Egyptians will choose their president for the next six years in an election to be held over three days in December, according to the schedule released by the state electoral authority.
A run-off vote has been scheduled for January, although President Abdel Fattah El Sisi is expected to comfortably win a third consecutive term in the December ballot. His most notable potential challenger is Ahmed Tantawy, a former MP and a harsh critic of the incumbent.
Egypt's presidential terms were extended from four to six years as part of constitutional changes approved in a national referendum in 2019, the year after Mr El Sisi won his second tenure. The amendments maintained a two-term cap but excluded Mr El Sisi's rule from 2014-18 from being counted.
The following is the schedule of the voting process announced by the National Elections Commission on its website:
October 5-14: Presidential hopefuls submit their applications to the elections commission. Each one must be accompanied by the certified support of at least 25,000 voters from 15 of the nation's 27 provinces, with at least 1,000 from each province. Alternatively, they can submit the written support of 20 sitting MPs.
October 16: The commission announces the list of potential candidates.
November 9: The commission announces the final list of candidates, who can then begin campaigning.
November 29-30: A two-day period of silence begins for campaigning abroad before Egyptian expatriates cast their ballots.
December 1-3: Voting period for Egyptians living abroad.
December 8: Campaigning ends in Egypt.
December 10-12: Egyptians vote at home.
December 18: The results are announced.
If no candidate gets more than 50 per cent of valid votes in the first round, a run-off vote is required between the two leading candidates.
December 19: Campaigning begins for a run-off vote.
January 4, 2024: End of campaigning abroad.
January 5-7: Overseas voting.
January 7: End of campaigning in Egypt.
January 8-10: Voting in Egypt.
January 16: Final result.
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COMPANY PROFILE
Company name: Almouneer
Started: 2017
Founders: Dr Noha Khater and Rania Kadry
Based: Egypt
Number of staff: 120
Investment: Bootstrapped, with support from Insead and Egyptian government, seed round of
$3.6 million led by Global Ventures
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Short term
Establish logistics and systems needed to globally deploy vaccines
Intermediate term
Build biomedical workforces in low- and middle-income nations
Long term
A prototype pathogen approach for pandemic preparedness
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The Specs
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Power: 450hp at 6,800rpm
Torque: 500Nm at 4,500rpm
Transmission: Five-speed manual
0-100kph: 9 seconds (approx)
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Years built: 1986-93
Total vehicles built: 328
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Aayan’s records
Youngest UAE men’s cricketer
When he debuted against Bangladesh aged 16 years and 314 days, he became the youngest ever to play for the men’s senior team. He broke the record set by his World Cup squad-mate, Alishan Sharafu, of 17 years and 44 days.
Youngest wicket-taker
After taking the wicket of Bangladesh’s Litton Das on debut in Dubai, Aayan became the youngest male cricketer to take a wicket against a Full Member nation in a T20 international.
Youngest in T20 World Cup history?
Aayan does not turn 17 until November 15 – which is two days after the T20 World Cup final at the MCG. If he does play in the competition, he will be its youngest ever player. Pakistan’s Mohammed Amir, who was 17 years and 55 days when he played in 2009, currently holds the record.
ENGLAND SQUAD
Goalkeepers Pickford (Everton), Pope (Newcastle), Ramsdale (Arsenal)
Defenders Chilwell (Chelsea), Dier (Tottenham), Guehi (Crystal Palace), James (Chelsea), Maguire (Man United), Shaw (Man United), Stones (Man City), Trippier (Newcastle), Walker (Man City)
Midfielders Bellingham (Dortmund), Gallagher (Chelsea), Henderson (Liverpool), Maddison (Leicester), Mount (Chelsea), Phillips (Man City), Declan Rice (West Ham)
Forwards Foden (Man City), Grealish (Man City), Kane (Tottenham), Rashford (Man United), Saka (Arsenal), Toney (Brentford)
Getting there and where to stay
Fly with Etihad Airways from Abu Dhabi to New York’s JFK. There's 11 flights a week and economy fares start at around Dh5,000.
Stay at The Mark Hotel on the city’s Upper East Side. Overnight stays start from $1395 per night.
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ROUTE TO TITLE
Round 1: Beat Leolia Jeanjean 6-1, 6-2
Round 2: Beat Naomi Osaka 7-6, 1-6, 7-5
Round 3: Beat Marie Bouzkova 6-4, 6-2
Round 4: Beat Anastasia Potapova 6-0, 6-0
Quarter-final: Beat Marketa Vondrousova 6-0, 6-2
Semi-final: Beat Coco Gauff 6-2, 6-4
Final: Beat Jasmine Paolini 6-2, 6-2
Points about the fast fashion industry Celine Hajjar wants everyone to know
- Fast fashion is responsible for up to 10 per cent of global carbon emissions
- Fast fashion is responsible for 24 per cent of the world's insecticides
- Synthetic fibres that make up the average garment can take hundreds of years to biodegrade
- Fast fashion labour workers make 80 per cent less than the required salary to live
- 27 million fast fashion workers worldwide suffer from work-related illnesses and diseases
- Hundreds of thousands of fast fashion labourers work without rights or protection and 80 per cent of them are women
Company profile
Company: Verity
Date started: May 2021
Founders: Kamal Al-Samarrai, Dina Shoman and Omar Al Sharif
Based: Dubai
Sector: FinTech
Size: four team members
Stage: Intially bootstrapped but recently closed its first pre-seed round of $800,000
Investors: Wamda, VentureSouq, Beyond Capital and regional angel investors
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Director: James Cameron
Stars: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver
Rating: 3/5
Company profile
Company name: Fasset
Started: 2019
Founders: Mohammad Raafi Hossain, Daniel Ahmed
Based: Dubai
Sector: FinTech
Initial investment: $2.45 million
Current number of staff: 86
Investment stage: Pre-series B
Investors: Investcorp, Liberty City Ventures, Fatima Gobi Ventures, Primal Capital, Wealthwell Ventures, FHS Capital, VN2 Capital, local family offices
