ARAB League News, May 25, 2012

You Say You Want a Revolution? Daily Beast by Hussein Ibish May 25, 2012 2:15 PM EDT It may have been democratic, but it certainly wasn't revolutionary. As the results of round one of Egypt's first free and fair presidential election in its modern history trickle in, it seems clear that ... See all stories on this topic » Daily Beast

Enough Talking, Kofi - By James Traub Foreign Policy BY JAMES TRAUB | MAY 25, 2012 Fourteen years ago, Kofi Annan, then the UN secretary general, embarked on a desperate mission to Baghdad to persuade Saddam Hussein to allow UN weapons inspectors back in the country. Miraculously, he succeeded. See all stories on this topic »

Annan may head to Syria as peace plan flounders—UN envoys GMA News By LOUIS CHARBONNEAU, Reuters May 25, 2012 9:04am UNITED NATIONS - UN-Arab League mediator Kofi Annan may travel to Syria soon, possibly before the end of the month, to meet with Syrian officials about a peace plan that neither the government nor the ... See all stories on this topic »

Presidential election polarizes Egyptian voters The Daily Star ... Egypt's 50 million voters may decide to entrust the most populous Arab nation to an Islamist president for the next four years, as well as the Islamist-led assembly they chose earlier. But secular figures like ex-Arab League chief Amr Moussa, 75,... See all stories on this topic » The Daily Star

Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood Predict Its Candidate in Run-Off Voice of America Friday, 25 May 2012 Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood Predict Its Candidate in Run-Off Elizabeth Arrott As election officials count the vote from Egypt's historic presidential election, the Muslim Brotherhood is claiming its candidate is in the lead. See all stories on this topic »

Anger and worry grip Egypt over Mursi-Shafiq run-off gulfnews.com By Ramadan Al Sherbini, Correspondent An Egyptian supporter of the Muslim Brotherhood's presidential candidate Mohammed Mursi holds his campaign poster outside the Al-Fatah mosque in Cairo on May 25, 2012. Egypt looked set for a run-off presidential ... See all stories on this topic » gulfnews.com

Brotherhood's Morsi leads Egypt pres. vote UPI.com Egyptian election workers count votes showing pictures of presidential candidates at the end of the second day at a polling station in Cairo, May24, 2012. UPI/Ahmed Jomaa CAIRO, May 25 (UPI) -- The Muslim Brotherhood's candidate took the lead in ... See all stories on this topic »

Egypt's Brotherhood say Islamist, ex-PM in run-off Jakarta Globe by Jailan Zayan and Sara Hussein | May 25, 2012 Egypt looked set on Friday for a run-off presidential vote pitting Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohammed Mursi against Mubarak-era minister Ahmed Shafiq, according to tallies by the Islamist group. See all stories on this topic » Jakarta Globe

Egypt Votes, Brotherhood Candidate Seals Run-Off Spot Outlook PTI | Cairo | May 25, 2012 Mohammad Mursi, Muslim Brotherhood's 'stepney' candidate, garnered the maximum votes to win a spot in the run-off for the Egyptian presidential race that turned into a sea-saw battle, with Hosni Mubarak's last premier and a ... See all stories on this topic »

Egypt election results: Speculations start as Mursi of MB takes lead Northern Voices Online Ahead in contest is the Muslim Brotherhood's Mohamed Mursi, 60, independent Islamist Abdel Moneim Abol Fotouh, 60, former foreign minister and ex-Arab League chief, Amr Moussa, 75, former prime minister Ahmad Shafiq and and leftist Hamdeen Sabahy, 57. See all stories on this topic »

Egypt votes on second day of election Sky News Australia Egypt votes on second day of election Updated: 11:51, Friday May 25, 2012Egyptians are voting for the second day in the country's first free presidential elections - 15 months after Hosni Mubarak was ousted. Polls are scheduled to open again at 1600 ... See all stories on this topic »

Egypt counts votes, Brotherhood says ahead Firstpost by FP Staff May 25, 2012 CAIRO (Reuters) – The Muslim Brotherhood said on Friday its candidate was leading the early count in Egypt's first free presidential election that exposed a rift in the nation between supporters of Islamists and backers of men ... See all stories on this topic » Firstpost

KMPH FOX 26 | Central San Joaquin Valley News SourceAP Top News at 5:17 am EDT ... KMPH Fox 26 Entertainment News from AP AP Top News at 5:17 am EDT -Friday, May 25, 2012 First he cried. Then Brian Banks - exonerated of a rape conviction that cost him five years in prison - walked outside the courthouse and seized the moment of freedom he had ... See all stories on this topic »

