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Agencies, Moment by moment in Egypt

Early reporting from AP. BBC does an eve of vote roundup, Reuters covers the Muslim Brotherhood roundup (up to 1600 arrested), and voters who think America is being unfair. AFP

In Egypt, satellite TV is changing the nation

In Egypt, satellite TV is changing the nationSharon Schmickle As Egyptians vote today in the latest stage of their parliamentary elections, a hidden force behind the combative campaigns is represented

Egyptian police attack reporters covering election

Egyptian police attack reporters covering election  Egyptian security forces attacked a number of local and foreign journalists covering an increasingly troubled parliamentary election on Saturday and confiscated or damaged their

Egyptian politician denies forgery charges

Egyptian politician denies forgery charges By NADIA ABOU EL-MAGD The runner-up in Egypt’s presidential elections took the stand in his trial on forgery charges Tuesday, accusing the government of trumping

The Egyptian Voter, Unbowed

The Egyptian Voter, Unbowed A “democracy with fangs.” Mr Anwar Sadat’s unparalleled description of ’his’ no-nonsense kind of democracy immediately came to mind this week as the curtain dropped on

El-Daqhlia’s vote Inflames

El-Daqhlia’s vote Inflames In Bandar el-Mansora, more than thirty thugs, who are equipped with swords and machetes, attack electorate and Brotherhood’s supporters under the watchful eye of police. Moreover, polling

El-Sharqia: Circulated Ballots Reappear

El-Sharqia: Circulated Ballots Reappear In el-Sharqia governorate, a Brotherhood stronghold, the so-called circulated ballot, that is a marked ballot given to a voter to be cast and to bring the

Detentions in Kafr el-Sheikh

Detentions in Kafr el-Sheikh On the polling day of the ongoing parliamentary polls, seven representatives of the Muslim Brotherhood’s candidates were detained. Polling stations are blocked, in addition. Voters, furthermore,

In el-Daqhlia: Polling Stations are Cordoned

In el-Daqhlia: Polling Stations are Cordoned On the polling day of the third round, police cordon polling centers in Bandar el-Mansora constituency, lifting it when the National Democratic Party voters

Zarqa: Fraud Begins

Zarqa: Fraud Begins In preparation for today’s round of parliamentary vote, six truckloads of riot police deployed yesterday at Daqhla village which contains four of six polling stations of Damita