December 2012 constitutional referendum

Two-thirds of expat voters approve constitution
Egypt

Two-thirds of expat voters approve constitution

Around 66 percent of Egyptian expatriates have voted in favor of the draft constitution, while 34 percent have rejected it,…
Opposition member: Assembly’s invitation for talks ‘too late’
Egypt

Opposition member: Assembly’s invitation for talks ‘too late’

An opposition coalition member dismissed Wednesday an invitation from the Constituent Assembly to opposition leaders for a meeting on the…
Calm at Ettehadiya Palace following night of clashes
Egypt

Calm at Ettehadiya Palace following night of clashes

An uneasy calm was reported at Ettehadiya Palace in Heliopolis after clashes broke out the night before. Clashes had erupted…
Thursday’s papers: Fighting over a journalist’s death
Egypt

Thursday’s papers: Fighting over a journalist’s death

Newspapers on Thursday focus their coverage on the death of Al-Fagr photojournalist Al-Husseini Abu Deif and the referendum on the…
Moussa warns Morsy administration against continuing referendum
Egypt

Moussa warns Morsy administration against continuing referendum

Former presidential candidate and Egyptian National Congress Party head Amr Moussa threatened a harsh reaction if the government insists on…
Marches against referendum arrive at presidential palace, in Tahrir
Egypt

Marches against referendum arrive at presidential palace, in Tahrir

Hundreds of protesters marched from Nour Mosque in Abbasseya to the presidential palace in Heliopolis on Tuesday to demand the…
HEC rejects allegations of voting irregularities
Egypt

HEC rejects allegations of voting irregularities

High Elections Commission member Mahmoud Abu Shusha spoke out against reports of electoral violations in the constitutional referendum in a…
Majority of Egyptians in Gulf vote yes on constitution
Egypt

Majority of Egyptians in Gulf vote yes on constitution

Expat voting results in the Gulf States for the constitutional referendum indicate a majority approval for the controversial draft. State-run…
Elections commission head may not oversee next round of voting
Egypt

Elections commission head may not oversee next round of voting

Zaghloul al-Balshy, the secretary general of the High Elections Commission, may not be able to supervise the second round of…
Justice Minister demands investigation into referendum violations
Egypt

Justice Minister demands investigation into referendum violations

Justice Minister Ahmed Mekky demanded that judges be assigned to investigate alleged violations in the first round of voting in…
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