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Tuesday papers: Celebrating Egypt’s ‘first’ parliamentary elections, without forgetting Tahrir

Tuesday papers: Celebrating Egypt’s ‘first’ parliamentary elections, without forgetting Tahrir

The Egyptian press on Tuesday celebrates Egypt’s “first” parliamentary elections in decades, praising the high turnout of voters and the…
Interior Ministry says ballot boxes are secure

Interior Ministry says ballot boxes are secure

The Interior Ministry confirmed Tuesday the security of all ballot boxes containing votes cast Monday. Judges supervising elections had sealed…
Government to add 25 January revolution to school textbooks

Government to add 25 January revolution to school textbooks

The Education Ministry has remodeled syllabuses for primary and elementary schools to teach the 25 January revolution, which ended the…
Assiut voting normal despite reported violations

Assiut voting normal despite reported violations

Despite a third verdict last night to halt elections in Assiut's second electoral district due to candidates' complaints, voting still…
100 Egyptian embassies send expat votes to Foreign Ministry

100 Egyptian embassies send expat votes to Foreign Ministry

One hundred Egyptian embassies overseas have sent the results of their vote counts to the Foreign Ministry in diplomatic telegrams,…
Report: Interior Ministry apologizes for election mistakes

Report: Interior Ministry apologizes for election mistakes

Egypt's Interior Ministry has apologized for procedural mistakes reported so far in the first round of the People's Assembly elections,…
Freedom and Justice Party estimates voter turnout at least 30%

Freedom and Justice Party estimates voter turnout at least 30%

Voter turnout at yesterday's polls was 30 to 32 percent, the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) estimated, according…
Rights group: Parliamentary voting takes average of 5 minutes

Rights group: Parliamentary voting takes average of 5 minutes

Egyptians have taken an average of five minutes to vote in the parliamentary elections that began yesterday, according to a…
Cairo airport source denies security alert after bomb threat

Cairo airport source denies security alert after bomb threat

An official source at Cairo International Airport has denied reports that the airport raised its security alert after receiving a…
Hundreds queue, army secures polls on 2nd day of elections

Hundreds queue, army secures polls on 2nd day of elections

Nine Egyptian governorates have entered their second day of voting for the People's Assembly elections, which started Monday morning. Hundreds…
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