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  • 19
    Apr
    2013
    6:28pm, EDT

    Violent clashes break out in Cairo over call for judiciary reform

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    Muslim Brotherhood supporters throw stones towards opponents during clashes on April 19, in central Cairo.

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    Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood members throw stones towards members of the anti-muslim brotherhood (top) during clashes in central Cairo, April 19.

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    Egyptian protesters clash near a bus belonging to Muslim Brotherhood supporters burns after it was reportedly set alight by anti- government protesters in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, April 19.

    Mohamed Abd El Ghany / Reuters

    Muslim Brotherhood members hit an anti-government protester during clashes near Cairo's Tahrir Square, April 19.

    Clashes erupted Friday between several hundred opponents and supporters of Egypt’s Islamist president during a rally by his allies calling on him to “cleanse the judiciary” of alleged supporters of the old regime. Four people were hurt the violent clashes following a call by the Muslim Brotherhood to demonstrate outside the Supreme Court. 

     

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  • 29
    Mar
    2013
    1:47pm, EDT

    Egyptians protest outside prosecutor's office in Cairo

    Amr Nabil / AP

    Egyptian protesters chant slogans against Islamist President Mohammed Morsi slogans during a protest in front of the prosecutor general's office in Cairo, Egypt, on March 29, 2013. Hundreds of activists demonstrated to show solidarity with political activists charged by the prosecutor general with inciting violence during last week's clashes near the Muslim Brotherhood's Cairo headquarters. The Arabic banner at left reads, "none can threaten us," and at center, "freedom for activist Hassan Mustafa."

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    Egyptian political activists, victims and prisoners' relatives shout slogans during a protest against current prosecutor general Talaat Abdallah outside Cairo High Court on March 29, 2013 in Egypt. An Egyptian court on March 27 overturned a decision by President Mohamed Morsi to sack prosecutor general Abdel Meguid Mahmoud and ordered his reinstatement, state media reported. The ruling by the appeals court will once again put the presidency on a collision course with the judiciary, while any enforcement of its terms remains trapped in a legal labyrinth.

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    An Egyptian man bites the hand of a fellow protester over a dispute whether or not the military should take control again during a protest against Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood in front of the Prosecutor-General's office in Cairo, Egypt, on March 29, 2013.

    An Egyptian appeals court on Wednesday ordered the ministry of justice to reinstate the prosecutor general sacked by President Mohamed Mursi in November, cancelling his decision to appoint a new one, the court judge said.

    Mursi' decision to replace Abdel Maguid Mahmoud with Talaat Ibrahim drew criticism from the president's opponents, who said the move had exceeded his powers.

    "The court ruled that the president's decision to sack Judge Abdel Maguid Mahmoud is void and orders the minister of justice to reinstate him," judge Sana Khalil said. The appeal was lodged by Mahmoud.

    -- Reuters

    Amr Nabil / AP

    Egyptian protesters hang an Arabic banner reading, "people demand an arrest warrant to the prosecutor general" during a protest in front of the prosecutor general's office in Cairo, Egypt, on March 29, 2013.

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    man bites the hand of a fellow protester - but tastes great!

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  • 22
    Mar
    2013
    3:28pm, EDT

    Clashes turn violent outside Muslim Brotherhood offices, dozens injured

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    An anti-Morsi protester stands with the national flag after protesters burned Muslim Brotherhood buses during clashes near the Muslim Brotherhood's national headquarters in Cairo's Moqattam district on March 22, 2013.

    Mohamed Abd El Ghany / Reuters

    Muslim Brotherhood supporters conduct Friday noon prayers in front of the main headquarters of the Brotherhood in Cairo on March 22, 2013.

    Amr Nabil / AP

    Egyptians shout anti-Muslim Brotherhood slogans during a march from downtown to the main Brotherhood headquarters in the hilltop neighborhood of Muqattam, Cairo, Egypt, on March 22, 2013. Thousands of protesters from different areas of Cairo are marching on Friday to express their rejection of the Muslim Brotherhood and President Mohammed Morsi's rule.

    Amr Nabil / AP

    Egyptians shout anti-Muslim Brotherhood slogans during a demonstration, in Talaat Harb Square in downtown Cairo, Egypt, on March 22, 2013.

    By Reuters

    CAIRO (Reuters) - Hundreds of Egyptian protesters and Muslim Brotherhood supporters clashed near the group's headquarters in Cairo on Friday, and at least 30 people were wounded, medics said.

    Columns of riot police stood guard as chanting protesters holding flags and banners packed streets around the Brotherhood headquarters, footage on Al Jazeera and state TV showed.

