Tag: Presidency

Ahmed Shafiq, Egypt's former prime minister and presidential hopeful AFP PHOTO / MARWAN NAAMANI

Shafiq to face criminal court

Former presidential hopeful Ahmed Shafiq and ten others facing new corruption charges

Luiz Sanchez September 30, 2012

Ahead of elections, African Union peace keeping forces and Transitional Federal Government soldiers participate in operations to take over the former Eel Ma’an seaport, 30Kms north east of Mogadishu, on 4 September AFP PHOTO / MOHAMED ABDIWAHAB

Return of the king?

Somalis around the world await the naming of their next president

Connor Molloy September 9, 2012

Tawfik Okasha gives a press conference in Cairo to announce his political ambitions Daily News Egypt

Okasha running next presidential elections

The controversial media figure intends to run for presidency, form a new…

Daily News Egypt August 29, 2012

Muslim Brotherhood spokesman Mahmoud Ghozlan Archive photo

Ghozlan decries prospects of restoring Egyptian-Iranian relations

“Syrian blood is not cheap,” says the Muslim Brotherhood spokesman

Fady Salah August 26, 2012

Somali PM to run for president

Somali Prime Minister running for presidency against current president against Sheikh Sharif…

Basil El-Dabh August 9, 2012

Field Marshall and Defence Minister Mohamed Tantawi salutes President Mohamed Morsy during the presidential oath swearing ceremony televised on the state run Al-Masrya channel, 30 June SCREEN GRAB / AL-MASRYA

Morsy strikes back

The president sacks key security and government officials

Ahmed Aboulenein August 9, 2012