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2014 presidential elections
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Abdel Moneim Abouel Fotouh
38 min read
Abdel Moneim Abouel Fotouh: A man apart
Mostafa Mohie
| His political journey has been a winding one.
COVID-19
19 min read
COVID-19 drive-thru testing rollout blurs lines between public, private sectors
Rana Mamdouh
| The prime minister visited the company’s first drive-through site the day it opened, on June 15.
2018 presidential elections
14 min read
A presidential race, anyone?
Asmahan Soliman
| We map the possible candidates and Sisi's re-election plan for the 2018 presidential elections
Dostour Party
8 min read
A disintegrating coalition: Rifts re-emerge after Dostour Party’s default leadership election
Mai Shams El-Din
| Rifts have re-emerged within the Dostour Party days after the default election of Khaled Dawoud as party
2014 presidential elections
6 min read
The turnout question
Mai Shams El-Din
| Before the turnout of 47.4 percent was officially announced by the Presidential Election Commission last
2014 presidential elections
8 min read
In pro-Sisi Mansoura, embittered youth avoid the polls
Alexia Underwood
| The day before voting began in the presidential election, the road from Cairo to Mansoura was littered
2014 presidential elections
7 min read
Pundits wring hands over low voter turnout
Mostafa Mohie
| Voting was still open on the first day of the presidential election, and television presenters were already
2014 presidential elections
7 min read
The hopeful underdogs
Passant Rabie
| Driving up to presidential candidate Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s campaign headquarters through the picturesque
2014 presidential elections
5 min read
Apathetic students
Mai Shams El-Din
| Ahmed Khalaf was startled when he got a phone call from this reporter, because he expected news of arrest
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Opinion
Paul Sedra
Thinking about Egyptian politics from the bottom up
Most analysis of Egypt’s presidential elections — save for that in Egypt itself — is unremittingly
Sherene Seikaly
Our man, Sisi
For the next two days, some Egyptians will take to the streets to perform yet another hollow electoral
Sara Khorshid
Decorating authoritarian rule
The sight of Algeria’s 77-year-old leader Abdelaziz Bouteflika casting his ballot from a wheelchair
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News
2014 presidential elections
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Complaint filed against Abdel Moneim Abouel Fotouh for insulting the president
2014 presidential elections
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Morsi urges perseverance, says Muslim Brotherhood
2014 presidential elections
3 min read
Sisi thanks the nation on state TV following his win
2014 presidential elections
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Sisi wins presidency with 96.9% of valid votes: Election Commission
2014 presidential elections
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EU election observation mission defends objectivity
2014 presidential elections
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Diplomat slams EU election report
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Cartoons
2014 presidential elections
Cartoon: Concussion
Andeel
| Man: "I totally lost my memory — I can't remember at all why I elected Sisi!!"
2014 presidential elections
Cartoon: Abdel FatTahya Masr
Andeel
| Abdel Fattah al-Sisi + Tahya Masr (long live Egypt) = "Abdel FatTahya Masr"
2014 presidential elections
Cartoon: The field marshal’s plan
Andeel
| Caption: The field marshal announces his presidential plan Plan: To hell with revolution, and with those who made it happen.
2014 presidential elections
Cartoon: Where is daddy?
Andeel
| Sisi: Where is Daddy?
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