Egypt Senate Elections Scheduled for August

Egypt will hold Senate elections in August. (Getty Images)
Egypt will hold Senate elections in August. (Getty Images)
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Egypt Senate Elections Scheduled for August

Egypt will hold Senate elections in August. (Getty Images)
Egypt will hold Senate elections in August. (Getty Images)

Egypt’s National Elections Authority (NEA) unveiled on Sunday the final names of candidates running for Senate, kicking off electoral campaigns of nominees ahead of the vote, which was set for August.

The campaigns will run until August 8.

Egyptian expatriates will begin voting on August 9. Expatriates will be required to register their names on the NEA website after which they will receive a passcode to use in the elections after receiving their paper ballot in the mail. Eligible voters have until the end of the month to register.

Two-thirds of the 300-member Senate will be elected by a direct ballot, while the rest will be appointed by the president. They are elected to a five-year term.

The elections in Egypt will be held on August 11 and 12 and the results will be announced a week later in the official gazette.

Runoff elections for Egyptians living abroad is scheduled for September 6 and 7, while the domestic runoff will be held on September 8 and 9. Final results will be announced on September 16 at the latest.

Head of the NEA Lashin Ibrahim said candidates have until July 28 to withdraw their nomination.

Ibrahim said 912 candidates submitted their candidacies, 150 of which were dismissed because they did not meet the requirements.



UN Calls for Independent Probe into Civilians Harmed Trying to Get Food in Gaza

 Palestinians carry bags filled with food and humanitarian aid provided by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, a US-backed organization approved by Israel, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP)
Palestinians carry bags filled with food and humanitarian aid provided by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, a US-backed organization approved by Israel, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP)
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UN Calls for Independent Probe into Civilians Harmed Trying to Get Food in Gaza

 Palestinians carry bags filled with food and humanitarian aid provided by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, a US-backed organization approved by Israel, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP)
Palestinians carry bags filled with food and humanitarian aid provided by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, a US-backed organization approved by Israel, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP)

United Nations chief Antonio Guterres on Tuesday slammed as "unacceptable" the deaths of Palestinians seeking food aid in Gaza, a spokesman said, calling the loss of life in the territory "unthinkable".

"The Secretary-General continues to call for an immediate and independent investigation into these events and for the perpetrators to be held to account," UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric told reporters.

"We are witnessing unthinkable loss of life in Gaza (and) the secretary-general condemns the loss of lives and injuries of Palestinians seeking aid," he said. "It is unacceptable civilians are risking and in several instances losing their lives just trying to get food."

At least 27 Palestinians were killed and dozens wounded by Israeli fire near a food distribution site in the southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday, local health authorities said, in the third day of chaos and bloodshed to affect the aid operation.

A spokesperson for the International Committee of the Red Cross told Reuters that its field hospital in Rafah received 184 casualties, adding that 19 of those were declared dead upon arrival, and eight died of their wounds shortly after.

The US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation launched its first distribution sites last week in an effort to alleviate widespread hunger amongst Gaza's war-battered population, most of whom have had to abandon their homes to flee fighting.

The Foundation's aid plan, which bypasses traditional aid groups, has come under fierce criticism from the United Nations and established charities which say it does not follow humanitarian principles.

The private group, which is endorsed by Israel, said it distributed 21 truckloads of food early on Tuesday and that the aid operation was "conducted safely and without incident within the site".

However, there have been reports of repeated killings near Rafah as crowds gather to get desperately needed supplies.

On Sunday, Palestinian and international officials reported that at least 31 people were killed and dozens more injured. On Monday, three more Palestinians were reportedly killed by Israeli fire.

The Israeli military has denied targeting civilians gathering for aid and called reports of deaths during Sunday’s distribution "fabrications" by Hamas.