closes on Presidency on Final Day of Egypt Vote
Former army chief Abdel Fatah al-Sisi is expected to emerge from a second and final day of voting on Tuesday as…
Egypt Bourse Chief Says Tuesday Official Vacation
Dr. Mohamed Omran, Egyptian Stock Exchange (EGX) chairman announced that the market will be closed on Tuesday, May…
Egypt’s EGX30 Slumps 0.3% on Presidential Vote Day 1
As the Egyptian presidential elections started, stocks ended lower on Monday with losses totalling 952 million…
As Votes on New President Begins, Egypt Shares Gain EGP2bn at Open
As presidential elections begin, Egypt's stocks start trading higher on Monday earning 2 billion Egyptian pounds…
Interim President ‘Neutral’ in Egypt Poll, Urges High Turnout
In his last speech before the presidential election, interim President Adly Mansour has called on Egyptians "to…
Ahead of Presidential Vote, Egypt Shares Lose EGP2.2 billion on Sunday
Ahead of Egypt's presidential elections scheduled for May 26 and 27, Egypt's stocks ended lower on Sunday incurring…
Egypt President to Address Nation for Elections
Egypt's interim President Adli Mansour will address the nation on Sunday on state television in relation to the…
U.S. Caught Between Ideals and Interests as Egypt Votes
Former Egyptian military strongman Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi is the favorite in next week’s presidential election,…
UAE Sends Egypt Armoured Vehicles to Assist in Securing Elections
Cairo has received 15 armoured vehicles from the United Arab Emirates, to aid in securing next week’s presidential…