    Earlier in the day, Brotherhood supporters had arrived in the vicinity on buses and were showered with stones from the protesters, and Brotherhood supporters threw stones back, witnesses said. About 30 people were wounded in the fighting, Mohamed Sultan, the head of the ambulance service, said.

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    Supporters of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood clash with anti-government protesters near the movements' headquarters in Cairo on March 22, 2013.

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    Anti-Morsi protesters carry a Muslim Brotherhood member after hitting him during clashes near the Muslim Brotherhood's national headquarters in Cairo on March 22, 2013.

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    Egyptian policemen write a report at a destroyed branch headquarters of the Muslim Brotherhood after protesters broke in to the building in Cairo, Egypt, on March 22, 2013.

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    An Egyptian anti-Muslim Brotherhood protester throws a stone towards Muslim Brotherhood supporters during clashes near the party's national headquarters in Cairo on March 22.

    Khaled Elfiqi / EPA

    An injured Egyptian anti-Muslim brotherhood protester is taken away by his comrades, during clashes near the Muslim Brotherhood's national headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, on March 22.

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    Its another Saturday night and those Egyptian boys are out for some good old fashion Muslim fun. Lets beat each other up. Seriously though Mursi and the Muslim Brotherhood went way way overboard in their bid for power. What did they expect when the nation was equally divided in how to run the govt?  …

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  • 9
    Mar
    2013
    1:45pm, EST

    Egyptian court ruling in soccer riot deaths inflames protests

    Mohammed Asad / AP

    An injured security official is carried from a police officers club in the upscale neighborhood of Zamalek, after protesters set fires following a court verdict in Cairo, March 9. Fans of Cairo's Al-Ahly club have stormed Egypt's soccer federation headquarters and a nearby police club, and set them ablaze after a court acquitted seven of nine police official on trial for their alleged part in deadly stadium melee.

    Khaled Elfiqi / EPA

    Egyptian men try to extinguish a fire in a building in the Police Club compound in Cairo, March 9.

    Amr Nabil / AP

    Policemen try to extinguish fire at a police club set by protesters following a court verdict in Cairo, March 9.

    Khaled Elfiqi / EPA

    Supporters of the 'Al Ahly' soccer club celebrate after an Egyptian court confirmed verdicts in the Port Said soccer match riots, at the Al-Ahly football club in Cairo, March 9.

    Maya Alleruzzo / AP

    Smoke and fire rises from the Egyptian Soccer Federation after protesters set fire following a court verdict in, Cairo, March 9. An Egyptian court on Saturday confirmed the death sentences against 21 people for taking part in a deadly soccer riot but acquitted seven police officials for their alleged role in the violence. Suspected fans enraged by the verdict torched the soccer federation headquarters and a police club in Cairo in protest.

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    Egyptian security forces keep watch as protesters burn tires in Port Said, Egypt, March9. Twenty-one people sentenced to death for their role in the fatal 2012 football riots in the Egyptian city of Port Said had their sentences confirmed, sparking riots in Port Said and Cairo.

    Mohammed Abu Zaid / AP

    Protesters evacuate a wounded protester from the scene of clashes in downtown Cairo, March 9. Security officials say a protester has died during clashes between police and hundreds of stone-throwing demonstrators in central Cairo. The officials say the protester died Saturday on a Nile-side road where clashes have been taking place daily between anti-government protesters and police near two luxury hotels and the U.S. and British embassies.

    By Yousri Mohamed and Marwa Awad, Reuters

    Egyptian protesters torched buildings in Cairo and tried unsuccessfully to disrupt international shipping on the Suez Canal, as a court ruling on a deadly soccer riot stoked rage in a country beset by worsening security.

    The ruling enraged residents of Port Said, at the northern entrance of the Suez Canal, by confirming death sentences imposed on 21 local soccer fans for their role in the riot last year when more than 70 people were killed.

    But the court also angered rival fans in Cairo by acquitting a further 28 defendants that they wanted punished, including seven members of the police force which is reviled across society for its brutality under deposed autocrat Hosni Mubarak. Full story

     

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  • 3
    Feb
    2013
    12:47pm, EST

    Egypt protester shot dead, remembered at site of violence in Cairo

    Virginie Nguyen Hoang / AP

    Demonstrators hold candles in memory of protester Mohammed Qorany, on Feb. 2, at the spot where he died in clashes, near the presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt. Protesters and rights groups have accused police of using excessive force this past week during a wave of mass demonstrations in cities around the country called by opposition politicians, trying to wrest concessions from Morsi.

