Egypt court rejects law barring candidate Shafiq

"The Supreme Constitutional Court has ruled that the political isolation law is unconstitutional," the state MENA news agency reported

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Cairo: Egypt's top court on Thursday ruled unconstitutional a law that would have barred ousted strongman Hosni Mubarak's last premier Ahmad Shafiq from standing in a tense presidential poll runoff.

"The Supreme Constitutional Court has ruled that the political isolation law is unconstitutional," the state MENA news agency reported.
 

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