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Articles of the author Sahar Qassem
Yusuf Sameh Alaraby: martyr of chaos, negligence, recklessness, and absence of law
While Yusuf Alaraby, a 14 year-old–boy, was hanging out with his friends as usual on his way back home, suddenly, in the middle of a crowded street, he fell to the ground—a victim to a stray bullet that struck him directly in the head. His friends, (...)

04 - 06 - 2017
Understanding the Birzeit elections
The recent elections held at the Palestinian universities of Birzeit and An-Najah can be considered good indicators of the popularity of Palestinian factions. Media outlets usually refer to student unions at universities to get a sense of popular (...)

03 - 05 - 2016
The cowardly giant
The European Union's recent announcement that Jerusalem is the capital of two states, to be achieved through negotiations between the Palestinians and Israel, is a rejection of Sweden's proposal that there be explicit recognition of East Jerusalem (...)

19 - 04 - 2016
ساظل ابتسم
نعم ساظل ابتسم نعم ساظل ابتسم نعم ساظل ابتسم ....... اتعلم لماذا اكررها حتى لا انسى تلك الابتسامه التى ما زالت متمسكه بنا برغم كل ما يحيط بنا نعم ادرك ان زمن الابتسامه قد انتهى و لكن بمجرد ان تنظر الى طفل صغير سوف تعاود الابتسامه من جديد .. طفل يعيد (...)

17 - 12 - 2014
400 organizations, figures receive foreign financing
CAIRO: 400 Egyptian organization and figures have been funded by Arab, European and American countries, according to an investigation conducted by two judges from the Egyptian Ministry of Justice. A statement by the judge said there are 35,000 (...)

12 - 12 - 2011
Judges investigate Mohamed Mahmoud
Ahmed Abdoul Aziz and Ali Gallab, heads of the Cairo Appeals Court decided to send shells found on Mohamed Mahmoud to the downtown Cairo Attorney to send to a criminal lab for examinations, and comparisons to bullets found inside martyrs (...)

10 - 12 - 2011
Egypt voter turnout 39% in first phase runoff elections: SEC
CAIRO: Voter turnout during this week's runoff elections was 39 percent, according to Judge Abdel Moez Ibrahim, head of Egypt's Supreme Electoral Committee. Voter turnout during last week's first round elections was 60 percent, he (...)

07 - 12 - 2011
US Ambassador meets Egypt election officials
The U.S. Ambassador to Egypt, Anne Patterson, expressed the United States' happiness about the turn in Egyptian society towards democracy while meeting with members of the Supreme Electoral Committee Sunday. She said turnout exceeded 62 percent, (...)

04 - 12 - 2011
SEC Chief: ballot counting continues
CAIRO: The Supreme Electoral Committee is still counting percentages for every political party's list from the first phase of elections, Committee chief Abdel Moez Ibrahim today said. “The Committee delayed announcing the results because some (...)

03 - 12 - 2011
SEC: First phase results announced Thursday
Chief of the Supreme Electoral Committee (SEC), Abdel Moez Ibrahim, said that ballot counting would continue into Wednesday evening. Ibrahim also said that the results of the first round of elections will be announced Thursday due to some (...)

30 - 11 - 2011
SEC member: votes to be counted in clubs, parks and hotels
CAIRO: Only a few problems were experienced on the second day of the Egyptian parliamentary elections, said Supreme Electoral Committee Chief Abdel Moez Ibrahim. There was a shortage of ballot boxes in certain polling stations, but this was (...)

29 - 11 - 2011
SEC orders monitoring judges to sign unstamped ballots
CAIRO: Chairman of the Supreme Electoral Committee (SEC) Abdel Moez Ibrahim today ordered monitoring judges in all nine electoral subcommittees to sign unstamped ballots in the event that the SEC seals are not available, reported SEC (...)

