New York Times | Egypt Islamists Expect Approval of Constitution New York Times CAIRO — Egyptians voted peacefully and in large numbers on Saturday in a referendum on an Islamist-backed draft constitution, hoping that the results would end three weeks of violence, division and distrust between the Islamists and their opponents ... Egypt votes in divisive referendum on constitution - latimes.com First Round of Voting Ends on Egypt Constitution Friedman: Egypt: The new India, or the new Pakistan? |
Voice of America | Egypt Casts Ballots for New Constitution Voice of America Long lines of people formed outside polling stations in the Egyptian capital Cairo Saturday, as voting got under way on a referendum for a controversial new constitution. The vote is being staggered over two successive Saturdays due to a boycott by a ... |
New York Times | Voters in Egypt Cast Ballots on Draft Constitution - NYTimes.com New York Times CAIRO — Egyptians voted peacefully and in large numbers on Saturday in a referendum on an Islamist-backed draft constitution, hoping that the results would end three weeks of violence, division and distrust between the Islamists and their opponents ... |
Daily Beast | Egypt's Schools Deteriorate and Many Seek Education Abroad Daily Beast As Egypt's tumultuous transition period approaches a new crossroad, the country's deepening education crisis threatens to set hundreds of thousands of pupils behind their international counterparts. President Mohamed Morsi, elected by a slim margin in ... |
BBC News | Egypt constitution: First round of referendum ends BBC News Voting has closed in Egypt in the first leg of a referendum on a controversial new constitution, after a high turnout. President Mohammed Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood have endorsed the document, but critics say it is poorly drafted and overly ... |
Washington Post | Egypt's ousted, ailing president Mubarak slips in prison, hits his head Washington Post CAIRO — An Egyptian security official says ousted president Hosni Mubarak has slipped in the bathroom in the prison where is serving a life sentence, hitting his head. The official says the ailing Mubarak, 84, was treated in Cairo's Tora prison ... Egypt's Mubarak slips in bathroom, bumps his head Egypt's Mubarak hurt after slipping in prison shower: report |
BBC News | In pictures: Egypt's constitutional referendum BBC News In pictures: Egypt's constitutional referendum. Voters stand in line outside a polling station in Cairo, 15 December Voters in the Arab world's most populous country have turned out for a referendum to decide on a new constitution. Critics say it will ... |
Telegraph.co.uk | Egypt goes to polls for referendum as chaos looms Telegraph.co.uk "A message to the Egyptian church from an Egyptian muslim: I tell the church by Allah, if you conspire and unite with the opposition to bring Morsi down, we will have another talk," one well-known, rabble-rousing preacher, Safwat Hegazi, told a crowd ... |
A guide to what is next for Egypt Yahoo! News (blog) Enlarge Photo. Associated Press/Khalil Hamra - Egyptian men line up outside a polling station to cast their votes during a referendum on a disputed constitution drafted by Islamist supporters of President Morsi in Cairo, …more Egypt, Saturday, Dec. 15 ... |
Aljazeera.com | Polls close in first day of Egypt referendum Aljazeera.com Voting was being staggered, with half the country voting on Saturday and the other half a week later, after many judges said they were not willing to oversee polling. The draft constitution is backed by the Muslim Brotherhood, with the draft's ... |