Egypt
Government to add 25 January revolution to school textbooks
November 29, 2011
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
November 29, 2011
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
November 29, 2011
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
November 29, 2011
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%
November 29, 2011
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
November 29, 2011
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
November 29, 2011
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
November 29, 2011
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…
Egyptians tweet on disorganized but peaceful elections
November 28, 2011
Egyptians tweet on disorganized but peaceful elections
With the hashtag “EgyElections,” much of Monday’s Twitter coverage focused on Egypt’s first parliamentary elections post-Hosni Mubarak. The week’s build-up…
Only in Tahrir, elections are not at center-stage
November 28, 2011
Only in Tahrir, elections are not at center-stage
As millions headed to cast their votes in Monday’s parliamentary elections, protesters in Tahrir Square – the epicenter of the…