referendum
Egypt’s young militants urge referendum ‘no’ vote
Egypt
March 14, 2011
Egypt’s young militants urge referendum ‘no’ vote
Young militants who spearheaded Egypt's pro-democracy revolution called Monday for a "no" vote in next weekend's referendum on constitutional reform."We…
Army to help secure vote on Constitution changes
Egypt
March 14, 2011
Army to help secure vote on Constitution changes
The armed forces will take part in security measures for the referendum on amendments to Egypt's Constitution, an official source…
Egypt’s Supreme Council warns of attempts to disrupt upcoming referendum
Egypt
March 13, 2011
Egypt’s Supreme Council warns of attempts to disrupt upcoming referendum
The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, which has been ruling Egypt since former President Hosni Mubarak was ousted on…
Panel: Constitutional amendments enough for a legitimate parliament
Egypt
March 13, 2011
Panel: Constitutional amendments enough for a legitimate parliament
The amendments proposed for Egypt's Constitution, which will be put to public referendum on Saturday, are enough for parliament to…
The ticking referendum and a “smarter strategy”
Opinion
March 13, 2011
The ticking referendum and a “smarter strategy”
Although the proposed constitutional amendments have been widely criticized, there is a lot of uncertainty as to how to fruitfully…
Brotherhood: We are working to get constitutional amendments approved
Egypt
March 13, 2011
Brotherhood: We are working to get constitutional amendments approved
The Muslim Brotherhood said it accepts the proposed constitution amendments and will do its utmost to ensure they are approved…
Egypt to hold reform referendum on 19 March
Egypt
March 5, 2011
Egypt to hold reform referendum on 19 March
Egypt will hold a referendum on reforms to its constitution on 19 March, the government said on its Facebook page…
Constitutional amendments: Agreements and concerns
Egypt
March 4, 2011
Constitutional amendments: Agreements and concerns
The Armed Forces set 19 March as the date for a national referendum on the constitutional amendments drafted by a…
Almost 99 percent choose south Sudan split
World
January 22, 2011
Almost 99 percent choose south Sudan split
Juba--Almost 99 percent of south Sudanese who voted in an independence referendum chose to split away from the north, the…
South Sudan to be Africa’s newest country, observers predict
World
January 17, 2011
South Sudan to be Africa’s newest country, observers predict
Khartoum--International observers gave south Sudan's independence referendum their seal of approval on Monday and said a vote for secession was…