The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/ahmed-shafiq/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:49:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Ahmed Shafiq | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/ahmed-shafiq/ 32 32 Egypt to hold presidential election March 26-28 https://www.timesofisrael.com/egypt-to-hold-presidential-election-march-26-28/ Mon, 08 Jan 2018 16:25:40 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1766918 Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi yet to formally announce bid for reelection but is expected to run and win second four-year term

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]]> Egypt presidential hopeful returns home, whereabouts unclear https://www.timesofisrael.com/egypt-presidential-hopeful-returns-home-whereabouts-unclear/ Mon, 04 Dec 2017 02:42:05 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1742428 Ahmed Shafiq has not been seen since landing in Cairo from the Emirates on Saturday, ending more than five years of exile

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]]> Lawyer demands to see Egypt presidential hopeful after ‘deportation’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/lawyer-demands-to-see-egypt-president-hopeful-after-deportation/ Sun, 03 Dec 2017 17:08:16 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1742122 Aides claim Ahmed Shafiq has not been seen since Emirati authorities loaded him onto a private jet after he landed in Cairo

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]]> UAE ‘deports’ Egypt presidential hopeful Shafiq to Cairo https://www.timesofisrael.com/uae-deports-egypt-presidential-hopeful-shafiq-to-cairo/ Sun, 03 Dec 2017 06:50:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1741822 Former army general, seen as the main challenger to incumbent Sissi, has reportedly been out of touch at undisclosed location since his arrival

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]]> Former Egypt PM to run for president in 2018, aides say https://www.timesofisrael.com/former-egypt-pm-to-run-for-president-in-2018-aides-say/ Wed, 29 Nov 2017 19:16:32 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1739935 Ahmed Shafiq, who was tried in absentia on corruption charges, has emerged as possible challenger to Sissi

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]]> Mubarak’s sons acquitted of corruption charges https://www.timesofisrael.com/mubaraks-sons-acquitted-of-corruption-charges/ Thu, 19 Dec 2013 14:19:12 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=793240 Former Egyptian PM and four generals also cleared; Gamal and Alaa Mubarak still face separate corruption case

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]]> Egypt opposition opens to former autocrat’s party https://www.timesofisrael.com/egypt-opposition-opens-to-former-autocrats-party/ Sat, 22 Jun 2013 19:59:46 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=564160 As Mubarak's former PM challenges last year's election results, President Morsi's opponents gathering steam and signatures ahead of mass protest

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]]> Egypt commission to investigate election complaints https://www.timesofisrael.com/egypt-commission-to-investigate-election-complaints/ Sat, 22 Jun 2013 14:51:43 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=563904 Commission to reopen inquiry into Mohammed Morsi's presidential victory last year after contender's charges

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]]> ‘Sharon was about to leave two-thirds of the West Bank’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/sharon-was-about-to-leave-two-thirds-of-the-west-bank/ Tue, 19 Feb 2013 07:24:28 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=377604 Prime minister was drafting plan for a unilateral pullout when he fell ill, says his former adviser Rafi Eitan, and Netanyahu should tell Obama he's ready for similar 'mosaic separation'

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]]> Lebanon seethes as security man is laid to rest https://www.timesofisrael.com/lebanon-gushes-as-security-man-laid-to-rest/ Mon, 22 Oct 2012 12:14:37 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=257482 Egypt freezes the assets of a former prime minister and Jordan busts an al-Qaeda cell

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]]> Egypt freezes assets of former Mubarak right-hand man https://www.timesofisrael.com/egypt-freezes-assets-of-former-mubarak-right-hand-man/ Sun, 21 Oct 2012 14:44:18 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=256726 Authorities say they are investigating Ahmed Shafiq's wealth; ex-prime minister claims move is politically motivated

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]]> Mubarak’s last PM referred to trial for corruption https://www.timesofisrael.com/mubaraks-last-pm-referred-to-trial-for-corruption/ Wed, 12 Sep 2012 03:22:50 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=221726 Ahmed Shafiq has been living in the UAE since finishing as runner-up in presidential election

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]]> Arab commentators snarl at Assad interview https://www.timesofisrael.com/arab-commentators-snarl-at-assad-interview/ Thu, 30 Aug 2012 11:42:07 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=209352 Egyptian presidential candidate targeted by the law; and a Tunisian NGO would like to see polygamy introduced in law

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]]> Intel chief warns of rising terror on northern and southern borders https://www.timesofisrael.com/mi-chief-terror-on-the-rise-in-sinai-and-syria/ Tue, 17 Jul 2012 14:30:19 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=163942 Military Intelligence head Aviv Kochavi tells Knesset committee of jihadis flowing into Syria, endangering Golan Heights

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]]> Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood launches cinema project to counter ‘corrupting influences’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/egypts-muslim-brotherhood-starts-its-own-film-industry/ Tue, 03 Jul 2012 00:56:52 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=149242 New initiative encourages young artists to produce films with Islamic value

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