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Latest in Egypt

Suez Medical Association denies patients protested
Doctors claim patient protests are illegitimate fabrications

Abu Ismail criticises Ministry of Interior
Salafi cleric accused interior ministry of guarding nobody but themselves

Referendum will be binding regardless of margin
Door still open for dialogue on constitution even after referendum

Prosecutors surround Talaâat Abdallahâs office
Move by prosecutors comes as part of an escalation to remove the controversial prosecutor general
Germany postpones âŹ240 million in debt relief for Egypt
German development minister compares current Egyptian government to former Mubarak regime

12 December declared Press Freedom Day
Press Freedom Day coincides with the death of journalist Al-Hosseini Abu Deif

Sheikh Abdullah Badr sentenced for libel
Sheikh Badr has been known to use his television channel to attack many people in the past

Cabinet clashesâ families seek justice on anniversary
Victimsâ families suspect Brotherhood-SCAF collusion is main barrier to justice in Cabinet clashes

Police need better arms, says minister of interior
Attack on Al-Wafd Party headquarters sparks call for heightened security response

Preliminary referendum results âa tragedy for Israelâ
Israeli media spokesperson denies having commented on Egyptâs constitutional referendum

Blogger charged with blasphemy released on bail
Alber Saber appeals three-year sentence for blasphemy

Start of Egyptian Premier League postponed
Football league will begin on 30 December in armed forcesâ stadiums with no crowds

NSF calls for protest against referendum violations
Opposition demand repeating the first phase of the referendum and taking steps to ensure no violations happen in the second

Both camps claim early referendum victory
Conflicting results emerge from first stage of constitutional voting

No transparency over referendum supervision, experts say
Critics claim it is unclear who is monitoring the constitutional referendum

Rights organisations demand referendum repeat
Call goes out to repeat first stage of referendum as rights groups question its legitimacy
Constitution articles could be altered after voting lawsuit claims
Lawsuit questions legitimacy of referendum given absence of clear final constitutional draft

Supreme Constitutional Court besieged again
Judges prevented from entering the highest constitutional court in the country for the second time in a fortnight

Referendum campaigns resume
Political groups resume campaigns, following preliminary results of the first round of the referendum

Women critical of referendum process
NCW flooded with complaints of voting violations from female witnesses

Abu Ismail challenges interior ministry
Salafi leader calls for resignation of interior minister and denies inciting followers to attack Al-Wafd Party headquarters

March in memory of the Cabinet clashes
Protesters struggle with emotions as they remember the brutal clashes that took place at the Cabinet Office last year

Doctorsâ strike angers patients
Patients in Suez have reacted angrily to the continuing doctorsâ strike, but doctors consider escalation to improve health services

Salafi mob attacks opposition party offices
Hazem Salah Abu Ismail denied any link to the group which also threatened independent newspapers

Is the referendum legal?
Suspicions surround judicial supervision of the constitutional referendum and majority vote rule

Alexandria standoff resolved
A fight between pro and anti-constitution demonstrators put Al-Qaâed Ibrahim mosque under siege for over 12 hours

Expats can vote until Monday night
Referendum extended for expats amid claims of voting irregularities

Egyptians discuss constitution at polling stations
People divided between voting âYesâ or âNoâ

Electoral monitors report referendum violations
National Salvation Front and other monitoring groups report violations in all 10 governorates where voting was taking place

UN experts concerned over womenâs rights in proposed constitution
âCritical review of the draft constitution is still necessary,â say UN experts