Polls open in Egypt’s constitution referendum
Egyptians voted, today, in a referendum on a new constitution shaped by Islamist allies of Egypt’s President Mohamed Mursi and which his liberal rivals say deepens divisions in the nation.
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Polls open in Egypt’s constitution referendum
Egyptians voted on Saturday in a referendum on a new constitution shaped by Islamist allies of Egypt’s President Mohamed Mursi and which his liberal rivals say deepens divisions in the nation.
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Egypt’s Mursi says ‘fully respects’ press freedom
President Mohamed Mursi on Wednesday stressed Egypt’s commitment to freedom of expression, insisting his office was not behind a probe against a popular satirist that has raised international concerns.
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Activist held for insulting president
A prominent Egyptian campaigner has been detained over accusations of insulting President Mohamed Mursi, state media have reported.
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Police clash with Egypt demonstrators calling for Mursi’s resignation
Demonstrators calling for Egypt’s Islamist President Mohamed Mursi to resign and demanding early elections clashed with riot police in Cairo.
View ArticleIslamists to rally for Mursi as Egyptian tensions rise
Islamist supporters of Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi will rally in Cairo on Friday in a show of approval for him to upstage opposition protests planned.
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Fears of clashes between Mursi supporters, foes grow
“In Egypt, there is the Muslim Brotherhood on one side and the rest of Egyptians on the other,” says Mahmud Badr, who founded a campaign for the resignation of Islamist President Mohamed Mursi.
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Egypt showdown fears mount after deadly clash
Fears mounted of a bloody showdown between supporters and opponents of Egypt’s Islamist President Mohamed Mursi on Friday after one activist was killed in the latest violence to cloud the Arab world’s...
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Scores wounded, 4 dead in Egypt clashes
At least four people have been killed in Egypt, and nearly 200 wounded in clashes between supporters and opponents of Islamist President Mohamed Mursi.
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Egyptians flood streets to demand Mursi ouster
Hundreds of thousands of Egyptians flooded into the streets on the first anniversary of Islamist President Mohamed Mursi’s inauguration on Sunday to demand that he resign.
View ArticleEgypt’s Mursi rebuffs army ultimatum, sets own course
President Mohamed Mursi rebuffed an army ultimatum to force a resolution to Egypt’s political crisis.
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Egypt army moves in tanks, president isolated
Egypt’s army deployed tanks and troops close to the presidential palace in Cairo on Wednesday after a military deadline for Islamist President Mohamed Mursi to yield to street protests passed without...
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Egypt’s Brotherhood won’t work with ‘usurper’ govt
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood will not work with “the usurper authorities”, a member of its executive board said on Thursday, rejecting feelers from the newly sworn-in head of state after the military...
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Egypt braces for more protests, prays for calm
Supporters of ousted President Mohamed Mursi called for protests on Friday and Egyptians prayed there would be no repeat of clashes that have killed more than 90 people in the last week in the bitterly...
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EU envoy allowed to meet Egypt’s Mursi, says he is in good health
Egypt’s rulers allowed an EU envoy to meet deposed President Mohamed Mursi, the first time an outsider was given access to him since the army overthrew him and jailed him a month ago, and she said she...
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Egypt presidency says talks fail, blames Muslim Brotherhood
Egypt’s army-installed government said on Wednesday diplomatic efforts to resolve the political crisis had failed and signalled it was gearing to take action against supporters of deposed President...
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At least 60 dead in raid on Cairo protest camp: nurse
The death toll from an Egyptian police raid on supporters of deposed President Mohamed Mursi at a Cairo protest camp has climbed to 60 at one hospital, according to a nurse who said she counted the...
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Egypt imposes state of emergency after 95 people killed
At least 95 Egyptians were killed on Wednesday after security forces moved in on protesters demanding the reinstatement of President Mohamed Mursi, and the government imposed a state of emergency as...
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Egypt government dissolves Muslim Brotherhood as NGO
Egypt’s army-backed government has decided to dissolve the Muslim Brotherhood as a registered non-governmental organisation, a state-run newspaper reported on Friday, pressing a crackdown on deposed...
View ArticleEgypt’s Muslim Brotherhood banned
An Egyptian court on Monday banned deposed President Mohamed Mursi’s Muslim Brotherhood and ordered its funds seized, a crippling strike in the campaign to crush the Islamist movement.
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