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Observers: Copts Prevented from Voting in Second Round of Referendum

The Socialist Popular Alliance Party observed delay and disruption at polling station in governorates with a Coptic majority, such as Giza and Qena.In some...

Egypt’s Turmoil Scares Away Tourists

That’s just one instance of the near-constant unrest Egypt has seen in recent months as President Mohamed Morsi, with the backing of the Muslim Brotherhood,...

Referendum Voting Lowest Turnout Since Revolution

Unofficial results indicate that a majority of those who voted in the second round of the constitutional referendum last Saturday, voted in favor of...

Mursi Gets His Islamist Charter in a Riven Egypt Trying to Find Its Feet

Unofficial results released after the second and final phase of the constitutional referendum showed the charter passed with about 64 percent of the vote,...

Al-Azhar Mosque At Heart of Concerns over Islamist Turn in Egypt

But within Egypt and across the region, the real source of fears that the country is careening toward theocracy lies in an unlikely place:...

Brotherhood Party Newspaper Attacks the Copts and their Church

Giving background historic data, the newspaper said that the late patriarch’s dealings with the Sadat regime led to Sadat exiling Pope Shenouda to the...

Clashes at Islamist Rally on Eve of Egyptian Vote

"God is great," Islamists chanted as the clashes began.The Islamists had gathered in support of an Islamic vision of Egypt's future a day before...

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