Angry protesters took to the streets in Cairo and Alexandria Friday, taking aim at a supreme court ruling seen by many as a calculated move by the remnants of the old regime. Thousands marched to Cairo’s Tahrir Square, directing their wrath at presidential hopeful Ahmed Shafiq, suspicious the former prime minister for ousted president Hosni […]
Tensions Simmer in Anxious Egypt; Presidential Runoff Election to Proceed
Posted June 15th, 2012 at 6:10 pm (UTC-5)
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Tensions Simmer in Anxious Egypt; Presidential Runoff Election to Proceed
Posted June 15th, 2012 at 4:05 pm (UTC-5)
Angry protesters took to the streets in Cairo and Alexandria Friday, taking aim at a supreme court ruling seen by many as a calculated move by the remnants of the old regime. Thousands marched to Cairo’s Tahrir Square, directing their wrath at presidential hopeful Ahmed Shafiq, suspicious the former prime minister for ousted president Hosni […]
Tensions Simmer in Anxious Egypt; Presidential Runoff Election to Proceed
Posted June 15th, 2012 at 12:30 pm (UTC-5)
Angry protesters took to the streets in Cairo and Alexandria Friday, taking aim at a supreme court ruling seen by many as a calculated power-grab by the remnants of the old regime. Tensions have been high in Egypt since Thursday’s Supreme Constitutional Court ruling cast doubt over the future of Egypt’s popular revolt. Many protesters […]
Tensions Simmer in Anxious Egypt; Presidential Runoff Election to Proceed
Posted June 15th, 2012 at 10:40 am (UTC-5)
Tensions are high in Cairo where protesters are gathering one day after a court ruling cast doubts over the future of Egypt’s popular revolt. Demonstrators began massing in the city’s Tahrir Square late Friday, expressing outrage over the decision by Egypt’s Supreme Constitutional Court to dissolve the Islamist-led parliament and allow Hosni Mubarak’s former prime […]
India’s Ruling Coalition Nominates Finance Minister for President
Posted June 15th, 2012 at 10:30 am (UTC-5)
India’s ruling coalition has nominated the country’s finance minister to serve as the next president. The coalition, led by the Congress Party, on Friday chose Pranab Mukherjee as its candidate. The election will be next month, if opposition parties have a candidate to run against him. In India, the president’s post is largely ceremonial and […]
Court Ruling Casts Cloud of Confusion over Egypt
Posted June 15th, 2012 at 1:55 am (UTC-5)
Egypt is bracing for protests Friday after judges appointed by former President Hosni Mubarak dissolved the Islamist-led parliament and allowed his former prime minister to compete in a presidential run-off election. The ruling by Egypt’s Supreme Constitutional Court was immediately denounced Thursday by senior Muslim Brotherhood officials, who said it amounted to a power grab […]
Court Ruling Casts Cloud of Confusion over Egypt
Posted June 14th, 2012 at 4:55 pm (UTC-5)
Tempers flared and protesters took to the streets after Egypt’s constitutional court issued twin rulings effectively dissolving the Islamist-led parliament and allowing former officials to run for office just days ahead of a presidential run-off election. Egypt’s Supreme Constitutional Court ruled Thursday that one-third of the Egyptian legislature was elected illegally, making the entire parliament […]
Obama, Romney Spar on Economy in Battleground State of Ohio
Posted June 14th, 2012 at 2:50 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama said Thursday that the 2012 presidential election is about creating middle class jobs, while Mitt Romney, the likely Republican nominee, criticized the president for failing to revive the sluggish U.S. economy. The two men delivered major speeches on the economy in the battleground state of Ohio. Mr. Obama, speaking at a […]
Court Ruling Casts Cloud of Confusion over Egypt
Posted June 14th, 2012 at 1:55 pm (UTC-5)
Tempers flared and protesters took to the streets after Egypt’s constitutional court issued twin rulings, sparking confusion just days ahead of a presidential run-off election. Egypt’s Supreme Constitutional Court Thursday rejected a parliamentary law that barred officials from the rule of former president Hosni Mubarak from running for office, clearing the way for former prime […]
Court Ruling Casts Cloud of Confusion over Egypt
Posted June 14th, 2012 at 12:00 pm (UTC-5)
Tempers flared and protesters took to the streets after Egypt’s constitutional court issued twin rulings, sparking confusion just days ahead of a presidential run-off election. Egypt’s Supreme Constitutional Court Thursday rejected a parliamentary law that barred officials from the rule of former president Hosni Mubarak from running for office, clearing the way for former prime […]
