December 2012 constitutional referendum
Popular Current: FJP using ‘thuggery and terrorism’ against members
Egypt
December 15, 2012
Popular Current: FJP using ‘thuggery and terrorism’ against members
The Popular Current has accused the Freedom and Justice Party of using "thuggery and terrorism," in the wake of attacks…
Update: Security forces release sheikh from Al-Qaed Ibrahim Mosque
Egypt
December 15, 2012
Update: Security forces release sheikh from Al-Qaed Ibrahim Mosque
Security forces managed in the early hours on Saturday to release Sheikh Ahmad al-Mahalawy from Al-Qaed Ibrahim Mosque in Alexandria…
Update: Woman shot dead in Gharbiya following voting scuffles
Egypt
December 15, 2012
Update: Woman shot dead in Gharbiya following voting scuffles
Voting has started on Saturday morning for the referendum on the constitution draft in 10 governorates. The voting is set to…
Hazemoun suspend Media Production City sit-in
Egypt
December 14, 2012
Hazemoun suspend Media Production City sit-in
The Salafi sit-in at Media Production City has been suspended, the protest’s general coordinator Walid Haggag announced on Friday evening.…
Concerns loom over referendum’s legality
Egypt
December 14, 2012
Concerns loom over referendum’s legality
Hours before the referendum kicks off in Cairo, concerns are looming about the legality of the process. Unlike other referendums,…
Abouel Fotouh criticizes Brotherhood, opposition, army, constitution
Egypt
December 14, 2012
Abouel Fotouh criticizes Brotherhood, opposition, army, constitution
Former presidential hopeful and Strong Egypt Party founder Abdel Moneim Abouel Fotouh has accused opposition forces of allying with the…
Prayers and politics: Friday sermons address the referendum
Egypt
December 14, 2012
Prayers and politics: Friday sermons address the referendum
Today’s Friday sermons focused on the current political crisis and the constitutional referendum set to kick off Saturday in Cairo…
Update: Thousands of protesters surround mosque in Alexandria after clashes
Egypt
December 14, 2012
Update: Thousands of protesters surround mosque in Alexandria after clashes
Thousands surrounded the Al-Qaed Ibrahim Mosque in Alexandria on Friday night, saying that Salafis had escaped inside the mosque after…
Morsy defends his actions to foreign press; calls opposition ‘counter-revolutionary’
Egypt
December 14, 2012
Morsy defends his actions to foreign press; calls opposition ‘counter-revolutionary’
In a defensive English-language statement to the foreign press, President Mohamed Morsy defended his recent controversial decisions and listed his…
Interior Ministry pledges to secure polling stations during referendum
Egypt
December 14, 2012
Interior Ministry pledges to secure polling stations during referendum
Security forces will protect all polling stations until the end of both rounds of voting in the constitutional referendum, the…