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Latest in Egypt
Women’s group rejects referendum
Demonstrators express disapproval of draft constitution and referendum in Giza
State Authority Judges to monitor second phase
About 6,700 judges from different judicial bodies will oversee referendum
Administrative Court challenges referendum
Irregularities within referendum procedure have led to calls for its suspension
Prepping for round two
Major political parties tour Egypt’s governorates in an effort to sway Saturday’s referendum vote
Secretary general of elections committee resigns
Head of committee overseeing referendum resigns for “health reasons”
Egypt denied access to file on old regime money by Swiss court
Former regime members use current situation in Egypt to convince court to block access to the file by Egypt’s representatives
Jordanian migrant worker crisis spurs Egyptian intervention
Ministers plan to discuss current situation of Egyptian migrant workers, after Jordan began crackdown on illegal workers
Abdallah Badr calls for mass protest
Salafi TV anchor calls for mass protest in front of actors’ union
Egyptians urged not to travel to Libya illegally
61 Egyptians are being held in Libya after entering the country without visas and in some cases without passports.
Hazemoon member arrested
Salafi group member arrested at his home for allegedly owning a firearm
Hope for imminent release of Najla Wafa
Egyptian woman detained in Saudi Arabia could be released soon, meanwhile many more Egyptians languish in prison
NSF laughs off eleventh hour dialogue
Opposition leaders say it is far too late for discussions on the constitution, which were requested by the Constituent Assembly and Muslim Brotherhood
Women march on anniversary of violence
Women’s rights still a central theme in national debate, a year after photo of protester stripped to blue bra shocked the world
Egyptian minorities oppose constitutional referendum
Egypt’s Nubians and Shi’a Muslims do not feel the constitution represents them
Presidency responds to SCC
President’s office denies trying to undermine the Supreme Constitutional Court’s reputation
Islamist demonstration planned for Friday in Alexandria
Solidarity demonstration for sheikh accused of urging worshipers to vote “Yes” in constitutional referendum
Tobacco workers on strike
Eastern Company for Tobacco workers demand better wages, family health insurance and permanent contracts
Supreme Electoral Committee defends referendum process
Electoral committee denies violations and roumours that that the secretary general had resigned
UN special envoy visits Cairo for Syria meetings
Arab League and foreign ministry host special envoy Lakhdar Brahimi after Morsy discussed plans for Syrian coalition headquarters in Egypt
Anti-constitutional referendum marches to palace and Tahrir
Four marches organised by National Salvation Front on Tuesday to oppose constitutional referendum
Prosecutor general resigns
Tala’at Abdallah delivered resignation to Supreme Judicial Council amid pressure from prosecutors
Strong Egypt Party resignations false
Party leader Abul Fotouh said to have generated rift between himslef and other party founders
Brawl over constitution in Beni Suef
Anti-constitution protesters file a report against FJP and Muslim Brotherhood members, accusing them of attacking an anti-constitution march
State Council judges will not oversee second phase
Judges say conditions they set to oversee elections were not met
Judiciary to investigate referendum violations
Justice minister appoints judges to investigate violations for the first time in Egyptian electoral history
Votes abroad being tallied
Egyptians in United States, Europe and North Africa reject constitution, while citizens in the Gulf strongly support
Mubarak men to get retrial
Ex-minister of information and ex-head of state TV to receive a retrial after conviction on corruption charges
Al-Wafd journalists and members march
Al-Wafd demonstrators protest against the attack of their party headquarters and marche to the Press Syndicate and High Court
SCC accuses presidency of lying
Supreme Constitutional Court claims statement made to foreign media by the presidency amounts to “slander”
Solidarity campaign for Palestinian prisoners begins
Campaign calls for solidarity with prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli prisons