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Break down of the political programmes of Egypt's two presidential June runoff contestants, highlighting their respective positions on key political, economic and social issues.
Shafiq vs Mursi
POLITICS
FOREIGN POLICY
ECONOMY
SOCIAL
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Blank fields do not necessarily reflect a lack of interest by respective candidates (or the absence of stated positions on particular issues), but rather simply indicate that the candidate's official electoral programme did not provide details in this regard.
Both candidates in Egypt's presidential election runoff are the victims of rumours and unsubstantiated allegations. Ahram Online examines what's being said and the effect it's having on voters....
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I realise that the above is just rumour, but it's hard to know which list is the lesser of two evils. Though if Morsi were elected, and even half the accusations against him were proved true....
In the latest of a long list of controversial tweets, President Trump has announced that transgender people will no longer be allowed to serve in the US military in any capacity. The issue is one of...
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I couldn't agree with you more, Hafiz.
The availability of gender-reassignment treatment in Iran has little, if anything, to do with an enlightened approach ....transgenderism, like homosexuality,...
The Egyptian people will fight for democracy against the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces’ recent attempts to stage a coup for power, said the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party (FJP)...
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Then again, you may have been thinking of La Cucaracha (The Cockroach) which may also be quite apt in name an certain lyrics too!
A Cairo appeal court ordered on Tuesday deposed president Mohamed Morsi to stand trial on 16 February over allegations he collaborated with Hamas, Hezbollah and other organisations to commit...
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Interesting that 17 accused are on the run. The interim government have said they rounded up hundreds but it appears not these key people who would have been high on the list. Raises the question of...
