Stay Updated


Content

MENASource

Jun 26, 2012

Top News: Egypt Court Annuls Decree Allowing Military to Arrest Civilians

By Tarek Radwan

The Supreme Administrative Court has ruled on Tuesday against the Ministry of Justice issued decree allowing military police and intelligence the right to arrest civilians. Rights lawyer Khaled Ali, who filed the appeal against the law, confirmed to Ahram Online from the court that the ruling was in his favour. 

MENASource

Jun 25, 2012

Top News: Morsy Starts Consultations over Presidential Team

By Tarek Radwan

President-elect Mohamed Morsy moved into the office once occupied by ousted leader Hosni Mubarak and started consultations Monday over the formation of his presidential team and a new government, an aide said. Many supported Morsy as a representative of the uprising that toppled the old regime and a chance to challenge the military.

MENASource

Jun 25, 2012

Will Egypt Follow in the Footsteps of Iran’s 1979 Revolution?

By Merit Al-Sayed

As the Muslim Brotherhood’s candidate Mohamed Morsy has claimed victory in the presidential election, observers have begun to draw parallels between the current state of Egypt’s democratic transition and that of 1979 Iran.   Today, the Egyptian political scene has never looked more bipolar: Citizens alternated between outbursts of joy and a pessimistic sense of […]

MENASource

Jun 24, 2012

Who is Egypt’s New President, Mohamed Morsy?

By Nancy Messieh

Earlier today, the Supreme Presidential Electoral Commission (SPEC) announced Muslim Brotherhood candidate, Dr. Mohamed Morsy as the winner of Egypt’s first democratic elections after the ouster of Hosny Mubarak. Early Life and Education Born on August 20, 1951 to a middle-class family in a small village in the Eastern governorate of Sharqiya, Dr. Mohamed Morsy […]

MENASource

Jun 24, 2012

Mohamed Morsy Declared Egypt’s President, Securing 51.73% of the Total Votes

By Nancy Messieh

After a week’s worth of speculation, a three day delay, and a one hour speech, the Supreme Presidential Electoral Commission (SPEC) has named the Muslim Brotherhood’s Mohamed Morsy, the winner of Egypt’s first free and fair elections and the country’s first civilian president. Farouk Sultan, the Chairman of the Supreme Consitutional Court of Egypt and […]

MENASource

Jun 22, 2012

Morsy’s Choice: Abdeen or Tora?

By Michele Dunne

The extremely confusing political picture in Egypt clarified a bit in the last 48 hours, as indications surfaced that there is an intense negotiation going on—whether directly or indirectly—between the SCAF and the Brotherhood over whether Mohammed Morsy will be able to claim his electoral victory.  The question seems to be whether Morsy will accept […]

MENASource

Jun 22, 2012

Beyond Election Results, Legal Landmines Loom Large

By Nancy Messieh

With the Supreme Constitutional Court’s decision to dissolve the newly elected parliament and uphold Ahmed Shafik’s disputed candidacy, accusations have been levied against Egypt’s judicial system, questioning its impartiality.    Countless court cases in the past 16 months have yielded disappointing results: Egypt’s courts have witnessed the acquittal of both police officers and high level […]

MENASource

Jun 22, 2012

Top News: Egyptians Pack Tahrir to Slam Military ‘Coup’

By Tarek Radwan

Thousands have packed Cairo’s iconic Tahrir Square to denounce a power grab by the ruling military, as the nation nervously awaited the results of the first post-Mubarak presidential election. Yet Egypt’s ruling military warned it would "deal firmly" with any attempt to harm the public interest, and blamed political divisions on the release of unofficial […]

MENASource

Jun 21, 2012

Top News: Election Results Postponed Until Sunday

By Tarek Radwan

The final results of the presidential runoff will be announced on Sunday, said Presidential Elections Commission (PEC) Secretary General Hatem Bagato. “There are nationwide vote-counting errors and after the appeals are considered we will recount the votes, and then the final result will be announced on Sunday," Bagato said in a phone call to media […]

MENASource

Jun 21, 2012

Will Shafik Go Down Without a Fight?

By Mara Revkin

When Egyptians asked for genuinely competitive elections, the current stalemate between two candidates each claiming victory was certainly not what they had in mind. The Supreme Presidential Electoral Commission (SPEC) has delayed the announcement of final results until June 23 at the earliest, to allow time for reviewing the hundreds of allegations of fraud that […]