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Polls resume Thursday in second round of elections

Polls resume Thursday in second round of elections

Voting resumed on Thursday for the second round of Egypt's People's Assembly elections, which began Wednesday.  Reports of illegal election-day…
Tehran, Tel Aviv issue conflicting statements on fate of Camp David

Tehran, Tel Aviv issue conflicting statements on fate of Camp David

Leaders in Iran and Israel have given oposing visions of what Egypt’s recent revolution means for its 32-year-old Camp David…
Cabinet sit-in hit by mass food poisoning, dozens hospitalized

Cabinet sit-in hit by mass food poisoning, dozens hospitalized

Some 40 activists involved in the “Occupy Cabinet” sit-in have been transferred to hospital after suffering from food poisoning, apparently…
British research center criticizes sectarianism in Egyptian schools

British research center criticizes sectarianism in Egyptian schools

The British-based Impact-SE Research Center has criticized school curricula in Egypt and called on authorities to update them in order…
Advisory Council to amend military law, scrap military trials for civilians

Advisory Council to amend military law, scrap military trials for civilians

The Advisory Council has announced its intention to form a committee of legal experts to amend military law, particularly those…
Egyptian embassies submit voting figures from abroad

Egyptian embassies submit voting figures from abroad

Foreign Ministry spokesman Amr Roushdy said on Wednesday that the ministry had begun receiving the voting figures for the second…
We are impartial in elections, says military police commander

We are impartial in elections, says military police commander

Major General Hamdi Badin, commander of Egypt's military police, said on Wednesday that the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces…
Give Islamists a try, says Salafi leader

Give Islamists a try, says Salafi leader

Sheikh Hafez Salama, a famous Salafi figure in Suez, has said he is delighted by the large turnout in the…
Turnout for elections in Giza ‘unprecedented’

Turnout for elections in Giza ‘unprecedented’

Poorer and rural areas of Giza have seen a high turnout for the second phase of parliamentary elections, with most…
Live updates: Polling stations close and the military guards ballots

Live updates: Polling stations close and the military guards ballots

The second phase of Egypt's People's Assembly elections kicked off on Wednesday with more than 3000 candidates competing for 180…
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