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Update: Morsy issues official law staggering referendum vote

Update: Morsy issues official law staggering referendum vote

President Mohamed Morsy has issued a law officially dividing the referendum on the constitution into two stages, according to MENA.…
Update: Protesters for and against Morsy rally in Cairo

Update: Protesters for and against Morsy rally in Cairo

Thousands of opposition marched from Hijaz Square in Heliopolis to the presidential palace on Tuesday night to reject the constitutional…
Voting has nothing to do with heaven or hell, says Endowments Ministry

Voting has nothing to do with heaven or hell, says Endowments Ministry

The Endowments Ministry has instructed imams and preachers to advise people to actively participate in the referendum on the constitution,…
Rights group accuses Ansar al-Sharia Brigades of threatening pope

Rights group accuses Ansar al-Sharia Brigades of threatening pope

Naguib Gabriel, head of the Egyptian Federation of Human Rights, on Tuesday filed a charge with the prosecutor general, requesting…
FJP buses attacked en route to Cairo, six injured

FJP buses attacked en route to Cairo, six injured

Buses belonging to the Freedom and Justice Party were attacked on their way from Sharqiya to Cairo to participate in…
Conflicting narratives emerge on new prosecutor general’s past

Conflicting narratives emerge on new prosecutor general’s past

There is renewed talk about Egypt’s new prosecutor general, with conflicting narratives circulating as to what Talaat Ibrahim Abdallah has…
Court says president’s call to referendum not subject to judicial oversight

Court says president’s call to referendum not subject to judicial oversight

The administrative court of the State Council issued a ruling on Tuesday saying that annulling the decision to put the…
Egypt military chief calls for ‘national dialogue’

Egypt military chief calls for ‘national dialogue’

The head of the Egyptian military called for a “national dialogue” to be held on Wednesday in an attempt to…
Explosion causes fire in Giza butane factory

Explosion causes fire in Giza butane factory

An explosion in a butane gas factory in Ard al-Lewa, Giza, caused a fire to break out on Tuesday evening,…
Protesters for and against Morsy gather in Alexandria

Protesters for and against Morsy gather in Alexandria

Thousands of demonstrators gathered in Alexandria on Tuesday to reject the referendum on the draft constitution, scheduled Saturday, 15 December.…
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