Month: September 2012

1st-round vote result delayed to Thursday, says state TV

CAIRO: The result of a first-round vote in Egypt's first parliamentary election…

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Islamists claim lead in Egypt vote count

CAIRO: Islamists claimed Wednesday they were headed for victory in the opening…

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Counting resumes in Shoubra after order restored

CAIRO: Army forces took control of ballot boxes in Shoubra, part of…

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80 hurt in night clashes at Cairo’s Tahrir Square

CAIRO: A security official says about 80 people were hurt when clashes…

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Tardy judges, ballots leave long angry queues in east Cairo

CAIRO: Long queues continued Tuesday in Ain Shams and Matareya as polling…

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A proxy war between Iran and the US

By Sadegh Zibakalam Even before the Americans accused Iran of a plot to…

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The problem is not reconciliation

  Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced last week that he plans to…

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Petticoat progress

By Philip Whitfield CAIRO: As Caesar approached the Rubicon at Ravenna returning from…

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Calm engulfs Luxor as citizens cast their vote on second day

CAIRO: Competition between Islamists and the Egyptian Bloc continued as voters in…

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Children used to distribute campaign material

CAIRO: At Al-Abageya in south Cairo, scores of schoolboys, ranging from 6…

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