December 2012 constitutional referendum
Two-thirds of expat voters approve constitution
Egypt
December 19, 2012
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
December 19, 2012
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
December 19, 2012
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
December 19, 2012
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
December 18, 2012
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
December 18, 2012
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
December 18, 2012
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
December 18, 2012
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
December 18, 2012
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
December 18, 2012
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…