Egypt

Former US president meets mufti

The Egyptian Grand Mufti of Al-Azhar Ahmed al-Tayeb walking with former US president Jimmy Carter. Egyptian Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Ahmed al-Tayeb (L...

All sides think they are leading

With the hours ticking by until the polls close the crucial questions are over turnout and who has the momentum. Al-Akhbar elections correspondent...

Sad news of death

Sad news of the death of a man on his way to vote. The interior ministry has said a 72-year-old man identified as Saleh Abul Magd Ahmed was heading...

US government to cut aid to Egypt

Elsewhere the US government has announced a cut in aid to Egypt. US senators subtracted $5 million from aid provided to Egypt on Wednesday, to...

Voting extended by one hour

Farouk Sultan, chairman of Egypt's Supreme Constitutional Court, has just announced that voting has been extended from 8pm tonight to 9pm across the...

Turnout suffers

It seems that the turnout in these elections may be low. A state TV correspondent in Ismailia city has estimated yesterday's turnout at between 30-35...

Oil field found

As if the Egyptian didn't have enough to fight over, the Reuters wire this morning reports a major oil and gas discovery in the Western Desert area....

Shafik and Mursi lead the way

And so the speculation begins. The official count has not even started but the Muslim Brotherhood is saying its candidate Mohammed Mursi and former...