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Tuesday 22 September 2020
The new assembly includes members from the Muslim Brotherhood, conservative Salafis, liberals and a bloc of independents.
The structure of the new interim parliament means that the result is still uncertain as a broadly liberal coalition secured more seats than the Islamist parties.
The elections are the first to be held since the ousting of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi but there are fears that violence could disrupt the voting.
The Muslim Brotherhood candidate is the country’s first Islamist leader, but has pledged to try and build national unity.
The result of the presidential election was finally announced this afternoon.
Tensions are high as the country awaits confirmation of its first new president in three decades.
Political tensions have been sent soaring in Egypt as officials postpone declaring the winner of the country’s first new presidential elections in three decades.
Mohammed Mursi has claimed victory in the presidential election but the sweeping powers that the military have given themselves may render him toothless.
Demonstrations in the aftermath of the trial of former president Hosni Mubarak continued today as the ex-dictator’s health was reported to have deteriorated further.
The HQ of run-off election candidate – and former PM – Ahmad Shafiq was set on fire by angry protesters.
Ahmed Shafiq praised the revolution that toppled Hosni Mubarak last year as he prepares for a run-off vote with the Muslim Brotherhood’s Mohammed Morsi in Egypt next month.
None of the five prominent candidates are expected to win outright in the first round, with a run-off between the two leading contenders expected to be held June 16-17.
Looking back in photos at the main events of the past year which saw Egypt’s president Mubarak forced out of office after 30 years in power.
Naguib Sawiris posted a picture to Twitter showing Mickey and Minnie Mouse wearing Islamic clothing.
Islamist parties are expected to consolidate their gains from the first two rounds and win the majority in the 498-seat lower house.
Votes are being cast today to fill the next batch of seats available in Egypt’s lower house.
The parliamentary elections are significant as it is the first time Egyptians have voted since the overthrow of former president Hosni Mubarak in February.
Twenty-four people have been confirmed dead in clashes between riot police and protesters calling for urgent political reform.
The opposition has dismissed President Bashar al-Assad’s amnesty, while it’s thought that the US will soon call for his to step down. More that a thousand people have been killed in Syria in the regime’s crackdown on the uprising.
The demonstrators were calling for Egypt’s military rulers to speed up the pace of democratic reforms in a country that is still charting its political future.
New leaked diplomatic cables show how the US asking its Dublin office to provide profiles of influential Irish Muslims.
Egypt’s new vice president met with opposition groups today, offering a number of concessions to appease protesters.
Nine things to know: FG to outline its plans for HSE abolition; two protesters killed in Tunisia; UK police given good cycling advice.
As Yemen becomes the next Arab nation to see protests on the streets, Egypt stops demonstrators from organising online.
PUBS OUTSIDE DUBLIN that don’t serve food will be permitted to open today for the first time since March.
Strict measures will be in place: customers will not be able to sit at or order at the bar, and groups will be limited to six people from three different households, with distancing of at least one metre between each table.
If a pub can implement a distance of two metres, the 105-minute time limit for customers can be waived. All customers are to be off the premises by 11.30pm.
Amidst a rising number of cases in counties around the country, Professor Philip Nolan told RTÉ’s Morning Ireland that although people outside of Dublin can go to the pub, “the question is should you, and how often”.
So, with that in mind, will you go to a ‘wet’ pub this week?
Poll Results:
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Mostly cloudy with a couple of showers
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Min: 6 °C
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Min: 6 °C
Cool with rain at times
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