Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohamed Morsi has been declared the winner of Egypt’s presidential run-off, opening a new phase for the country following the toppling of Hosni Mubarak’s government. A huge cheer went up from Tahrir square, where supporters of Mr. Morsi gathered Sunday. The crowd celebrated with chants and fireworks — a big difference from […]
Islamist Morsi Wins Egypt’s Presidential Election
Posted June 24th, 2012 at 3:15 pm (UTC-5)
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U.S.-Educated Islamist is Egypt’s New Leader
Posted June 24th, 2012 at 12:10 pm (UTC-5)
Once jailed by former president Hosni Mubarak, Islamist leader Mohamed Morsi will be Egypt’s first freely elected president. The 60-year-old U.S.-educated engineer has promised an inclusive government, despite his affiliation with the powerful Muslim Brotherhood. Born in 1951 in Sharqiya on the Nile delta, Mr. Morsi studied engineering at Cairo University before pursuing a doctorate […]
Islamist Morsi Wins Egypt’s Presidential Election
Posted June 24th, 2012 at 10:55 am (UTC-5)
Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohamed Morsi has been declared the winner of Egypt’s presidential run-off. A huge cheer went up from Tahrir square where supporters of Mr. Morsi gathered Sunday. The celebration of the crowd marked a difference from nearly a year and a half ago when Egyptian’s packed the square in in the uprising that […]
Morsi Wins Egypt’s Presidential Election
Posted June 24th, 2012 at 10:35 am (UTC-5)
Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohamed Morsi has been declared the winner of Egypt’s presidential run-off. A huge cheer went up from Tahrir square where supporters of Mr. Morsi gathered. Mr. Morsi defeated former Mubarak-era prime minister Ahmed Shafiq.
Egypt Set to Announce Election Results Sunday
Posted June 24th, 2012 at 7:20 am (UTC-5)
Egyptians learn the winner of a divisive presidential election Sunday. The official results were supposed to be released Thursday, but the election commission said it needed more time to investigate fraud allegations by both candidates — Muslim Brotherhood’s Mohamed Morsi and former prime minister Ahmed Shafiq. Egyptian officials have deployed extra security forces to Cairo […]
Egypt Set to Announce Election Results Sunday
Posted June 24th, 2012 at 5:55 am (UTC-5)
Egyptians learn the winner of a divisive presidential election Sunday. The official results were supposed to be released Thursday, but the election commission said it needed more time to investigate fraud allegations by both candidates — Muslim Brotherhood’s Muhammad Morsi and former prime minister Ahmed Shafiq. Egyptian officials have deployed extra security forces to Cairo […]
Egypt to Announce Election Results Sunday
Posted June 23rd, 2012 at 8:45 pm (UTC-5)
Egyptians will finally have a new president Sunday, 500 days after they ousted Hosni Mubarak at the beginning of their popular uprising in February, 2011. Tensions were high as the secretary-general of Egypt’s election commission, Hatem Bagato, said Saturday that commission head Faruk Sultan will announce the results at 3 p.m. local time Sunday. Thousands […]
Egypt Election Results to be Announced Sunday
Posted June 23rd, 2012 at 10:40 am (UTC-5)
Tensions are high in Egypt as election officials prepare to announce official results of the country’s disputed presidential runoff vote on Sunday. The secretary-general of Egypt’s election commission, Hatem Bagato, said Saturday that commission head Faruk Sultan will announce the results at 3 p.m. local time Sunday. Both Muslim Brotherhood candidate Muhammad Morsi and former […]
Egypt’s Military Rulers Blame Candidates for Tensions
Posted June 22nd, 2012 at 10:55 am (UTC-5)
Egypt’s ruling military council on Friday accused the country’s two presidential candidates of raising tensions by prematurely declaring victory, as thousands of mostly Islamist protesters gathered in Cairo’s Tahrir Square to demand the release of results from last week’s runoff election and denounce what they see as a military power grab. Friday’s statement by the […]
Egypt Braces for Protests, Awaits Election Results
Posted June 22nd, 2012 at 5:50 am (UTC-5)
Thousands of mostly Islamist protesters gathered in Cairo’s Tahrir Square early Friday to denounce what they see as a power grab by Egypt’s interim military rulers and to call on officials to release the delayed results of last week’s runoff. Egypt’s election commission has postponed the results, which were due to be released Thursday, because […]
