Former US President Jimmy Carter, who is leading a delegation monitoring Egypt's first post-revolt presidential election, said on Saturday the process was "encouraging" despite unprecedented constraints. More »Carter: Egypt polls 'encouraging' despite constraints
CAIRO (Reuters) - The Muslim Brotherhood and a military man close to ousted leader Hosni … More »Islamist and ex-PM vie for mantle of …
CAIRO (Reuters) - Leftist candidate … More »Egypt candidate to seek election …
CAIRO (Reuters) - Leftist candidate Hamdeen Sabahy will file an appeal for Egypt's presidential election to be suspended because of alleged voting irregularities and a pending case over former Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq's right to stand, Sabahy's lawyer … More »Egypt candidate to seek election suspension-lawyer
CAIRO (Reuters) - Ahmed Shafiq, who will fight an Islamist candidate in a runoff for Egypt's presidency next month, vowed on Saturday to restore security after the revolution that unseated Hosni Mubarak. Shafiq, 70, an ex-air force commander like Mubarak, … More »Egypt's Shafiq vows to guard revolution's gains
The apparent winners of the first round of Egypt's landmark presidential vote reached out to rival candidates Saturday ahead of a June run-off, as international monitors describe the initial voting process as "encouraging." More »Islamists, ex-PM reach out to rivals after Egypt vote
CANNES, France (Reuters) - The "Arab Spring" is the focus of two movies at Cannes this year as film makers present tentative steps towards democracy on the big screen, one year after political upheaval in Libya and Egypt. While both films deal with contemporary … More »Cannes' Middle East films show Arab Spring unfurl
CAIRO (Reuters) - The Muslim Brotherhood is reaching out to rivals including politicians knocked out of the presidential race in an attempt to rally support around its own candidate who faces a runoff against Hosni Mubarak's last prime minister, Ahmed … More »Muslim Brotherhood seeks unity ahead of Egypt runoff
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq said on Friday he saw nothing wrong with the idea of a Muslim Brotherhood-led government, an apparent overture to the group he is set to face in next month's run-off for the presidency. According … More »Egypt's Shafiq sees no problem with Muslim Brotherhood government's
The Muslim Brotherhood on Friday urged Egyptians to rally behind their presidential candidate in an almost certain run-off with rival Ahmed Shafiq, warning the country would be in danger if fallen dictator Hosni Mubarak's premier won. More »Egypt vote narrows to Islamist, Mubarak holdover
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptians must choose between a Muslim Brother or an ex-military man in a presidential run-off that highlights the stark rifts in a nation united in euphoria when Hosni Mubarak fell 15 months ago, first-round results indicated on Friday. … More »Egypt to pick Islamist or military man as president
CAIRO (Reuters) - The Muslim Brotherhood on Friday called Egyptian political forces to talks on ways to "save" the uprising ahead of a presidential election run-off it says will pit its candidate against Ahmed Shafiq, Hosni Mubarak's last prime minister. … More »Brotherhood calls talks to "save" Egyptian revolution
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian Islamist candidate Abdel Moneim Abol Fotouh, who failed to get enough votes in Egypt's presidential race to make the run-off, said on Friday he would now back the Muslim Brotherhood in its bid to defeat Hosni Mubarak's last … More »Islamist backs Brotherhood in Egypt vote
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's revolutionaries did not take to the streets to replace Hosni Mubarak with another military strongman or to put an Islamist ideologue in charge, but that is the choice they woke up to after a first-round vote for the presidency. … More »Analysis - Revolutionaries see reversal in Egypt vote
Egypt is heading for a divisive run-off vote in its landmark presidential election, with the two most controversial candidates leading the race. More »Egypt Elections: Controversial Candidates Ahead
CAIRO (Reuters) - When he joined the race for Egypt's presidency just five weeks ago, Mohamed Mursi was mocked as the Muslim Brotherhood's uncharismatic "spare tyre" after its first-choice candidate was disqualified. But the 60-year-old engineer came … More »Brotherhood man promises Islamic law in Egypt
Vote counting was underway in Egypt Friday after two days of polling in a landmark presidential election which pitted stability against the ideals of the uprising that ended Hosni Mubarak's rule. More »Egyptians wait for key presidential vote results
CAIRO (Reuters) - A Muslim Brotherhood official said on Friday the group's candidate in the first free presidential election in Egypt would enter a run-off vote next month with the last prime minister to serve Hosni Mubarak before he was ousted in a popular … More »Brotherhood, Mubarak's last PM set for Egypt run-off -source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States pledged on Thursday to "stand with the Egyptian people" and said it looked forward to working with their democratically elected government. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Egypt marked "another important … More »U.S. looks forward to working with new Egyptian leader
Vote counting was underway in Egypt after two days of polling ended Thursday in a landmark presidential election which pitted stability against the ideals of the uprising that ended Hosni Mubarak's rule. More »Vote counting gets underway in Egypt
CAIRO (Reuters) - Millions of Egyptians, choosing their leader freely for the first time in their history, voted on Thursday with the Muslim Brotherhood saying their candidate had an early lead over fellow Islamists and rivals who served ousted President … More »Brotherhood make claims as Egypt polls close
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's first open leadership contest looks better managed than an earlier parliamentary vote, making it harder to influence the outcome by hustling voters, stuffing ballots and other abuses, an election observer said on Thursday. The … More »Egypt election looks fairer than last - expert