    By Yasmine Saleh and Seham Eloraby, Reuters --

    At least one protester was shot dead and dozens wounded on Friday when riot police clashed with demonstrators demanding the overthrow of Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi.

    Youths threw petrol bombs and shot fireworks at the outer wall of Mursi's Cairo presidential compound as night fell. Police responded by firing water cannon and teargas leading to skirmishes in the surrounding streets.

    Two witnesses said they had seen a protester shot dead in Cairo with live ammunition in front of them.

    "It's verified. I am at the morgue. He was shot with two bullets, and that's the report of the hospital. The shots were in the neck and the right side of the chest," said one of the witnesses, lawyer Ragia Omran. Medical and security sources confirmed Mohamed Hussein Qurany, 23, was killed with live bullets.

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    Virginie Nguyen Hoang / AP

    A demonstrator lights candles in memory of protester Mohammed Qorany at the spot where he died in clashes, on Feb. 2, near the presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt.

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  • 29
    Jan
    2013
    10:30am, EST

    Egyptian protesters march in defiance of curfew

    Reuters

    Protesters opposing Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi march despite a nighttime curfew in the city of Suez on Jan. 28. Egyptian protesters defied a nighttime curfew in restive towns along the Suez Canal, attacking police stations and ignoring emergency rule imposed by Islamist President Morsi to end days of clashes that have killed at least 52 people. Egypt's army chief said political strife was pushing the state to the brink of collapse - a stark warning from the institution that ran the country until last year as Cairo's first freely elected leader struggles to contain bloody street violence.

    By Tom Perry, Yasmine Saleh and Yusri Mohamed, Reuters

    Political opponents spurned a call by Mohammed Morsi for talks on Monday to try to end the violence. Instead, huge crowds of protesters took to the streets in Cairo and Alexandria, and in the three Suez Canal cities - Port Said, Ismailia and Suez - where Morsi imposed emergency rule and a curfew on Sunday.

    "Down, down with Mohammed Morsi! Down, down with the state of emergency!" crowds shouted in Ismailia. In Cairo, flames lit up the night sky as protesters set vehicles ablaze.

    The demonstrators accuse Hosni Mubarak's successor Morsi of betraying the two-year-old revolution. Morsi and his supporters accuse the protesters of seeking to overthrow Egypt's first ever democratically elected leader by undemocratic means. Continue reading the full story.

    Slideshow: Tempers flare in Egypt

    Khalil Hamra / AP

    On the second anniversary of the uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak, huge crowds take to the streets in five cities.

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    Previously on PhotoBlog:

    • Baton-wielding police threaten protesters as Egypt's stability teeters
    • Weekend violence claims more than 45 lives in Egypt
    • Protesters fill Tahrir Square on anniversary of Egyptian revolution

    A state of emergency is imposed on three cities in Egypt as a top military official warns the country is on the brink of collapse following days of anti-government protests. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.

     

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    I really hate to see this nation in so much turmoil but... either they find a way to get rid of that militant, Morsi or... they will lose their country along with their freedoms to the Islamic radicals.

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  • 27
    Jan
    2013
    8:45pm, EST

    Weekend violence claims more than 45 lives in Egypt

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    With his trousers around his knees to show defiance, a protester throws stones towards riot policemen and other demonstrators who have taken the side of security forces during clashes near Cairo's Tahrir Square on Jan. 27, 2013.

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    Protesters try to convince an elderly woman to move out of the way after she sat down in between opposing sides during a demonstration in Tahrir Square, Cairo on Jan. 27, 2013.

    AP

    A mass funeral in Port Said on Jan. 27, 2013. Tens of thousands of mourners poured into the streets of the restive Egyptian city of Port Said on Sunday for a funeral for most of the 37 people killed in rioting a day earlier, chanting slogans against Islamist President Mohammed Morsi.

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    A protester stands by a fire lit during clashes with riot police near Tahrir Square in Cairo on Jan. 27, 2013.

    Amr Abdallah Dalsh / Reuters

    A protester opposing Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi throws a tear gas canister, which was earlier thrown by riot police, during clashes along Qasr Al Nil bridge, which leads to Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Jan. 27. Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi announced on Sunday he was imposing a state of emergency for 30 days in three cities along the Suez Canal that have been the scene of the worst violence that flared over the weekend, killing more than 45 people.

    "Down, down Morsi, down down the regime that killed and tortured us!" people in Port Said chanted as the coffins of those killed on Saturday were carried through the streets.

    In a televised address, Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi said a nightly curfew would be introduced in Port Said, Ismailia and Suez, starting Monday evening. He also called for dialogue with top politicians. About 200 people protested in Ismailia after the announcement.

