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Egyptians Head to Polls for Final Round of Voting

Plus: Hosni Mubarak's trial resumes

(Newser) - The final round of voting began in Egypt today, and it looks like the Muslim Brotherhood could walk off with a controlling majority of seats in Parliament's lower house. The Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party, the country's mainstream Islamist party, had already won a high percentage...

Egypt Snubs US, Raids Pro-Democracy Groups

Three US-funded agencies are among the targets

(Newser) - Egypt's ruling military council doesn't appear to be cowed by pressure from the US and the rest of the world into speeding up reforms. Security forces raided 17 nongovernmental offices today, including three funded by the US that do things like monitor elections and promote democracy. The US...

Egypt Court Outlaws Military's Virginity Tests

Female protesters complained of being detained, assaulted

(Newser) - A court in Egypt has brought an end to a military tactic used to humiliate women arrested during protests: Virginity tests are no longer allowed, report CNN and al-Jazeera . A 25-year-old woman sued after she got arrested in March and had to undergo the procedure in front of a room...

Thousands Protest Egypt Violence

Tahrir Square fills following Friday prayers

(Newser) - It’s Friday, and you know what that means in Egypt: A massive protest following morning prayers. Today saw thousands gather in Tahrir Square, decrying both the military’s protracted rule, and its violent response to recent protests, which left 17 dead, and produced one particularly horrific YouTube video . Protests...

Rise Up, Arab Sisters

 Rise Up, Arab Sisters 
OPINION
Dec 21, 2011 1:26 PM CST

Rise Up, Arab Sisters

Women in Cairo might set the example: Lisa Beyer

(Newser) - The disturbing images of Egypt security officers stripping and beating a female protester is actually a fairly accurate portrait of how women are treated in Egypt and throughout the Arab world, writes Lisa Beyer at Bloomberg View . Violence and harassment are common, as is domestic abuse at the hands of...

Egyptian Women Rally in Cairo
 Egyptian Women Rally in Cairo 
Dec 20, 2011 1:27 PM CST

Egyptian Women Rally in Cairo

Following Hillary Clinton speech in US denouncing their treatment

(Newser) - Hundreds of women took to the streets of Cairo today in a protest of violence against female protesters, and military rule in general, following a speech from Hillary Clinton denouncing much the same things, the Guardian reports. “Egyptian women are a red line,” they chanted. A few dozen...

Egypt: Protesters Want to &#39;Destroy State&#39;

 Egypt: Protesters 
 Want to 'Destroy State' 
DAY FIVE
Dec 20, 2011 8:41 AM CST

Egypt: Protesters Want to 'Destroy State'

Civilian groups unify, call for military to relinquish power

(Newser) - Violent unrest continued in Egypt for a fifth day, as the military launched a pre-dawn raid on protesters in Tahrir Square, eliciting renewed criticism from domestic political leaders, the United States, and United Nations, reports the New York Times . The harshness of the military crackdown appears to be re-uniting...

Egypt Fumes Over Beaten Protester


 Egypt Fumes 
 Over Beaten 
 Protester 
death toll: 14
Dec 19, 2011 6:16 AM CST

Egypt Fumes Over Beaten Protester

YouTube clip fuels anger as 14 killed since Friday

(Newser) - Video showing Egyptian troops tearing a woman's clothing before beating her unconscious is sparking a new wave of anger in Egypt. The graphic YouTube clip , along with similar images, has helped fuel the latest protests, Australia's ABC News reports. Protesters, some holding copies of a newspaper whose front...

9 Dead in New Egypt Clashes
 9 Dead in New Egypt Clashes 
Dec 17, 2011 8:31 AM CST

9 Dead in New Egypt Clashes

Soldiers fight with anti-military protesters in Tahrir Square

(Newser) - Hundreds of Egyptian soldiers swept into Cairo's Tahrir Square today, chasing protesters and beating them to the ground with sticks in the second day of a violent crackdown on anti-military protesters that has left nine dead and about 300 injured. The violent, chaotic scenes have brought to the fore...

Egyptians Head to Polls for Election, Part 2

Historically conservative regions vote today

(Newser) - Egyptians headed to the polls for the second of their three-phase election today, with the likelihood that the Islamists would pull ahead even further. Islamist parties had a strong showing in Egypt's first round of polling, and the regions voting today—which include Giza, Luxor, Aswan, and Ismailia—historically...

