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Chief of staff inspects polling stations in Suez, Assiut, Red Sea governorates
Date: 2014-01-15 15:16:31 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:63 - ID:500678
Chief of Staff Sedqi Sobhi Wednesday inspected a number of polling stations in Suez, Assiut and the Red Sea governorates to make sure they are completely secured. He also talked with a number of voters and personnel at the polling stations to ask ....
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Security forces confront MB march in Heliopolis
Date: 2014-01-15 15:13:51 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:62 - ID:500671
Security forces on Wednesday confronted a march staged by nearly 150 members of the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood (MB) group in Heliopolis. They tried to disrupt the referendum on the draft constitution and blocked roads, a security source said, ....
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Female voters in Nasr City line up outside polling stations
Date: 2014-01-15 14:58:40 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:61 - ID:500635
Female voters in Nasr City lined up in front of their polling stations Wednesday amid tight security measures. The female turnout is relatively high if compared to men's participation on the second day of the referendum. Groups of youth and ....
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Referendum ends today -- PM advisor
Date: 2014-01-15 14:54:18 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:60 - ID:500616
The High Election Commission said that Wednesday is the last chance for Egyptians to cast their votes in the referendum on the draft constitution. News of extending the time of voting until Thursday is baseless, advisor to the prime minister ....
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Four terrorist MB members arrested in Alex. for setting ablaze a police vehicle
Date: 2014-01-15 14:16:39 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:59 - ID:500529
Four members of the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood were arrested in Alexandria for setting ablaze a police vehicle in Gleem area. In statements to MENA, Assistant Interior Minister Major General Amin Ezzeddin said that the four were part of a ....
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Cairo security chief: Referendum runs smoothly, orders to overcome obstacles issued
Date: 2014-01-15 14:09:41 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:58 - ID:500514
Cairo Security Chief Osama al-Saghir said on Wednesday that the referendum process is running smoothly so far, adding that he has given orders to overcome any obstacles facing the voters. He thanked security forces for their efforts in securing ....
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Gharbia governor, commander of air defense forces inspect polling stations in Gharbia
Date: 2014-01-15 13:37:33 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:56 - ID:500434
Ghariba Governor Mohamed Naeim along with Commander of the Air Defense Forces Abdel-Menim el-Teras inspected the polling stations in the governorate to make sure that the referendum process is going on smoothly. The commander of the air defense ....
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PM praises high particpation in referendum
Date: 2014-01-15 13:11:32 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:55 - ID:500385
Prime Minister Hazem Beblawy praised on Wednesday the "unprecedented participation" of people in the constitution referendum. "There were limited acts of violence yesterday, however, they didn't affect voting," said Beblawy in a press conference ....
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Tahrir square closed by end of referendum
Date: 2014-01-15 12:58:00 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:54 - ID:500328
The Traffic authority diverted all routes leading to Tahrir square, downtown Cairo, before closing it. This is a precautionary measure ahead of closing the polling centers of the constitution referendum, according to Cairo traffic ....
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Biblawy: Turnout of non-resident Egyptians in referendum unprecedented
Date: 2014-01-15 12:09:03 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:52 - ID:500155
Prime Minister Hazem el-Biblawy on Wednesday said that turnout of non-resident Egyptians in the referendum on the new constitution was unprecedented. In statements while following up the voting process from the Cabinet operation room, he added ....