Just a month ago its fallback candidate's chances were dismissed but Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood is now convinced of a presidential election triumph thanks to its unrivalled grassroots work. More »Against odds, Egypt's Brotherhood says win sealed
Egyptians are voting for the second day in the country's historic presidential election, 15 months after the ousting of Hosni Mubarak. More »Queues Build As Voting Continues In Egypt
In a white turban and grey gallabiya, Hommus Ibrahim, 71, is voting in a free presidential poll for the first time in his Egyptian village, where people say they want jobs, security and education. More »In Egypt's Nile Delta, voters seek jobs, security
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt resumes its first free presidential election on Thursday after voting passed off mostly calmly on the first day apart from a stone-throwing attack on candidate Ahmed Shafiq, who was premier for a few days before Hosni Mubarak fell. … More »Egyptians back at the polls to pick president
Egyptians voted Wednesday in the country's first free presidential elections, with Islamists and secularists vying for power with competing visions of an Egypt liberated from ousted president Hosni Mubarak's iron grip. More »Egyptians vote for Mubarak successor in historic poll
CAIRO (Reuters) - Protesters threw stones and shoes at Egyptian presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq after he cast his ballot on Wednesday, taking aim at the former prime minister for serving under deposed leader Hosni Mubarak. As the ex-air force commander … More »Egypt protesters hurl shoes, abuse at ex-PM Shafiq
Egyptians have been going to the polls in the first "free and fair" presidential election in the nation's history, 15 months after Hosni Mubarak was ousted from power. More »'Landmark' Election For Post-Mubarak Egypt
CAIRO (Reuters) - For Egyptians worn down by a tumultuous military interregnum, the first opportunity to choose their leader freely looked as much like a poisoned chalice as a triumph of democracy. They queued to vote in an election whose uncertain outcome … More »Fear for the future as Egyptians vote
KUWAIT (Reuters) - A meeting of Kuwait's parliament was cancelled on Wednesday when the cabinet boycotted the session after a row over plans by opposition lawmakers to quiz the embattled finance minister. Local media and analysts say Finance Minister … More »Kuwait cancels parliament session after govt no show
Many Egyptian Christians felt marginalised under former president Hosni Mubarak and are voting to keep an Islamist from replacing him out of fear that their community will be further sidelined. More »Egypt's Christians vote to keep out Islamists
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptians savoured the first opportunity to choose their leader freely on Wednesday in a presidential election made possible by last year's overthrow of Hosni Mubarak. Here are some comments from citizens as voting began: Saad Abd Raboh, … More »Factbox - Egyptians speak about their first free leadership vote
The large number of Egyptian voters undecided between candidates touting radically different futures for the country, and the novelty of a free presidential vote make this week's election almost impossible to call, pollsters say. More »Undecided make Egypt election hard to call: pollsters
Egyptians are preparing to vote in the nation's first "free and fair" presidential election on Wednesday, amid growing impatience over the pace of change. More »Egypt Set For 'Free And Fair' Presidential Vote
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's army and mainly Islamist politicians have deferred talks on what powers the new president will have until after this week's presidential vote, which is unlikely to produce an outright winner, political sources said on Tuesday. … More »Egypt army, MPs defer defining president's role
(Reuters) - Top candidates for Egypt's presidential election that starts on Wednesday promise more equal wealth distribution, less graft, fewer monopolies, better education and trade and industrial projects along the Suez Canal to boost growth and jobs. … More »Factbox - Economic policies of Egypt's presidential candidates
A buzz of excitement swept through the Egyptian capital Tuesday, a day before its first presidential election since an uprising overthrew Hosni Mubarak and ushered in a tumultuous military-led transition. More »Egypt buzzing ahead of landmark poll
CAIRO (Reuters) - In the Cairo shantytown of Dweika, raw sewage forms puddles in dirt roads and families of seven or more live crammed into two-room shacks that appear in imminent danger of collapse - as does the ground beneath their feet. Built on a … More »Egypt underclass finds voice, voting against misery
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's presidential hopefuls have had to zip their lips before voting starts, but there is no stopping the songs that pump up their virtues in styles ranging from hip-hop to folk. For the first time Egyptians get to pick their leader … More »A little music goes a long way in Egypt vote
CAIRO (Reuters) - As election rallies go it was spectacular. No organisation in Egypt is better at mobilising the masses than the Muslim Brotherhood - or at stirring up the frenzy that suggests to all observant Muslims it is almost a duty to vote for … More »Muslim Brotherhood, army seen powerful after Egypt vote
The Kuwaiti cabinet walked out of parliamentary session Tuesday over a plan by opposition MPs to quiz the finance minister on alleged financial and administrative irregularities. More »Kuwait ministers walk out of parliament over quiz
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian authorities have finally allowed observers of this week's presidential election to start work, monitoring groups said on Tuesday, too late for them to draw a full picture of Egypt's first genuine leadership contest. Fair, trouble-free … More »Egypt vote monitors say allowed to start work