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Ganzouri: We will not allow any irregularities in election
Others | 23 May 2012
In press statements on Monday, Prime Minister Kamal al-Ganzouri said the government would not allow any irregularities in this week's presidential election, and would take all legal measures against attempts to prevent citizens from casting their votes.
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Egypt GDP grows an unexpected 5.2 pct in 1Q2012: Minister
Others | 23 May 2012
Egypt's economy grew by 5.2 per cent in the first quarter of the 2012 calendar year, the country's minister of planning said on Monday.
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National Council for Human Rights calls upon elections commission to extend voting period
Others | 23 May 2012
The National Council for Human Rights (NHCR) called upon the Presidential Elections Commission to extend the voting period to allow all Egyptians to cast their votes.
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Egypt military coup is 'very possible', says Mubarak's ex-spy chief
Others | 23 May 2012
Egypt's ex-intelligence chief has predicted a military coup that will eventually pit the country's armed forces against the Muslim Brotherhood and its future "Iranian-style revolutionary guard".
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Egypt buys 1.1 mn tons of local wheat, supply ministry says
Others | 23 May 2012
ABU DHABI — Egypt has bought 1.1 million tons of local wheat so far in the 2011/2012 season despite diesel shortages that have hampered harvesting, an official at the Supply and Domestic Trade Ministry said late Monday.
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SCAF to issue interim constitution before presidential poll
Others | 22 May 2012
With only two days to go before Egypt's first post-Mubarak presidential election on Wednesday and Thursday, the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) appears set to issue an interim constitution. The move comes after parliament failed to form a constituent assembly mandated with writing Egypt's first post-revolution national charter.
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Committee to count Egyptian expat votes Monday
Others | 22 May 2012
The general committee supervising voting for Egyptians abroad in the presidential election is scheduled to meet Monday at the Foreign Ministry to count the ballots cast last week.
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Heikal: Upcoming president of Egypt needs a miracle
Others | 22 May 2012
Famous Egyptian writer and journalist Mohamed Hassenein Heikel spoke Sunday in interview with Al-Ahram newspaper about the progress of the Egyptian revolution and the upcoming presidential elections. Heikal warns that the elections alone will not solve Egypt's problems or the surmount challenges the revolution is facing.
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Egyptian presidential campaign blackout begins
Others | 22 May 2012
A ban on presidential campaigning entered into force on Monday with two days to go for Egypt's first election since a popular uprising ousted longtime President Hosni Mubarak.
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Activists, rights groups struggle to keep Abbasseya detainees in limelight
Others | 22 May 2012
While the country is preoccupied with the presidential election set for Wednesday and Thursday, certain activists, politicians and human rights groups are trying to keep the spotlight on dozens of protesters arrested following the early May clashes in front of the Defense Ministry in Abbasseya.
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Elections commission lays out rules for upcoming presidential race
Others | 21 May 2012
The Presidential Elections Commission has designated one judge per ballot box to oversee the polling stations for the election scheduled to start Wednesday, commission Secretary General Hatem Bagato said.
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Activists to go on hunger strike in solidarity with Abbasiya detainees; demand end to military trials
Others | 21 May 2012
Several political groups have called for a day of hunger strike under the banner "We are all prisoners under military rule," to take place at the Journalists' Syndicate Sunday.
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SCAF constitutional declaration expected to give president right to dissolve parliament
Others | 21 May 2012
The Supreme Council of Armed Forces is planning to issue a complementary constitutional declaration within two days that would give the Parliament the right to remove the current cabinet and form a new one, with the exception for the "sovereign ministries," informed sources have told Al-Masry Al-Youm
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Shafiq leads presidential race for second week in cabinet-conducted poll
Others | 21 May 2012
A presidetial election poll conducted by the cabinet-affiliated Center for Information and Decision Support showed Ahmed Shafiq in the lead for the second week in a row with 12 percent, followed by Amr Moussa with 11 percent.
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USAID funds Egypt's presidential elections with $3 million
Others | 21 May 2012
The Egypt director of the US governmental aid organization said it has provided US$3 million to the high elections commission to fund the presidential elections scheduled for 23 and 24 May.
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Parliamentary activity suspended until after presidential polls
Others | 18 May 2012
Parliament Speaker Saad El-Katatni adjourned Wednesday's session of the People's Assembly (the lower house of Egypt's parliament) by announcing that all assembly activities would be temporarily suspended until 26 May, two days after Egypt's first post-Mubarak presidential polls.
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April 6 keeps battle against Mubarak regime alive in Daqahlia
Others | 18 May 2012
Activists from the April 6 Youth Movement are taking to the ahwas, alleyways and marketplaces of Mansoura and its surrounding villages ahead of the presidential election next week with one, clear message: anyone but feloul.
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Government approves 2012/13 budget
Others | 18 May 2012
Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Fayza Abouelnaga said that the government has approved the 2012/13 fiscal year budget and its investment plan, prior to sending it to military council head Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, who would in his turn refer it to Parliament, state television reported Wednesday.
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I am unconventional and take risks': Khaled Ali
Others | 18 May 2012
Leftist presidential candidate and human rights lawyer Khaled Ali defended his "unconventional" political stances and his background in popular street action in a televised interview with privately-owned Dream TV, Tuesday.
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NGOs granted licences to observe Egypt's presidential elections
Others | 18 May 2012
The Supreme Presidential Electoral Commission (SPEC) approved 53 NGO licenses to observe Egypt's first post-Mubarak presidential elections, including awarding one to a US civil society group on Monday.
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Egyptian court acquits 14 policemen charged with killing protesters during uprising
Others | 17 May 2012
CAIRO — An Egyptian court has acquitted 14 policemen charged with killing protesters during last year’s popular uprising.
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