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Military vs Morsi: Power clash over parliament
Mursi overturns elections annulment

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Egypt’s President Mohammed Morsi has ordered the country’s parliament to return almost a month after a Supreme Court ruling dismissed it. The military council has called an emergency meeting to discuss the president’s move. Read more…
Egypt’s Ex PM Shafiq escapes to UAE – VOR
Egyptian ex-Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq who lost the second round of the presidential election has left the country for the United Arab Emirates from where he intends to set out on a pilgrimage to Mecca, The Al-Ahram reports.
However, this hasty departure could have been caused by the fact that on Monday the investigation committee started studying reports about Read more…
Morsi: Egypt’s international commitments unchanged
Egypt’s President Elect Mohammed Morsi has announced the country’s commitment to all previous international treaties and obligations. Read more…
Egypt – Morsi quits Brotherhood
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Acting on one of his campaign pledges, Egypt’s President Elect Mohamed Morsi has quit the Moslem Brotherhood and its political wing, known as the Freedom and Justice Party. Read more…
Egypt’s Morsi draws greetings, acclaim – VOR
Cairo’s Tahrir Square has exploded in jubilation after the Egyptian Election Commission declared the Muslim Brotherhood’s Mohamed Morsi the winner of Egypt’s run-off presidential elections held last weekend. He polled 51.7%. His defeated rival, former Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq polled 48.3%.
Mr Morsi has already received congratulations from the country’s military ruler Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi. Read more…
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Egypt to announce results of presidential polls on Sunday
Egypt’s new President to be named Sunday
The Egyptian electoral authorities have postponed their announcement of the outcome of the country’s run-off presidential elections held last weekend until this Sunday. Read more…
Shafiq’s campaign staff claims he won Egypt runoff vote

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Cairo -Jun 19, 2012 -The campaign staff of Egypt’s presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq has urged its supporters to celebrate Shafiq’s victory in a peaceful and civilized way. Read more…
Egypt: tensions grow between Islamists and military junta
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The Muslim Brotherhood has said its candidate, Mohammed Mursi, has won Sunday’s presidential run-off. His rival, independent candidate Ahmed Shafiq has not recognized defeat. Read more…