    -- Reported by Edmund Blair and Yasmine Saleh, Reuters

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    A day after 37 people were killed in protests, chaos erupted among the thousands who walked to mourn them. Meanwhile, President Morsi declared a state of emergency. NBC's Ayman Moyeldin reports.

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    In Egypt, the Sunni extremists with labels like Salaffi and MB (Muslim Bloodhounds) are opening up new chapters of Islamic bigotry. Morsi is just a front for them. Just watch the fate of sane Muslims, minority sect/tribe people, Christians, women and Israel as the time goes by. Egyptians should kick …

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  • 25
    Jan
    2013
    12:18pm, EST

    Protesters fill Tahrir Square on anniversary of Egyptian revolution

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    Protesters opposing Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi demonstrate at Tahrir Square in Cairo, on Jan. 25.

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    An Egyptian protester runs with a live tear gas canister during clashes with riot police in Tahrir Square on Jan. 25, in Cairo, Egypt. Thousands of protesters converged on the capital's iconic Tahrir Square on Friday to mark the second anniversary of the overthrow of former President Hosni Mubarak's regime.

    Amr Abdallah Dalsh / Reuters

    Protesters opposing Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi shout slogans at Tahrir Square in Cairo, on Jan. 25.

    Khalil Hamra / AP

    An Egyptian protester evacuates an injured boy during clashes near Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt, on Jan. 25. Two years after Egypt's revolution began, the country's schism was on display Friday as the mainly liberal and secular opposition held rallies saying the goals of the pro-democracy uprising have not been met and denouncing Islamist President Mohammed Morsi.

    Thousands of anti-government protesters gathered in Tahrir Square to mark the 2011 uprising that led to Egypt's change in power. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports. 

    By Ahmed el-Shemi and Tom Perry, Reuters --

    CAIRO -- Youths fought Egyptian police in Cairo and Alexandria on Friday on the second anniversary of the revolt that toppled Hosni Mubarak and brought the election of an Islamist president whom protesters accuse of riding roughshod over the new democracy.

    The Jan. 25 anniversary showcased the divide between the Islamists and their secular foes that is hindering President Mohammed Morsi's efforts to revive an economy in crisis and reverse a plunge in Egypt's currency by enticing back investors and tourists.

    Inspired by Tunisia's historic popular uprising, Egypt's revolution spurred further revolts across the Arab world. But the sense of common purpose that united Egyptians two years ago has given way to internal strife that has only worsened and last month triggered lethal street battles.

    Opponents of Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood allies massed in Cairo's Tahrir Square Friday to revive the demands of a revolution they say has been betrayed by Islamists.

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    SLIDESHOW: Tempers flair in Egypt's Tahrir Square

    Amr Abdallah Dalsh / Reuters

    A riot police officer gestures a during clashes with protesters opposing Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi throwing stones at him along Sheikh Rihan street near Tahrir Square in Cairo, on Jan. 25.

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    Protesters opposing Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi flee from tear gas fired by riot police during clashes along Sheikh Rihan street near Tahrir Square in Cairo on Jan. 25.

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    Egyptian men take part in midday prayer during a demonstration in Tahrir Square on Jan. 25, in Cairo, Egypt. Thousands of protesters converged on the capital's iconic Tahrir Square on Friday to mark the second anniversary of the overthrow of former President Hosni Mubarak's regime.

    Khalil Hamra / AP

    Skirmishes break out between protesters and security forces, unseen, near Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt, on Jan. 25. Egyptian opposition protesters are gathering in Cairo's Tahrir Square to mark the second anniversary of the uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak's autocratic regime.

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    A general view shows protesters gathering during a demonstration marking the second anniversary of the Egyptian revolution at Tahrir square, in Cairo, Egypt, on Jan. 25.

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    If the majority has voted for the current government, it is the responsibilities of all Egyptians to make peace with each other and allow the elected government to rule the nation with their plans in peaceful environment and if the plans and programs are not right let the authorities know it through …

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  • 25
    Jan
    2013
    6:37am, EST

    Witness: Egypt riot police set fire to protest tents in Tahrir Square

    Mohamed Abd El Ghany / Reuters

    An anti-Morsi demonstrator tries to escape from a tent -- set on fire by riot police, according to a witness -- at Tahrir Square in Cairo Friday.

    Mohamed Abd El Ghany / Reuters

    Riot police beat an anti-Morsi demonstrator with batons after he emerges from his burning tent Friday.

    Mohamed Abd El Ghany / Reuters

    A column of smoke is seen rising from the burning tents of the demonstrators Friday.

