December 2012 constitutional referendum
Protesters planning mass demo return to presidential palace
Egypt
December 17, 2012
Protesters planning mass demo return to presidential palace
Protesters headed back to the Ettehadiya Presidential Palace on Monday in preparation for a mass demonstration the National Salvation Front…
Monday’s papers: Legitimacy or fraud?
Egypt
December 17, 2012
Monday’s papers: Legitimacy or fraud?
Monday’s papers indicate that the controversial results of the referendum on the draft constitution have widened the gap between Egypt’s…
National Salvation Front calls for mass protests Tuesday against referendum ‘fraud’
Egypt
December 17, 2012
National Salvation Front calls for mass protests Tuesday against referendum ‘fraud’
Egypt's main opposition coalition, the National Salvation Front, has called for mass protests Tuesday to denounce what it called "large…
Churches deny mobilizing against constitutional referendum
Egypt
December 16, 2012
Churches deny mobilizing against constitutional referendum
The Coptic Church has denied accusations by Freedom and Justice Party leaders that it mobilized its followers to vote against…
FJP deputy: Brotherhood might arm youths to defend offices
Egypt
December 16, 2012
FJP deputy: Brotherhood might arm youths to defend offices
If the Muslim Brotherhood had militias, “they would have defended themselves in front of the presidential palace and killed the…
Six suspects detained following Alexandria mosque clashes
Egypt
December 16, 2012
Six suspects detained following Alexandria mosque clashes
The Atamin district Public Prosecution office in Alexandria on Sunday decided to hold five people, including two minors, for further…
Brotherhood defends referendum vote from reports of irregularities
Egypt
December 16, 2012
Brotherhood defends referendum vote from reports of irregularities
The Muslim Brotherhood on Sunday defended the legitimacy of the first phase on the constitutional referendum, responding to opposition and…
Demonstrators prevent SCC head from entering court
Egypt
December 16, 2012
Demonstrators prevent SCC head from entering court
Demonstrators in front of the Supreme Constitutional Court prevented court head Maher al-Beheiry from entering on Sunday, as they blocked…
Back to the barracks, army awaits referendum’s second round
Egypt
December 16, 2012
Back to the barracks, army awaits referendum’s second round
Army troops securing the constitutional referendum vote returned to the barracks on Sunday, set to return to polling stations for…
Khaled Ali files lawsuit to re-hold referendum vote
Egypt
December 16, 2012
Khaled Ali files lawsuit to re-hold referendum vote
Former presidential candidate Khaled Ali on Sunday filed a lawsuit in an attempt to halt the announcement of the constitutional…