December 2012 constitutional referendum
Court to review lawsuits against referendum results
Egypt
December 24, 2012
Court to review lawsuits against referendum results
The Cairo Administrative Court on Tuesday would review around 50 lawsuits calling for the cancellation of the constitutional referendum results.…
Voter sentenced to prison for assaulting army officer
Egypt
December 24, 2012
Voter sentenced to prison for assaulting army officer
The military court in Ismailia on Monday sentenced a civilian to one year of hard labor in prison on charges…
Beheira ‘yes’ vote reflects support for Islamist powers
Egypt
December 24, 2012
Beheira ‘yes’ vote reflects support for Islamist powers
Initial results show that around 80 percent of voters in Beheira approved of the draft constitution put to a…
Threats keep ElBaradei from polls, news agency reports
Egypt
December 24, 2012
Threats keep ElBaradei from polls, news agency reports
Constitution Party President Mohamed ElBaradei did not vote in the second round of the referendum Saturday because he feared…
Official referendum results expected Tuesday
Egypt
December 24, 2012
Official referendum results expected Tuesday
Official tallies of the referendum vote on the country's new constitution will be announced on Tuesday, the legal deadline…
New constitution may remove veteran Central Bank governor
Business
December 24, 2012
New constitution may remove veteran Central Bank governor
Several senior positions at monitoring and independent bodies will become vacant if the referendum approval of the new constitution is…
Elderly voters brave long lines to have their say in referendum
Egypt
December 23, 2012
Elderly voters brave long lines to have their say in referendum
Farida Mohamed, an elderly voter in Giza, brought a chair to her polling station on Saturday in anticipation of the…
Fragile economy overshadows Morsy’s referendum win
Business
December 23, 2012
Fragile economy overshadows Morsy’s referendum win
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy will have little time to savor victory in pushing through a new constitution as it may…
‘Yes’ vote on constitution achieved by rigging, says opposition
Egypt
December 23, 2012
‘Yes’ vote on constitution achieved by rigging, says opposition
The opposition National Salvation Front blamed the apparent approval of the draft constitution on “rigging, violations and shortcomings in organization.”…