Egypt’s State Information Service (SIS) praised the foreign media coverage of the 2018 Egyptian presidential election, according to media statements from Mohammed Imam, the head of the SIS operations room, but warned about consequences for ‘unprofessional’...اقرأ المزيد
Egypt’s National Election Authority (NEA) said on Wednesday that it would work to enforce the provisions of the law to impose a fine of LE500 on eligible voters who abstained from casting their votes in the presidential election. The NEA called on all...اقرأ المزيد
The National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) observed that the 2018 Egyptian presidential election saw a higher turnout from female and elderly voters on Monday, which was the first of three days of voting. Several electoral-silence violations were observed...اقرأ المزيد
Egyptian polling stations opened their doors on Monday morning, at 9 am across the country for voters to elect a president, with people rejoicing and playing patriotic songs on speakers. Only two competitors are in the running for the presidency: current...اقرأ المزيد
Pope Tawadros II of the Coptic Orthodox Church stressed that the world’s attention will be focused on the turnout in Egypt’s presidential election. He encouraged participation in the voting process although he expected “a candidate” to sweep a...اقرأ المزيد
The Egyptian Embassy in Germany expressed on Thursday its disapproval of statements made by the German Commissioner for Human Rights concerning the integrity of the upcoming presidential election in Egypt and the human rights situation in the country. In...اقرأ المزيد
Egypt’s Education Ministry declared that the days of the upcoming presidential election will be official ‘off-days’ for all school students in Egypt, to encourage ministry employees to participate in the voting process. The country’s presidential...اقرأ المزيد
Samir Elaiwa, lawyer of presidential hopeful Moussa Mostafa Moussa, submitted Moussa’s candidacy documents with the National Elections Commission at 1:45 p.m. on Monday, 15 minutes before the deadline for filing the candidacy papers. Moussa, chairman...اقرأ المزيد
MP and presidential hopeful Mohamed Anwar al-Sadat called for a permission to hold a meeting with MPs at the House of Representatives to present his election platform and garner the required 20 votes of MPs, which will allow him to run in the presidential...اقرأ المزيد
Army colonel Ahmed Konsowa who recently announced his candidacy for the 2018 Egyptian presidential election received a six-year prison sentence on Tuesday, after a military trial was held against him on charges of violating military rules – which stipulate...اقرأ المزيد