Muslim Brotherhood Slams Egypt's Military Rulers

Group accuses military of trying to undercut civilian authority

(Newser) - Trouble is brewing between the Muslim Brotherhood and Egypt's interim military rulers. The Islamist group, which is expected to dominate the country's next parliament , accuses the military of trying to undercut the new parliament's authority and interfere with the drafting of a new constitution, the New York ...

Liberal Youth 'Decimated' in Egypt Vote: ElBaradei

Nobel Prize winner fears extremist control over country

(Newser) - The liberal youth behind Egypt’s protests were “decimated” in the elections , says reformist leader Mohamed ElBaradei, and now the country must work to avoid an extreme-right Islamist government. “The youth feel let down. They don't feel that any of the revolution's goals have been achieved,...

Islamists Win 61% of Egypt Vote
 Islamists Win 61% of Egypt Vote 
official results
Dec 4, 2011 4:14 PM CST

Islamists Win 61% of Egypt Vote

Muslim Brotherhood, Nour parties dominate election

(Newser) - Islamist parties captured an overwhelming majority of votes in the first round of Egypt's parliamentary elections, setting up a power struggle with the much weaker liberals behind the uprising that ousted Hosni Mubarak 10 months ago. Official results released today show that, as indicated by preliminary results ,the Muslim...

Muslim Brotherhood Says No to &#39;Islamist Government&#39;
Muslim Brotherhood Says
No to 'Islamist Government'
Egypt Elections
Dec 2, 2011 8:33 AM CST

Muslim Brotherhood Says No to 'Islamist Government'

They won't team up with the Salafis' Al Nour party

(Newser) - Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood put the kibosh on speculation that its Freedom and Justice Party would team up with the ultraconservative Salafi movement’s Al Nour party to dominate Egypt’s new parliament. The Freedom and Justice party issued a statement yesterday denying an “alleged alliance” that would form...

Islamists Surging Ahead in Egypt Vote
 Islamists Dominate Egypt Vote 
Dec 1, 2011 7:31 AM CST

Islamists Dominate Egypt Vote

Muslim Brotherhood, conservatives have 65% of parliament so far

(Newser) - Ultra-conservative Muslim groups—Salafis—appear to be winning a surprisingly strong 25% of the vote in Egypt, as early results are announced from the first elections since the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak, reports the New York Times . Combined with the expected 40% going to the more mainstream Muslim Brotherhood, Islamist...

Wael Ghonim on Egypt, 'Be Optimistic'
 Why Reformers 
 Will Win in Egypt 
Wael Ghonim
Nov 29, 2011 1:44 PM CST

Why Reformers Will Win in Egypt

Wael Ghonim makes the case for optimism

(Newser) - There are plenty of reasons to be pessimistic as Egyptians go to the polls today, for the second day of their first post-Mubarak election. “Months have gone by without any meaningful change in how the country is governed. The military is not listening,” Google employee-turned-revolutionary Wael Ghonim writes...

Egypt Voting Peaceful Despite Record Turnout

Campaigners accused of breaking minor rules

(Newser) - Egypt's first free election in more than 80 years went smoothly today despite massive turnout that kept polls open 2 hours later than planned, the Guardian reports. Candidates made some accusations of tampering after campaigners broke the rules, handing out pamphlets near voting booths, or "helping" voters understand...

Egypt Votes for First Time Since Hosni Mubarak Exit
 Crowds Surge as Egypt Votes 
Nov 28, 2011 7:53 AM CST

Crowds Surge as Egypt Votes

But some fear elections will change little

(Newser) - Huge crowds have turned up for today’s Egyptian elections—and though police and troops are closely monitoring the voting, it’s been unexpectedly peaceful so far, the New York Times reports. Though it’s the first election since Hosni Mubarak’s exit, it may not be as historic as...

US Student Says He Was Beaten After Cairo Arrest

Derrik Sweeney says three students threatened with being shot, tortured

(Newser) - One of the three Americans who were arrested last week in the Cairo unrest says they were beaten by police and threatened with much worse while in custody, reports AP . Derrik Sweeney denies Egyptian allegations that the three of them ever threw Molotov cocktails from the roof of any building....

Egypt Protests Send Economy Into Crisis

Egyptians frustrated that end of Mubarak rule has not spurred economy

(Newser) - The ongoing public unrest in Egypt is now threatening to devastate the country's economy and turn into a full-bore financial crisis, reports the AP . Continued protests, violent crackdowns, and a huge decline in tourism have driven Egypt's annual growth rate down to just 1% from its usual 7%,...

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