Brotherhood make claims as Egypt polls close Firstpost by FP Staff May 25, 2012 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 ... See all stories on this topic » Firstpost

Egypt wraps up landmark presidential poll Jakarta Globe by Jailan Zayan and Samer al-Atrush | May 25, 2012 Egypt wrapped up two days of polling Thursday in a landmark presidential election that pitted stability against the ideals of the uprising that ended Hosni Mubarak's rule but the hard-fought contest ... See all stories on this topic » Jakarta Globe

Egypt to pick Islamist or military man as president Malaysia Star Officials count the ballots after the polls are closed in CairoMay 24, 2012. Egyptians, choosing their leader freely for the first time in history, voted for a second day on Thursday in an election that is a fruit of last year's popular revolt against ... See all stories on this topic » Malaysia Star

Mark Steyn: Facebook also a loser in Egypt OCRegister Egyptian demonstrators gather to denounce the electoral success of Ahmed Shafiq, a presidential candidate, in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt on Friday, May 25, 2012. Of 13 candidates running for the presidency, Shafiq, along with Mohammed Morsi, ... See all stories on this topic »

Military man in run-off for Egypt presidency London Free Press By Marwa Awad and Edmund Blair, REUTERS Former prime minister and presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq casts his vote at a polling station in Cairo May 23, 2012. (Amr Abdallah Dalsh/REUTERS) CAIRO - The prospect of Ahmed Shafiq succeeding Hosni Mubarak ... See all stories on this topic »

Egypt: Vote Counting Steps Up with Many Virtual Winners Prensa Latina 25 de mayo de 2012, 09:33Cairo, May 25 (Prensa Latina) Vote counting continues on Friday in Egypt under the conscientious supervision of judges, observers, journalists and representatives to presidential candidates without reaching a certain outcome ... See all stories on this topic »

Egyptians wait for key presidential vote results Zawya (registration) By Sara Hussein and Jailan Zayan CAIRO, May 25, 2012 (AFP) - 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 ... See all stories on this topic »

EXCLUSIVE-Syria grain trade signals alarm for Assad Reuters AlertNet By Jonathan Saul and Michael Hogan LONDON/HAMBURG, May 25(Reuters) - Syria is struggling to meet its grain import needs because of sanctions, raising the risk of bread shortages that could sap public support for President Bashar al-Assad as he tries ... See all stories on this topic »

Young: A wary world watches Egypt Newsday The other, Amr Moussa, is the secular-oriented former chief of the Arab League. But there are many caveats. For one, Fotouh and Moussa emerged as favorites after the three previous front-runners -- two of them hard-core Islamists -- were thrown off the ... See all stories on this topic »

Have faith in Egypt Ottawa Citizen By Ferry de Kerckhove, Ottawa Citizen May 24, 2012 6:03 PM The lineups were impressive. The joy was palpable as the greatest political event in the modern history of Egypt began to take place this week: the people of the land of the pharaohs are ... See all stories on this topic »

In The News Today « Jim Sinclair's Mineset By Jim Sinclair In The News Today. May 25, 2012, at 12:38 pm by Jim Sinclair in the category In The News | Print This Post | Email This Post. Jim Sinclair's Commentary. Arab Spring hailed by all as a great development for democracy is a disaster for Western Interests. 'What happened ... in fourth place. Amr Moussa, the former Arab League secretary-general long considered the front-runner, did even worse, trailing in fifth. ... DEBKAfile Exclusive Report May 24, 2012, 9:23 AM (GMT+02:00). A fateful ... Jim Sinclair's Mineset

Live updates: Preliminary vote results begin to roll in :: NET2 News By admin Live updates: Morsy leads north, south and east. Results from polling stations across Egypt's 27 governorates began to roll in late Thursday night and early Friday morning... May 25, 2012 .... Those garnering significant support were the Muslim Brotherhood's candidate Mohamed Morsy, Mubarak's last Prime Minister, Ahmed Shafiq, former Brotherhood leader Abdel Moneim Abouel Fotouh, Nasserist Hamdeen Sabbahi, and the former head of the Arab League, Amr Moussa. 4:30 am: ... NET2 News

Arab League Highlights Importance of Presidential Election for ... Friday, 25 May 2012 ... The secretary general of the Arab Leaguehighlighted on Thursday importance of presidential ... LATEST NEWSFROM MIDDLE EAST ... www.turkishweekly.net/.../arab-league-highlights-importance-..

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