Al-Sisi to Sabahi: 84 to 16 “The second opinion poll conducted by the Ibn Khaldoun research centre showed a rise in the number of Al-Sisi supporters by 13 per cent in the last 2 weeks. Meanwhile, Sabahi's popularity dropped. The poll recorded that Al-Sisi's supporters reached 84 per cent in comparison to 71 per cent in the middle of last year, and Sabahi's supporters dropped from 25 to 16 per cent.” Al-Watan Who deserves a subsidy? “Ibrahim Mehleb wants to resolve all the problems in one go, especially that of subsidisation. However, the most difficult question is who deserves subsidies. Answering that question requires accurate social research because it is a problem that affects poor and low-income people.” Ahmed Ragab, Akhbar Al-Youm The hot weather “The hot weather and wind burnt 15 acres of wheat and 30 houses in Beheira governorate.” Al-Akhbar 10 viruses kill five million yearly “Hundreds of thousand people die of conflicts and wars every year. But there is an unseen killer that takes the lives of millions: different kinds of viruses. One list of 10 viruses takes the lives of five million worldwide without differentiating between developed and underdeveloped societies.” Akhbar Al-Youm 255 million tweeps monthly “The active users of Twitter reached 255 million users every month as the company declared last week. Moreover, the number of active users who use Twitter via mobile devices reached 198 million.” Al-Shorouk Facebook “To Sisi, the next Egyptian president, God willing. In the name of Allah: can you avoid the mistakes of Nasser, Sadat and Mubarak and follow in the footsteps of Nelson Mandela in order to gain the respect of the world and above all the respect of your people?” Hussam Raafat “Guys, I voted for Sabahi in the previous elections. The presidential election is an honest competition. If Sabahi wins, we will support him for the sake of Egypt, not that of his person. We will be in a competition for a month. Whoever wins at the end should be congratulated, the loser should be told ‘Hard luck'. The choice of the people should be respected.” Moamentaher Azab Twitter Nervana Mahmoud @Nervana_1 In short, fasten your seat belt, we are heading for a very, very, different era, if Sisi will be elected. #SisiInterview #Egypt Hisham Melhem @hisham_melhem The General in his labyrinth. Beyond Orwellian. #Sisi “I am not the military candidate for the Egyptian presidency.” #SisiInterview #Egypt @Sandmonkey For those keeping count, Cairo had 4 explosions today. Today is day 1 of the presidential election campaign. 25 days to go. marlyn @virtualactivism Large screens in squares around Cairo to broadcast Sisi interview. Will same be done for Hamdeen? I wonder. Kareem Fahim @kfahim Hamdeen vs. the state. “You don't know if he is someone standing in front of a train — or if he is a signpost.”
