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May 23, 2014

Why Monitor an Election with a Foregone Conclusion?

By Joel Gulhane

The results from the expatriate portion of Egypt’s presidential election are in and Former Minister of Defense Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi won with a landslide vote, defeating Nasserist opponent Hamdeen Sabbahi, with 94.5 percent of the vote.

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May 23, 2014

Egypt’s Fight Against a Boycott

By Nervana Mahmoud

Smart lyrics that portray Egypt as a united people from various governorates are part of a catchy song sung by Emirati cultural ambassador Hussein Al-Jassmi’s urging Egyptians to vote in the 2014 presidential elections.

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May 22, 2014

Egypt’s Lopsided Presidential Elections, and Then What?

By EgyptSource

After the ouster of then-president Mohammed Morsi in July 2013, General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has emerged as an Egyptian hero, icon, and likely the Egyptian Republic’s fifth president. His opponent in the presidential elections due to take place May 26 and 27, Nasserist Hamdeen Sabbahi, is waging an uphill battle.

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May 22, 2014

The Road to Presidential Elections [Update 6]

By EgyptSource

With voting in Egypt’s second presidential elections in two years expected to take place on May 26 and 27, EgyptSource will be providing periodic updates on the latest news coming out of the Egyptian elections process. 

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May 22, 2014

Top News: Libya Elections Commission to Announce June 25 as Date for New Legislative Elections

By MENASource

The Libyan Revolutionary Operations Room (LROR) has called on “true revolutionaries” serving in the armed forces to quit “temporarily,” according to a statement released this week. The statement called on revolutionaries to obtain the names of terrorists from their commanders, saying that the LROR would be “the head of the spear” dealing with any crimes […]

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May 22, 2014

Sisi: A New Nasser or a New Sadat?

By Tom Dale

Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has repeatedly been compared to former Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser, but his own words suggest that the late president Anwar al-Sadat – who won popularity early in his tenure but ended his life unpopular and resented – may be the more instructive comparison.

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May 22, 2014

Top News: US-Egypt Military Ties will Depend on Egypt’s Actions, says US General

By EgyptSource

The future of US military ties with Egypt will depend on the actions of the future government, the top US military officer said ahead of Egyptian elections next week.

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May 21, 2014

On Tutelage and Abolishing the Right of Citizens to Choose

By Amr Hamzawy

Tutelage refers to how parties in power that claim to hold a monopoly on the absolute truth aspire to set the standards of good and evil, right and wrong, principles and values that should be adhered to, the concepts to be held true, what knowledge should be acquired and the hopes and dreams that should […]

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May 21, 2014

Top News: Thousands Rally for South Yemen Independence

By MENASource

Thousands of separatists rallied in Yemen’s main southern city Aden Wednesday demanding renewed independence for the region on the twentieth anniversary of a secession bid that was crushed by northern troops.

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May 21, 2014

Top News: Egyptian Court Sentences Ousted Leader Mubarak to Three Years in Jail

By EgyptSource

A Cairo court on Wednesday convicted ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak of embezzlement, sentencing him to three years in prison.