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First Round of Voting Spurs Dispute in Egypt - New York Times Mon, 17 Dec 2012 01:48:14 GMT

New York Times

First Round of Voting Spurs Dispute in Egypt
New York Times
CAIRO — Supporters and opponents of President Mohamed Morsi sparred on Sunday over the preliminary results of a referendum on a draft constitution, which Egyptians moved toward approving in voting marked by long lines but low voter turnout.
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Egypt Islamists claim majority in referendum - CBS News Sun, 16 Dec 2012 12:31:55 GMT

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Egypt Islamists claim majority in referendum
CBS News
CAIRO A narrow majority of Egyptians who voted in the first round of a referendum on a proposed Islamist-backed constitution have approved the document, according to unofficial tallies compiled by the Muslim Brotherhood and released early Sunday.


Egypt Islamists Expect Approval of Constitution - New York Times Sun, 16 Dec 2012 10:14:56 GMT

New York Times

Egypt Islamists Expect Approval of Constitution
New York Times
CAIRO — Millions of Egyptians voted peacefully 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 over the ...


Rights groups say first round of Egyptian Constitution vote marred as ... - Fox News Sun, 16 Dec 2012 14:43:23 GMT

Rights groups say first round of Egyptian Constitution vote marred as ...
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CAIRO – Key Egyptian rights groups called Sunday for a repeat of the first round of the constitutional referendum, alleging the vote was marred by widespread violations. Islamists who back the disputed charter claimed they were in the lead with a ...


Egyptian Rights Groups Want Referendum 'Restage' - Voice of America Sun, 16 Dec 2012 15:16:58 GMT

Voice of America

Egyptian Rights Groups Want Referendum 'Restage'
Voice of America
CAIRO — Tentative results from Saturday's first round of voting in Egypt's constitutional referendum are showing a narrow lead for supporters of the document. Opposition and civil society groups allege vote fraud, while the head of Egypt's electoral ...


Mursi's slim vote win to embolden Egypt's opposition - Reuters Sun, 16 Dec 2012 16:01:29 GMT

Mursi's slim vote win to embolden Egypt's opposition
Reuters
CAIRO (Reuters) - President Mohamed Mursi now seems assured of pushing through Egypt's new, distinctly Islamist constitution - but by a margin slim enough to embolden his opponents in next year's parliamentary election. That could be good news for ...


Egypt: 4000 nationals and family members evacuated from Syria in recent months - Washington Post Sun, 16 Dec 2012 18:09:36 GMT

Washington Post

Egypt: 4000 nationals and family members evacuated from Syria in recent months
Washington Post
CAIRO — Egypt's Foreign Ministry says that Cairo has more evacuated more than 4,000 of its nationals and their family members from Syria over the past several months. The Sunday statement did not provide a more specific time frame for the evacuations.
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Egypt goes to polls for referendum - Telegraph.co.uk Sun, 16 Dec 2012 14:45:32 GMT

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Egypt goes to polls for referendum
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 ...


Egypt 'narrowly backs' charter in first round - Aljazeera.com Sun, 16 Dec 2012 06:56:00 GMT

Egypt 'narrowly backs' charter in first round
Aljazeera.com
Voting has ended in the first round of the constitutional referendum in Egypt, with initial results indicating that supporters of the draft document have a narrow lead heading into the second round. The early result of the poll is based on unofficial ...


Egypt looking to remilitarize Sinai - WND.com Sun, 16 Dec 2012 22:25:17 GMT

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Egypt looking to remilitarize Sinai
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Now, the Egyptian military, with the backing of Morsi, has decided to place more of its forces into the Sinai at a level which is beyond what was agreed to in the Egypt-Israeli Peace Treaty. Currently, there are American military forces in the Sinai as ...