It has been two days since the National Elections Authority officially launched election season, setting off a sprint toward the December 10–12 poll date.
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Egypt election: Another fait accompli for Sisi?
Egypt will hold a presidential election at the end of the year, with results expected by mid-December, or January in the event of a run-off vote.
Egypt plants informants on presidential bid of Ahmed Tantawi
Egyptian authorities have planted informants among the volunteers of presidential hopeful Ahmed Tantawi, a well-placed source told The New Arab, while campaign venues nationwide will be under strict surveillance ahead of a presidential election unlikely to be neither fair nor free and likely to produce a new term for President …
Egypt presidential elections: Man disappears after saying he no longer supports Sisi
An Egyptian man has been “forcibly disappeared” after posting a video on Facebook in which he criticised the economic situation under President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi just months ahead of the presidential election, a rights group has confirmed.
Presidential elections: An opportunity for the opposition to come out of the margins?
At the end of last week, several prospective opposition candidates took the plunge into the presidential election pool after months of behind-the-scenes deliberations around what running for Egypt’s highest political office in the current political climate would mean.
Egypt: 73 supporters of Sisi critic, challenger arrested
Egyptian authorities have detained at least 73 people volunteering for a challenger to incumbent President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi in the December election, a rights group said Tuesday. Seven remained in detention as of Monday.
Egypt arrests mother of political prisoner Mohamed Hamdi
An Egyptian human rights group has called for the release of the mother of a political prisoner who was arrested after a raid on her home in Cairo last week.
Leading Egyptian opposition presidential candidate targeted by spyware
An opposition Egyptian presidential candidate was targeted with spyware a number of times in recent months, with Egyptian authorities likely behind the hacking attempts, security researchers say.
How Brute Violence Became Egypt’s Answer to Virtually Everything
Karim Assaad, a 30-year-old Egyptian journalist, stayed up late on August 18 to finish some work so he could enjoy the rest of the weekend with his wife and 2-year-old son. Before dawn’s light filled the skies in Cairo, Assaad heard aggressive knocks on their door. “We thought the building …
Father of Belgium-based Egyptian journalist released after ‘hostage-like arrest’
The father of Belgium-based Egyptian journalist and human rights advocate Ahmed Gamal Ziada was released on Tuesday after 28 days of arbitrary detention, according to a post on X (formerly Twitter) by Ziada.