ARAFAT HONORED ON ANNIVERSARY
Egyptian intelligence service chief Omar Suleiman places a wreath at the grave of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, in Arafat's former office compound in the West Bank city of Ramallah on December 21, 2004, as Palestinians mark the end of forty days since his death. (UPI Photo/Jamal Aruri/POOL)
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The health of the former head of Egyptian intelligence declined after undergoing medical tests in the United States, state-media said after his death.
Omar Suleiman, vice president under ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, has died in a U.S. hospital, Egypt's state-run media reported Thursday. He was 76.
An Egyptian elections panel Thursday finalized a list of 13 candidates for president that includes a former member of ousted leader Hosni Mubarak's Cabinet.
Egyptian revolutionaries will hang in Cairo's central square if the leaders from the previous regime returned to power, a cleric said during Friday prayers.
A decision by Egypt's Supreme Electoral Commission to bar 10 of the 23 presidential candidates boosts the former Arab League chief's chances, officials said.
Egyptian officials rejected the appeals of a Muslim Brotherhood leader and nine other candidates banned from running in the May 23 presidential election.
Former Egyptian Vice President Omar Suleiman used his intelligence connections to generate support for a presidential bid, an Egyptian lawmaker said.
It's too late for former Egyptian Vice President Omar Suleiman to enter the presidential race because he's missed a key deadline, the Muslim Brotherhood said.
An Egyptian commission is considering the appeals of five candidates, including front-runners, who were banned from running for president, officials said.
Egypt's Presidential Elections Commission disqualified 10 candidates, stirring speculation the military leadership is attempting to undermine the revolution.
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