28 - 11 - 2011
Egypt polling to last two days, not one: military council
CAIRO: Egypt's ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces passed a decree 262, amending the Election Law to open polls for two days at a time rather than one. The first phase of the election will run from Nov. 28 to 29 with a run-off Dec. 5 to 6, (...)

25 - 11 - 2011
Egyptian cabinet issues law for Egyptian ambassadors
The Egyptian cabinet's Legislative Committee along with the Supreme Electoral Committee reformed the constitutional announcement's article 39, enabling Egyptians abroad to vote in upcoming parliamentary elections. The Legislative Committee held a (...)

14 - 11 - 2011
76,000 expatriates register online
A judicial source at the Supreme Electoral Committee said that the online registration database for expatriates is experiencing more demand everyday. As of 3 pm, 76,000 voters registered on Saturday alone. The Supreme Electoral Committee added a (...)

12 - 11 - 2011
100,000 expatriates register online
A judicial source at the Supreme Electoral Committee confirmed that the online registration database for expatriates was in high demand Friday, with 100,000 voters registering. The source said that 500,000 Egyptians logged into the site and that (...)

11 - 11 - 2011
5,200 Egyptian expatriates register to vote
CAIRO: At least 5,200 Egyptian expatriates worldwide registered on the website of Supreme Electoral Committee (SEC) to cast their votes in upcoming parliamentary elections, to begin November 28. Expatriates will vote using their national (...)

10 - 11 - 2011
Former Minister of Housing is confronted in an investigation about his wealth
Former Egyptian Minister of Housing, Ahmed al-Magrabi, heads the illicit gain headquarters and will be confronted with new investigations. Al-Magrabi arrived to the Deficit Illicit Gains with intensive security inside armored vehicles; the (...)

30 - 10 - 2011
Judges evacuated from High Court to prevent clashes
CAIRO: The Egyptian High Judiciary Court today was evacuated of Judges in order to prevent possible clashes between judges and lawyers. More than 300 lawyers continued a demonstration outside the Court, protesting the new Law of the Judicial (...)

29 - 10 - 2011
HEC makes legislative amendments for Egyptians abroad to vote
CAIRO: The Egyptian High Electoral Committee (HEC) is considering ways of applying the court verdict of Egyptians abroad right to vote in the upcoming Egyptian elections, HEC chairman Abdel Moez Ibrahim said. He added applying the court verdict (...)

28 - 10 - 2011
Modern Egypt Party withdraws from Democratic Alliance
The Modern Egypt Party, headed by Nabil Deabes, held an emergency meeting Wednesday to announce their withdrawal from the Democratic Alliance. Deabes will also announce the party will run for parliamentary elections whether through individuals or by (...)

19 - 10 - 2011
Pope Shenouda approves unified worship places law
CAIRO: Pope Shenouda III, head of Egypt's Coptic Christian Church, has announced his approval of the unified law of building places of worship. Pope Shenouda sent his approval in a letter to the Justice Committee, according to Ameer Ramzi, a (...)

19 - 10 - 2011
Mubarak attorney claims official violated IGA law
CAIRO: Information provided by Assistant Egyptian Minister of the Interior and Head of the Judicial Committee for Reclaiming Smuggled Money Essam el-Gohary was sent to the Illicit Gains Authority (IGA) on May 30, 2011, said Faird el-Dib, attorney to (...)

18 - 10 - 2011
People's Assembly, Shura Council nominations balloon
CAIRO: There are 1,769 individual candidates for the People's Assembly and 135 individual candidates for the Shura Council as of today, announced Egyptian High Electoral Committee chairman Abdel Moez Ibrahim. The first proportional representation (...)

15 - 10 - 2011
Investigations of Former Min. of Tourism delayed due to Maspiro incidents
CAIRO: The Illicit Gain Authority, chaired by Essam el-Goharri, delayed investigations of Former Minister of Tourism Zuhair Garana Tuesday, due to the Maspiro Clashes that broke out between the protestors and Military Forces Sunday night. The (...)

11 - 10 - 2011
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