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Clash along Iraq-Turkey border

Turkish military and Kurdish militants from the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) clashed…

Ahmed Khalifa

Shafiq campaign disputes Morsi victory

Following the end of voting on Sunday, the campaigns of both Ahmed…

Hend Kortam

Thousands gather to support Morsi, denounce SCAF

Parliament march turned away by security forces and returns to familiar haunt…

Ahmed Aboulenein

Political chaos overshadowed elections

The Carter Centre reports that a chaotic political climate overshadowed Egypt’s elections…

Rana Muhammad Taha

MB denies meeting with SCAF

Former MP Al-Katatni is rumoured to have met with SCAF, Muslim Brotherhood…

Ahmed Khalifa

“Parallel” PEC declares Morsi victory

While PeC delays eleCtion results, a grouP of indePendent judges announCe their…

Ahmed Aboulenein

Full SCAF handover unlikely before 2013

Egypt's generals will likely maintain their grip on public life long after…

Ahmed Aboulenein

Scepticism over voter turnout

Despite official accounts of moderate turnout, a picture emerges of lower than…

Rana Muhammad Taha

Amr Moussa: “We have to give the new president the benefit of the doubt”

Former presidential candidate Amr Moussa discusses the current political situation in Egypt.

Daily News Egypt

Candidates file appeals

The Presidential Electoral Commission processing over 100 charges of violations by both…

Rana Muhammad Taha