Former Egyptian military Chief of Staff Sami Anan announced on Thursday that he will not join the country's upcoming presidential race.
Egyptian interim president Adli Mansour ordered formation of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) in accordance with the new constitution, official MENA news agency reported Thursday.
Egypt's military chief and Defense Minister Field Marshal Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi will run for president, Amr Moussa, head of the country's constitutional panel, told official media on Tuesday after meeting with Sisi.
Afghanistan's third presidential election campaign since the collapse of Taliban regime in late 2001 formally kicked off in the conflict-plagued country on Sunday amid tight security as the militant group vowed to disrupt the polling process.
The Egyptian Supreme Council for Armed Forces on Monday urged Defense Minister Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, also the army chief, to run for president in respect of the people 's demand.
Egypt will hold the presidential elections before the parliamentary polls, interim President Adli Mansour said in a televised speech on Sunday.
An Egyptian court referred back a fraud case against ousted president Mohamed Morsi to the prosecution, as the charges aren't within its jurisdiction, official news agency MENA reported on Monday.
Pakistani President, Asif Ali Zardari, will not seek the second term, presidential spokesman, senator Farhatullah Babar, said Monday.
South Korea's President-elect Park Geun-hye on Monday nominated a former ruling party lawmaker as presidential chief of staff.
Turmoil-stricken Egypt saw Monday unexpectedly few numbers of protesters who rallied to various areas in Cairo and nationwide to protest against President Mohamed Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood (MB) group on the second anniversary of the fall of former President Hosni Mubarak.
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