    Mohamed Abd El Ghany / Reuters

    Morsi's opponents were expected to head to Tahrir Square on Friday to mark the second anniversary of the uprising that ousted Hosni Mubarak with protests against the new head of state.

    By Ahmed el-Shemi and Tom Perry, Reuters

    CAIRO -- Hundreds of youths clashed with Egyptian police in Tahrir Square on Friday in a violent start to the second anniversary of the uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak and led to the election of an Islamist president who is now the focus of protester rage.

    The Health Ministry said 16 people had been wounded. At one point, riot police used one of the incendiaries thrown at them to set ablaze at least two tents erected by the youths, a Reuters witness said. Read the full story.

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    • Tear down this wall: Protesters topple a barrier as Cairo braces for large demonstrations

     

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    "An anti-Morsi demonstrator tries to escape from a tent -- set on fire by riot police, according to a witness -- at Tahrir Square in Cairo Friday" Sunni Islamic hating and killing machines have already started their job in Egypt. Why do those calling themselves, "pure Muslims" select Friday as speci …

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  • 24
    Jan
    2013
    5:22pm, EST

    Tear down this wall: Protesters topple a barrier as Cairo braces for large demonstrations

    Hussein Tallal / AP

    Anti-government protesters try to tear down a cement wall built to prevent them from reaching parliament and the Cabinet building near Tahrir Square in Cairo on Jan. 24.

    Egyptian protesters worked Thursday to tear down a cement wall built to prevent them from reaching parliament and the Cabinet building near Tahrir Square, in Cairo. Ultimately, they toppled the wall.  The protests come on the eve of the second anniversary of Egypt’s Jan. 25 uprising, which toppled longtime authoritarian president Hosni Mubarak in 2011. 

    Hussein Tallal / AP

    Egyptian protesters try to tear down a cement wall near Tahrir Square.

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    Egyptian protesters react as the wall falls.

    Mohamed Abd El Ghany / Reuters

    Protesters flee from tear gas fired by riot police during clashes after protesters removed a concrete barrier near Tahrir Square in Cairo on Jan. 24.

    Thousands of anti-government protesters gathered in Tahrir Square to mark the 2011 uprising that led to Egypt's change in power. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports. 

    Story: Two years since uprising, Egypt braces for more protests

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    I would hate to live in Israel. Death could come from any direction at any time.

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  • 15
    Dec
    2012
    12:39pm, EST

    Egyptians vote on divisive constitution

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    Soldiers check the identity of voters and monitor flow into a polling station as Egyptian women line-up to cast their vote during a referendum on the new Egyptian constitution on December 15, 2012 in Cairo.

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    People look for their names at a polling station before casting their votes in Cairo on December 15, 2012.

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    A woman proudly shows her ink-marked finger after voting for the referendum for a new constitution, at a polling station in Cairo on December 15, 2012.

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    Men queue outside a polling center in Cairo on December 15, 2012.

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    A girl waits with relatives queuing to vote at a polling station in central Cairo on December 15, 2012.

    By NBC News wire services — Egyptians voted on Saturday on a constitution promoted by its Islamist backers as the way out of a prolonged political crisis and rejected by opponents as a recipe for further divisions in the Arab world's biggest nation.

    ANALYSIS: As Egypt votes, what is at stake?

    Lines formed outside polling stations in Cairo and other cities and soldiers joined police to secure the referendum process after deadly protests during the build-up. Street brawls again erupted on Friday in Alexandria, Egypt's second city. Read the full story. 

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  • 9
    Dec
    2012
    3:50pm, EST

    Protests in Egypt continue despite Morsi's concession

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    Egyptian protesters push army soldiers standing guard in front of the presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, Dec. 9.

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    Protesters chant slogans during a demonstration in front of the presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, Dec. 9. E

    Petr David Josek / AP

    Protesters cahnt slogans during a demonstration in front of the presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, Dec. 9.

    Egypt's liberal opposition continued their protests Sunday, keeping up the momentum of its street campaign after President Mohammed Morsi made a partial concession but refused its main demand that he rescind a draft constitution going to a referendum on Dec. 15. Morsi annulled most of the controversial orders that gave him sweeping powers without judicial review. The opposition stopped short of advocating a boycott or a “no” just one week before voting begins, but called for another rally on Tuesday.

    Related: 

    • Egypt's opposition rejects constitutional referendum
    • Egypt's Morsi annuls orders giving him sweeping powers
    • Egypt's military returns to the political fray

     

     

     

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    Morsi is not going to get what he expects. The Egyptian people know they must stand firm against what he is trying to do or else they will be right back where they were before this whole debacle began and lose all the progress they made. They know there is power in the masses Morsi cannot fight if t …

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